Icosium Kafe
5200 N. Clark
773-271-5233
Crepe & Coffee Palace
2433 N. Clark
773-404-1300
Two names, two locations, double the crepe goodness. These cafes serve sweet and savory crepes with an Algerian twist, such as the Crepe Palace (raisins, pears, and rose water with pistachio ice cream) and the Crepe Marrakech, which includes olive tapenade, almonds, and mint.
Vibe: Warm, cozy, fragrant […]
Category Archives: Cheap Eats
Mini-review: Icosium Kafe/Crepe & Coffee Palace
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
$2.50 Poag Mahone’s burgers
Monday, February 25, 2008
They made GQ’s list of 20 hamburgers you must eat before you die. Oprah’s BFF Gayle King loves them. And they’re only $2.50 every Monday night until April 14, so go out and get a Poag Mahone’s burger already!
Poag Mahone’s: 333 S. Wells, 312-566-9100
Mini-review: Hot Doug’s
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Hot Doug’s
3324 N. California
773-279-9550
Open 10:30 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Saturday. Also closed on random days for vacation; call or check www.hotdougs.com for info.
This sausage lover’s mecca offers your basic Chicago dog, brats, and polish, but they really impress with their adventurous specialty sausage and game meat options. A couple of goodies this week […]
Amsterdam Falafelshop
Friday, November 30, 2007
Cat took me to Amsterdam Falafelshop during my recent visit to Washington, D.C. It’s now on my list of all-time favorite restaurants, or at least divey hole-in-the-walls. I’m jonesing for one of their sandwiches right now — crispy-soft falafel nestled in a warm pita, topped with all sorts of everything from a veritable […]
Budget dining in London
Monday, October 22, 2007
London is one of the most expensive cities in the world. Couple that with the pathetically weak U.S. dollar, and it’s enough to make you want to pick up two pints of lager and a packet of crisps for dinner and call it a night. When we were there in May, it was just over […]
Portillo’s chocolate cake - a scam?
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
There have been rumors floating around for years that Portillo’s famous chocolate cake actually comes from a mix. Now that I think about it, I wouldn’t be surprised — the cake is almost unnaturally moist but doesn’t have a buttery richness, and the same goes for the frosting, which is mind-numbingly chocolatey but without any […]
Dirty water dogs
Monday, September 24, 2007
Our good friend Ed, a phenomenal cook and native New Yorker, recently returned from the East Coast after a summer of traveling around the U.S. catering music festivals and brought back a case of Sabrett hot dogs. These are the “dirty water dogs” that are sold from carts on the streets of New York, […]
Johnnie’s Beef - what’s the big deal?
Thursday, September 20, 2007
I was reading a blog post on the Tribune’s food blog about the best sandwich in America, and quite a few people mentioned in the comments section that Johnnie’s in Elmwood Park (7500 W. North Ave.) has the best Italian beef.
I love Johnnie’s ice — the texture is smooth, the lemon flavor is superb — […]
