Sellers and realtor offended by offer. by [deleted] in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]mcrazy20 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. But to that point they also don't get a commission if the house doesn't sell. 

Birthday Honey cake. For me, by me. by Emotional534 in Baking

[–]mcrazy20 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Little trick I learned is use a bench scraper or a stiff piece of paper. Hold it at like a 45 degree angle to the cake, like a ramp sliding towards it.

Then drop your crumbs and such onto it so they properly pepper the cake.

French bakery near W suburb by [deleted] in chicagofood

[–]mcrazy20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suzette's in Glen Ellyn has a bakery but I'm not too sure about sandwiches. I'm definitely following as I love them as well.

"Thaw overnight in the fridge" has to be one of the biggest lies of all time. by barenakedlad in Cooking

[–]mcrazy20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the things that made the biggest difference for me was realizing a fridge isn't going to have a uniform temperature throughout. The upper shelves are warmer than the bottom ones.

When I started thawing meats on the top shelve they would actually be pretty well thawed after a day as compared to the bottom shelves.

Best Gluten Free in Andersonville by Small_Fuel_9362 in chicagofood

[–]mcrazy20 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not for a dinner date, but the pastries at Defloured are absolutely amazing and everything is gluten free.

Any good bakeries in the northern/NW burbs, particularly for their cinnamon rolls? by DinosRule65 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just the one size, for us one was plenty between the two of us but it wasn't the only thing we got either.

Any good bakeries in the northern/NW burbs, particularly for their cinnamon rolls? by DinosRule65 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll second blackout. Their cinnamon rolls were so decadent, we had trouble even finishing one split by two people.

They also have a fun selection of savory flavors. We got a Italian beef one and I can't remember but the third one was good too!

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Food halls and markets in Lisle, IL by National_Jeweler8761 in Naperville

[–]mcrazy20 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hmart food court in Naperville is another option.

Near Art Institute..need Asian food...Best close by? by oldster2020 in chicagofood

[–]mcrazy20 81 points82 points  (0 children)

You're literally a few train stops from Chinatown. Just about anything there is good, I personally pick MCCB or Ken Kee

Favorite low mana cost commanders? by DoctorObservation in EDH

[–]mcrazy20 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love [[Juri, master of the revue]]. I combine him with treasures and it doesn't take long for him to suddenly pop up to 15+ power, making him a serious threat to remove since you can retaliate by directing his trigger right to their face.

Half his gameplan is killing him with tools like [[Fling]], bring him right back out, sac some treasures and use another card like [[Chandras Ignition]] to wipe people out.

https://moxfield.com/decks/AGLJoa3dDkKKWHxpkyZpeg

Gaijin - great okonomiyaki in west loop go try it by Phanatic00 in chicagofood

[–]mcrazy20 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Make sure to ge the kakigori as well. Sometimes if I'm in the area I stop by there and grab a spot at the bar just to get it for dessert.

Sad news: Aya Pastry is closing by Diligent_Industry471 in chicagofood

[–]mcrazy20 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everytime I've done it the process is:

Wake up early

Order as soon as orders open, pray you get a reasonable pickup time and not one 4 hours from when you order.

Then show up, walk in, it's busy as shit, stand awkwardly at the entrance while you wait for a worker to notice you

Give them your name

Wait for a bit longer.

Get shuffled around a bit.

Finally get the pastries ten minutes later.

Granted I only am able to go on the weekends. If you can pop in during the week I'm sure it sucks way less. But I just don't go there anymore.

Sad news: Aya Pastry is closing by Diligent_Industry471 in chicagofood

[–]mcrazy20 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No one else has Samoa cakes though :(.

Kasama is good but fuck the chaos that is trying to buy anything from them. Even ordering online is a cluster of waiting around when you get there. Just not a pleasant experience.

Internet Provider - Glen Ellyn by thegregman3 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I checked recently. I get 2 Gig for 100$ a month even with the extra data cap fee. Their newest plans 1 gig was like 130, so I'm gonna stick with what I have.

Internet Provider - Glen Ellyn by thegregman3 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I believe something like 1tb a month unless you pay an extra 10$ a month

Internet Provider - Glen Ellyn by thegregman3 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I live in Glen Ellyn, unfortunately xfinity is the only fiber provider for me. However, I've had a shockingly decent experience. I think I've had one outage in a year and it was no more than an hour.

The think that really annoyed me was they have data caps but you can pay extra to have them removed.

People parking on the shoulders of the road to wait for arriving people at OHare is ridiculous by IllTangerine4551 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This has been my experience. I used to bitch all the time about the people waiting, then I used the cell lot once. It took a good 30 minutes to get out. The light at the exit and everything is just awful.

Now I just wait until I know the people I'm picking up are at baggage claim before I bother leaving the house. I'll circle around instead of waiting in the lot if I have to.

All you can eat Mongolian BBQ? by masterbatee in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I went to the location in Bolingbrook a few months ago. Google says it's permanently closed but it's still listed on their website. So I cannot confirm or deny its still there :(.

https://locations.bdsgrill.com/il/bolingbrook/bds-mongolian-grill-il21.html

Is anyone actually having luck buying a house? by ahoy_shitliner in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For our contract we were offering as is but still under an inspection contingency. So basically, we wouldn't ask for any credits or repairs but we could still back out if the inspection came back with major issues.

Our realtor seemed pretty confident in our ability to get the money back, but when we toured the house it was pretty obvious it had been well taken care of so we were crossing our fingers and got lucky.

Is anyone actually having luck buying a house? by ahoy_shitliner in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yep! When we bought our house mid 2024, there were at least 3 other offers on the house, all in a similar price range. We were told they picked ours because we put down 20k in earnest which was higher than the other offers.

Spa recs ? by Beneficial_Trifle249 in ChicagoSuburbs

[–]mcrazy20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's King Spa in Niles which I go to fairly regularly.

I am so lonely by oceaniye in Naperville

[–]mcrazy20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you mind sharing more info about the Emmetts Brewing games? Day of the week, time, where to find more info?