Category Archives: Food

The Red Oak — Bishop Hill, Illinois

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Roger

By the time we got to Bishop Hill, it was 12:30 and we were hungry. It was a Swedish colony, so we wanted to eat Swedish food, which meant The Red Oak. We entered the small waiting room and noticed … Continue reading →

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Dog n Suds — Grayslake, Illinois

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Roger

This particular restaurant is also a new one on my list of Dog n Suds drive-ins. My daughter and I drove over for lunch. She ordered a foot-long hot dog, onion rings, chocolate pudding and a root beer float. I … Continue reading →

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The Catlow (and Boloney’s) Barrington, Illinois

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Roger

After a day of redecorating our dining room, I headed out for more adventure accompanied by my wife and daughter. We headed to downtown Barrington for supper at Boloney’s and a movie at The Catlow. The movie happened to be … Continue reading →

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Pizzeria Uno — Chicago, Illinois

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Roger

This is where Chicago-style deep dish pizza was invented, and it may well still make the best. Back in 1943, owner Ike Sewell invented deep dish pizza in an attempt to get customers to think of pizza as a meal … Continue reading →

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Kookers — Barrington, Illinois

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Roger

We stopped here for lunch on the way home from the Chicago Botanic Garden. Sal got a gyro with fries. I had a Polish sausage with onion rings. It’s a typical hot dog grill, with a large menu. It was … Continue reading →

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