When I lived near the intersection of Armitage and California a few years ago, the food options were fairly limited and imbalanced. You could have a high-end foodie meal at Table, Donkey and Stick or grab a hot dog at the Tastee Freez. All of that has changed drastically thanks to restaurants like Ugo?s at…
I?ll admit it: I?ve been there before. As a former resident of Logan Square, there would be many weekends where I?d be out with a group of friends, hopping from bar to bar on Milwaukee Avenue, and end up looking for some food. But, the kitchen at Revolution Brewing closed early, and the Boiler Room?s…
Emporium Arcade Bar fuses retro with modern in a harmoniously entertaining way. Some of you may have been born slightly too late to remember the days when arcades were a place that you wanted to go almost as badly as you wanted to go to Disney World (those commercials filling the tube television were very…
Burgers are one of America?s favorite comfort foods. Many of us have fond memories of going to the local burger joint with our parents and friends and enjoying some greasy goodness. For a lot of Chicago?s Southside residents, that burger joint was Grant?s Wonderburger in Mount Greenwood. While Wonderburger is now closed, Parts and Labor…
Madison Public House has been in business for nearly 3 years. Upon opening, they wanted to create an atmosphere that provided an all-in-one experience; they have succeeded. They may possess a bar appearance, but that is not strictly what they are. Rather than going to a bar and settling for whatever food they are offering,…
Gentrification has drastically transformed Logan Square in the last few years from a primarily Latino neighborhood to hipster paradise with both positive and negative results. For all the cool bookstores like Uncharted and great restaurants like Lula Caf and Longman & Eagle, there have been longtime businesses that have closed and residents forced out. However,…
I almost put the claim in the title as " Boiler Room Chicago's Best Dinner Deal " but that would be a hard claim to fully backup. However, even with Chicago being so expansive and the food scene constantly exploding? Boiler Room remains as one of the best bangs for your buck in the city.…
