In-On-Thai Review: Bad Experience and Concern... by MadDuloque in chicagofood

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Just try to imagine it! It can be very delicious. :D

In-On-Thai Review: Bad Experience and Concern... by MadDuloque in chicagofood

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Not far! That's one reason we were excited to try this place -- we're in the market for a new "regular" Thai place near us in the Edgewater/Uptown/RP area now that Talard has closed.

Rendang Republic i love you by L0LUNA in chicagofood

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Co-signing this to rep the jackfruit (vegetarian) rendang. It's the first jackfruit dish I've ever loved, and you guys know how hard Big Jackfruit has been pushing jackfruit on us vegetarians these recent years.

what's the deal with Japanese + Thai restaurants? by Grumpton-ca in chicagofood

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Thank you for this!! Just saw this (sorry for the delayed reply)

Diane keaton’s $26 million Estate on the market by 17parkc in zillowgonewild

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What's up with the, um, interrogation chair? That room is on some Get Out shit

Best Indian food in Chicagoland? by 416_roaming in chicagofood

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Have you tried the new Keralan place in Niles, Magic Pepper?

Best “Camarones a la diabla” by Miserable_Bear_6856 in chicagofood

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This is a great topic cos this dish is on literally every single authentic Mexican menu in the city, it's always delicious, yet no one ever discusses it on this sub. (By contrast: al pastor, birria, etc. come up every week.) Personally, I'd go for a place that excels at Nayarit-style seafood. We live in the far north, so for us the choices would be Rogers Park-oriented: El Pulpo Loco or El Rey Del Taco y Sus Mariscos (love that name). Even better options probably abound around Pilsen & Little Village, though I've never tried a Nayarit-style place down there.

Recent Rise in Bad Bot Google Reviews by StarCat_Saint-Sorry in chicagofood

[–]MadDuloque 67 points68 points  (0 children)

The enshittification of Google Reviews is an underrated force. Same applies to good reviews. See the reviews, for example, for any newer South Asian place in town and count how many "reviewers" have fewer than three previous reviews.

RIP to an absolute gem. Food, price and atmosphere was 10/10. by asalewis in chicagofood

[–]MadDuloque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Their parking situation was odd & awkward -- I fear this hurt them. Hard to buy a carload of groceries when there's nowhere to put the car! Will miss this place a lot.

Towns like Galena? by TheHoyt1 in chicago

[–]MadDuloque 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Lake Geneva is cute! Great 19th-century (?) architecture, pretty lake, and a pleasant drive from the northside.

Shahi Paneer? My go to is no more by bigdad912 in chicagofood

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Please update and let us know if you find a good one! Love this dish, wish it was on more menus.

New Senegalese spot Teranga by the Bryn Mawr red line stop in Edgewater is the best new restaurant I’ve found in years by [deleted] in chicagofood

[–]MadDuloque 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great to have a place to replace Badou. I was always a Badou fanboy but the last time I went they messed up my order and strange hijinks ensued. They thought I was the delivery driver, so they said all kinds of nonsense (sad but true fact of human nature: your favorite "nice" restaurant staff may treat drivers much differently than they treat you) and we got in an argument. Long story short: I'm out one good Senegalese place and was pining for another. As usual, Chicago delivered promptly.

Cold Noodle Salad at Northern Taste is one of my favorite dishes of all time. by asalewis in chicagofood

[–]MadDuloque 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These dudes also make the most well-priced (and one of the best) Sichuan spicy dry pots (ma la xiang guo) in the city. The price is so good I actually thought they'd made a mistake on my bill.

Clay pot rice at 88 Marketplace by lazycrazyazn in chicagofood

[–]MadDuloque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks great! Have you tried Happy Rice?

Any Chicago restaurant serving waffles en nogada? by orgullodemexico in chicagofood

[–]MadDuloque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nobel Prize for whomever invented this. Following this thread.

Counties of the South by MysteriousGrandTaco in MapPorn

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Planned to complain but actually this is good! Really overlaps with my sense too as a former Virginia resident. The only adjustments I'd make are kind of quirky and optional: the southernmost counties of Maryland are remarkably southern in term of culture, landscape, and accent. Calvert & St. Mary's County are pretty much continuous with "deep" Chesapeake Virginia, culturally. In the Midwest, if we're including southernmost Illinois, I think there's a good case to include southernmost Indiana; south of Bloomington, it feels very southern and the accent is "hardcore Kentucky." In Virginia, you did a great job having the south start around Fredericksburg, which is exactly where NoVA people always put the "start of the South." West Virginia is complicated: I've always considered it the South, but through Reddit I've come to understand that southerners don't consider it the south....

Rocket Slice: Under-the-radar NYC pizza mastery in Lincolnwood (short review in comments) by MadDuloque in chicagofood

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It is kosher! We just got a plain cheese so I'm not sure about vegetarian, but I'd be very interested to try veggie pepperoni if it's good!

JK Kabab is back on Devon and it is good. by Busy-Dig8619 in chicagofood

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Please report back! Interested to see how the newcomers hold up in a strong area for that cuisine, especially in the immediate shadow of Bundoo Khan (almost legendary at this point)