have these new mhk eateries been discussed yet?

[Dr Rick Daris]

bourbon and baker complaint- if you are going to be a "bourbon/whiskey place", your cheapest really shouldn't start at $5. i mean, if michelin star rated longman and eagle in chicago can have 38 different ones for $3, then surely bourbon and baker can come up w/ one or two. small complaint but a valid one i think.

http://www.longmanandeagle.com/drink/

[steve dave]

rick daris will not stop until this place is an exact copy of longman and eagle. it's a good fight to take up.

['taterblast]

wanted to try b&b last week but the wait was too long

[Dr Rick Daris]

rick daris will not stop until this place is an exact copy of longman and eagle. it's a good fight to take up.

just get a little better every day is all i'm saying.

[Belvis Noland]

man, it's so great that the downtown area is being reinvented with places like this.  any townie observations?  Other than driving through the east side on gameday, I haven't spent any time in the downtown area in the last several years.  Other restuarants/projects in the works?  Has foot traffic, activity, shopping increased? 

[Dr Rick Daris]

man, it's so great that the downtown area is being reinvented with places like this.  any townie observations?  Other than driving through the east side on gameday, I haven't spent any time in the downtown area in the last several years.  Other restuarants/projects in the works?  Has foot traffic, activity, shopping increased?

i mean, it's slow but steady. 3 olives is moving down there and i've heard that the one guy is still planning on opening up hibachi hut down there, although i've also heard that it has been an abolute train wreck so far in terms of getting it up and going. add the new hotels (hampton garden and candlewood) that are within walking distance and i'm pretty excited for the future of the area.

[p1k3]

man, it's so great that the downtown area is being reinvented with places like this.  any townie observations?  Other than driving through the east side on gameday, I haven't spent any time in the downtown area in the last several years.  Other restuarants/projects in the works?  Has foot traffic, activity, shopping increased?

i mean, it's slow but steady. 3 olives is moving down there and i've heard that the one guy is still planning on opening up hibachi hut down there, although i've also heard that it has been an abolute train wreck so far in terms of getting it up and going. add the new hotels (hampton garden and candlewood) that are within walking distance and i'm pretty excited for the future of the area.

also pretty excited. I think there's another couple buildings going up on the 4th and Yuma area. Can only hope it will be some elite office building with shopping/restaurants on the bottom floor.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

rick daris will not stop until this place is an exact copy of longman and eagle. it's a good fight to take up.

i tried to go to longman and eagle last time i was in chicago and i was told it wasnt worth it.

rick and steve, convince me i should go there next weekend...? 

[RickRampus]

man, it's so great that the downtown area is being reinvented with places like this.  any townie observations?  Other than driving through the east side on gameday, I haven't spent any time in the downtown area in the last several years.  Other restuarants/projects in the works?  Has foot traffic, activity, shopping increased?

i mean, it's slow but steady. 3 olives is moving down there and i've heard that the one guy is still planning on opening up hibachi hut down there, although i've also heard that it has been an abolute train wreck so far in terms of getting it up and going. add the new hotels (hampton garden and candlewood) that are within walking distance and i'm pretty excited for the future of the area.

also pretty excited. I think there's another couple buildings going up on the 4th and Yuma area. Can only hope it will be some elite office building with shopping/restaurants on the bottom floor.

I have heard that this and another restaurant are going in across from my office building that is getting built on the corner of 4th and Pierre.  B++ source

[Dr Rick Daris]

rick daris will not stop until this place is an exact copy of longman and eagle. it's a good fight to take up.

i tried to go to longman and eagle last time i was in chicago and i was told it wasnt worth it.

rick and steve, convince me i should go there next weekend...? 

where did you go instead?

[yoga-like_abana]

has anyone gone to eclectic charm? pretty delightful little shop off of ft riley blvd..
also rick what is going on at the gas station across from chinese chef on anderson?!!?

[p1k3]

man, it's so great that the downtown area is being reinvented with places like this.  any townie observations?  Other than driving through the east side on gameday, I haven't spent any time in the downtown area in the last several years.  Other restuarants/projects in the works?  Has foot traffic, activity, shopping increased?

i mean, it's slow but steady. 3 olives is moving down there and i've heard that the one guy is still planning on opening up hibachi hut down there, although i've also heard that it has been an abolute train wreck so far in terms of getting it up and going. add the new hotels (hampton garden and candlewood) that are within walking distance and i'm pretty excited for the future of the area.

also pretty excited. I think there's another couple buildings going up on the 4th and Yuma area. Can only hope it will be some elite office building with shopping/restaurants on the bottom floor.

I have heard that this and another restaurant are going in across from my office building that is getting built on the corner of 4th and Pierre.  B++ source

crap I meant Pierre, not Yuma.

[p1k3]

In other news, the new hotel thing across from the Ville is starting to take shape.

