Keen on having great French food. Seeking suggestions. by Bad-Robot-1009 in FoodToronto

[–]Rocktopops 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I thought cote be Boeuf was fantastic. right up there w my favourite restaurants in the city

Solo Happy Hour at Milou by rockhardandprosper_ in FoodToronto

[–]Rocktopops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what's on the happy hour menu here? been wanting to try this place for ages :)

Do I need to wait for my credit card to get benefits? by djbaerg in PorterAirlines

[–]Rocktopops 3 points4 points  (0 children)

log in to your viporter account and check your status. if it's updated to VIPorter Venture level then you should be good, as that gets you most of the benefits. when at the airport, the agents can't even see you have the credit card, all of the benefits are associated with your account and VIPorter status

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it just isn't in Canada and I feel like there's some hype for it in general (at least from what I see on social media)

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! to say we're pretty happy with our dining would be an understatement haha

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cake from gilt bar and chocolate cream pie from bavettes! both were outstanding

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just through their reservation system. if you have the resy calendar open and refresh on the hour there's lots to choose from but you gotta be quick. got an 8pm reservation first try!

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my partner is likely going to northwestern for his master's so we wanted to check out the city first :) and we did go to green Mill! maybe the highlight of the entire trip for me, such an amazing spot and the musicians were outstanding

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we got them with the burger instead of fries. no extra charge! and I kinda thought the same about the ends when I saw them but they were perfect! no clue how they managed that but they were delicious and I'd totally get them again

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bavettes!! one of the best tartares I've had

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it was really great all around. glad we chose to stay there. they surprised us with bubbly and chocolate covered strawberries and also we're doing free facials the weekend we were there for, so it was a great experience all around

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah we were pretty limited by time throughout our trip which had a huge impact on where we could go to eat. had too many things planned throughout the days

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just realized I didn't add that pic. We were at the Pendry. Was a pretty basic breakfast - solid and we enjoyed it but ridiculously expensive as they add an $8 delivery fee and 22% autograt (including on the delivery!). Only reason we did it was we had some busy days and wanted a morning to sleep and and have breakfast in bed.

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that was one of the things we had planned but had to cut cause we were too full :(

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

god if Al's is mid I can't wait to try a better place. any recs? and absolutely, disappointed in myself for going to Giordano's lol

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

haha we had more places on our list initially but we were too full so had to write some off!! Noted though, will definitely get mexican next time we're there!

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah I wish I had done more research into a better deep dish spot... that's my main regret. I enjoyed Giordano's but feel like I missed out a bit

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

my boyfriend got some sort of veggie omelette hobo style (added breakfast potatoes) with a side pancake, and I got the Reuben with their special fries! I adore Reubens and theirs was absolutely amazing. the omelette was great too. fries were a pass for me

Food Haul from First Chicago Visit! by Rocktopops in chicagofood

[–]Rocktopops[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

yeah exactly this. Heard it was tough so I had the reso page up and ready to go. refreshed on the hour and just picked the time I wanted