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Avenida Peru dishes
Posted inRestaurant Review

Avenida Peru takes it to the street

by Mike Sula February 16, 2022February 17, 2022

Karlo Caceres and his mother, Cecilia Descalzi, threw out the couch in the living room of their tiny two-bedroom Jefferson Park apartment. They replaced it with foldable tables stacked with aluminum trays and plastic carryout containers and bags. This is where they staged the pickup and delivery meals Caceres advertised each week on Facebook under […]

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Frite Street

by Mike Sula May 11, 2015August 18, 2021

Mike Sula What the?!? Guinness gravy poutine, Frite Street Mike Sula That’s more like it. Plane Jane, Frite Street Mike Sula Frite Street

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The Red Lion Grill: A British-style pub, minus the beer

by Julia Thiel September 19, 2014August 18, 2021

The food is uneven—but the fries are good—at this Logan Square BYO restaurant.

Trout simply broiled and served with a bright lemon-parsley sauce was one of Kinmont's most memorably tasty dishes.
Posted inFood & Drink

Rough waters at Kinmont

by Mike Sula March 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Kinmont falls short of doing great things with sustainable seafood.

Luxuriously fatty chicken-and-sausage gumbo
Posted inFood & Drink

At Analogue, cocktails get top billing but the food steals the show

by Mike Sula February 21, 2014August 18, 2021

The Cajun menu at Logan Square cocktail bar Analogue is deceptively complex.

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The Great Fried Hope

by Michael Gebert November 9, 2009August 19, 2021

A video visit with classic burger revivalist Eddie “Edzo” Lakin

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