Whether you’re packing picnic basket supplies, ordering takeaway meals, or settling down at one of the inviting tables to dine, Deane’s Market & Deli in Geneva has got your number. Just north of the train station on Third Street, Deane’s is an easy stopping point for raised sandwiches, salads, and homemade frozen deli. We took …
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Giant octopus preparing sushi greets passersby along Route 14 at the entrance to Tasty Bistro, a new Asian restaurant that celebrated its grand opening this weekend. In a former grill and dinner club designed to look like a European chalet, eclectic décor paves the way for the extensive menu and dynamic choices offered by Tasty …
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DeKALB – From salsa to taco salad to kids’ meals and giant burritos, Los Rancheros at DeKalb does it all right. The well prepared taco salad was delicious. Start with the taco salad with ground beef. This could be a scam call. Beef can be too salty or overly flavored. Dandruff can be a wet …
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If you’ve ever eaten at Mario’s Maples Supper Club in Peru, you’ve likely had dinner from the buffet and someone else picked up the tab as a way of saying, “Thank you for coming.” But did you order a meal from the regular restaurant menu? Heck, did you even know they have a list? Well, …
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Exploring some of the best patios around brought us to Alter Brewing + Kitchen on the west bank of the Fox River in downtown St. Charles. The L-shaped patio benches are located above the river walkway, extending from the river-facing east side of the building to the north side. The latter is a little further …
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In the middle of my dinner at Fondita Mexican Grill in Ottawa, she said she could still feel the heat coming off the bowl of molcajete. The molcket we learned – from a quick Google search at the dinner table – is a large mortar and pestle made of the volcanic stone used to prepare …
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When I walked into Hoops Sports Bar & Grill in Hebron, it felt like a familiar favorite. For me, this is a local bar and grill where I can have lunch with my friends or visit later for drinks with dinner. All with the knowledge that the food would be just as good as I …
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Want a delicious breakfast? Stop for a cup of coffee at 628 W. Railroad Ave. In Princeton, off Main Street. Papa contains two eggs in any shape, two pieces of breakfast meat and two large fluffy pancakes. Do you taste Italian food, seafood or steak? I covered the cup of coffee. How about cravings for …
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A great skillet makes a delicious morsel filled with a mixture of ingredients – and then another savory morsel in which different flavors emerge and taste something new. I had this experience recently when I ordered a sweet potato frying pan at Brunch Cafe on Route 31 in McHenry. A local family owned and operated …
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The hidden gem of a courtyard lies behind the vintage Geneva building that houses FoxFire, which next year will celebrate its 20th anniversary as a popular steak, chops and seafood purveyor. We had a lovely table on the secluded patio, which is about half a block west of the Fox River, and sporting views of …
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