Tag: Park Ridge restaurants
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Winter warmers: Perfect cold-weather dishes to indulge in this winter
Harp & Fiddle’s French onion soup By Trent Modglin French onion soup at Harp and Fiddle There are lots of worthy options to warm you up at Harp & Fiddle, but we find it tough to pass up a bowl of their Guinness French onion soup on one of those cold, blustery days. This is ... -
New in town: Di Marko’s All-Day Cafe, Park Ridge Coin & Collectibles, Hatty’s Club, Kouklas Greek Eatery and Chubby Cattle
By Trent Modglin Di Marko’s All-Day Cafe 120 Main Street in Park Ridge DiMarkoCoffee.com Background: Dimitri Markos was meant to own his own coffee shop. Just ask him yourself. “All my life I’ve been working in this industry, since I was 16 and mopping the floor. God sent me to do this,” he says with ... -
New in town: Mediterranean-inspired Elia Café believes in treating people like family
By Trent Modglin Elia Café 90 N Northwest Hwy. in Park Ridge Elia-Cafe.com Background Owners (and brothers) Billy and Taso Pyroulis are well versed in the hospitality industry. Billy spent time with Lettuce Entertain You and then served as GM at the acclaimed Roka Akor in Chicago for nine years. Taso earned his stripes at ... -
Steak — it’s what’s for dinner: We set out to enjoy some of the more intriguing — and delicious — steak dishes around
Chef’s Cut steak boards at Fire + Wine An elevated steakhouse experience awaits at the beautiful new Fire + Wine in Uptown. Their Chef’s Cut steak boards are available Friday and Saturday nights and focused on exceptional cuts, bold flavors and refined pairings. A sample steak board includes a choice between: *Flavorful, hand-cut 14-ounce prime ... -
Patio bites and signature dishes: Come with us on a local dining exploration
Café Touché By Trent Modglin Brennan’s New Orleans eggs at Café Touché This longtime Edison Park staple, which my foodie brother in law “would put up against any French restaurant in New York,” has a ton of options and is quite popular for weekend brunch (not to mention wedding and baby showers and birthday parties). ... -
Let’s get it started: Sampling the area’s tastiest, most unique appetizers
From Don Juan’s fried oysters and Beacon Tap’s trash can nachos to Howard Street Inn’s stuffed crabs and Daniel’s Charcuterie’s hummus crudite, we scoped out some of the tastiest, most unique appetizers in and around Park Ridge to get your meal headed in the right direction By Trent Modglin Fried oysters at Don Juan’s Cantina ... -
New in town: Come explore the new Fire + Wine, Grind N Gears Café, Perry’s Gallery and MD Ventures Med Spa’s expansion
By Trent Modglin Fire + Wine 608 W. Touhy Avenue, Unit C2 in Park Ridge 224-985-9990 FireAndWine.net The BG Hospitality Group — owners of highly rated suburban restaurant brands like Gia Mia, moto | imoto Asian kitchen, Livia Italian Eatery and Ella’s Italian Pub, took over the former Zaza Cucina space and opened its second ... -
Playing favorites: From the Mully’s Grill burger to Patina Wine Bar’s filet and Café Touché’s ravioli to Jeong’s eight-course tasting menu, we asked our readers for the best meal they’ve had recently. And now we’re hungry
The new Mully’s Grill in town on Main Street makes a great burger. I thought it was fantastic. The bartender was nice and they checked on us a lot. Very attentive for having just opened. Can’t wait to go back and try something else, but the burger will be a go-to. — Holly Santelli Don ...