[Dr Rick Daris]

has anyone gone to eclectic charm? pretty delightful little shop off of ft riley blvd..
also rick what is going on at the gas station across from chinese chef on anderson?!!?

there are a couple of delightful little shops on ftb that i have my eyes on venturing into some day. no idea what is up w/ that gas station but i did hear that the gas station over by long park/ftb/peoples grocery is going to stop being a gas station and move to 100% taco casa instead of just the current 10% taco casa. again just what i heard and who knows, maybe i heard it in this thread!

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

rick daris will not stop until this place is an exact copy of longman and eagle. it's a good fight to take up.

i tried to go to longman and eagle last time i was in chicago and i was told it wasnt worth it.

rick and steve, convince me i should go there next weekend...? 

where did you go instead?

well, i was in old town so it wasnt worth the hike basically. we didnt go anywhere. i could tell you like 15 rough ridin' brunch places in chicago though?

[yoga-like_abana]

has anyone gone to eclectic charm? pretty delightful little shop off of ft riley blvd..
also rick what is going on at the gas station across from chinese chef on anderson?!!?

there are a couple of delightful little shops on ftb that i have my eyes on venturing into some day. no idea what is up w/ that gas station but i did hear that the gas station over by long park/ftb/peoples grocery is going to stop being a gas station and move to 100% taco casa instead of just the current 10% taco casa. again just what i heard and who knows, maybe i heard it in this thread!

you did friend and its already a done deal

[TownieCat]

man, it's so great that the downtown area is being reinvented with places like this.  any townie observations?  Other than driving through the east side on gameday, I haven't spent any time in the downtown area in the last several years.  Other restuarants/projects in the works?  Has foot traffic, activity, shopping increased?

i mean, it's slow but steady. 3 olives is moving down there and i've heard that the one guy is still planning on opening up hibachi hut down there, although i've also heard that it has been an abolute train wreck so far in terms of getting it up and going. add the new hotels (hampton garden and candlewood) that are within walking distance and i'm pretty excited for the future of the area.

The new Hibachi should open within the next month or so.

Hibachi Hut ?@HibachiHut 4m
Now Hiring for all positions!  Open Interviews next week! Dec. 9th & 10th 12-5pm at 322 Houston (@CivicPlus office building) #joinus

[Dr Rick Daris]

rick daris will not stop until this place is an exact copy of longman and eagle. it's a good fight to take up.

i tried to go to longman and eagle last time i was in chicago and i was told it wasnt worth it.

rick and steve, convince me i should go there next weekend...? 

where did you go instead?

well, i was in old town so it wasnt worth the hike basically. we didnt go anywhere. i could tell you like 15 rough ridin' brunch places in chicago though?

i just meant where did you go to eat instead of going to longman and eagle so i could silently judge you and your group. it's also like one block off of the blue line up to ord so if you took that in or out of the city then guess what? you were one block away from it. i think it's pretty great but chicago has a ton of great places.

also and i might be luking myself here but while we are on the topic of great chicago restaurants, if anyone wants a quick taste of the purple pig in chicago but doesn't want to go all the way to chicago then they can just go to 75th brewery and get the pigs ear w/ kale. the owners stole it from the p-pig as they have several other items. at least that's what they told me when when i was sitting at the purple pig five feet away from them in chicago earlier this year.

[Boom Roasted]

bourbon and baker complaint- if you are going to be a "bourbon/whiskey place", your cheapest really shouldn't start at $5. i mean, if michelin star rated longman and eagle in chicago can have 38 different ones for $3, then surely bourbon and baker can come up w/ one or two. small complaint but a valid one i think.

http://www.longmanandeagle.com/drink/

That place looks great, going to have to go later this month when I am up there.

[Dr Rick Daris]

what if somebody were to tell you guys that a certain local brewery was considering a brewpub in downtown mhk? just wondering. no real reason.

['taterblast]

 

[yoga-like_abana]

what if somebody were to tell you guys that a certain local brewery was considering a brewpub in downtown mhk? just wondering. no real reason.

RICK I WAS GETTING READY TO POST THIS!
Its a done deal from waht I hear.. they are going where joanns was 

[Dr Rick Daris]

what if somebody were to tell you guys that a certain local brewery was considering a brewpub in downtown mhk? just wondering. no real reason.

RICK I WAS GETTING READY TO POST THIS!
Its a done deal from waht I hear.. they are going where joanns was 

if you ever get bored here and just want to start our own website where we drop mhk food bombs 24/7 or whatever, just say the word.

[jmlynch1]

 

[Dr Rick Daris]

also more of a reason to move to dtmhk.

-oh hey what's up?
-oh not much. just gonna go shoot some hoops over at WW and then walk to the new brewpub for some brews and then maybe grab something at bourbon and baker before walking back home. wanna come?"