She was best known for her Heavenly Hots (thin pancakes served with a compote of peaches, raspberries and blueberries), but we also loved the vanilla bean waffles. Evidently the Trebor Dinner was a specialty menu for complete dinners of multiple courses. By 1931 when the Tip Top Inn restaurant closed, it was regarded as an old-fashioned holdover from a previous era. The lantern and suits also decorated the Inns china and menus. She then enjoyed a whirl as a newspaper columnist writing on the hard life of working girls, explaining why they liked cheap thrills and frills, why they should be paid better, and why they were tempted to trade sex for money. 1. Feel free to disagreeall my friends didand register your complaints in the comments below. Chef Louis stayed busy in retirement and donated his vast cookbook and culinary arts collection to libraries at the University of Iowa and Johnson & Wales University. Regulars would mark their calendars for the two-week stretch in March when Pollin would feature bouillabaisse and cassoulet on the menu, and for Flori's occasional wine dinners, during which he played guitar. $2.99. 3. Good eaters: Andy Warhol Birth of the theme restaurant Restaurant-ing with royalty Righting civil wrongs in restaurants Theme restaurants: barns Men only Taste of a decade: restaurants, 1900-1910 Celebrating restaurant cuisine Decor: glass ceilings Between courses: dont sniff the food In the kitchen with Mme Early: black women in restaurants Burger bloat On the menu for 2010 Christmas feasting Todays specials: books on restaurants With haute cuisine for all: Longchamps Restaurant-ing on Thanksgiving High-volume restaurants: Smith & McNells Anatomy of a restaurateur: Dario Toffenetti Between courses: rate this menu You want cheese with that? 1982-present // Lake View As a toast to this magazines 40th anniversary, we name the 40 best Chicago restaurants of all time. Apple Pie with Cheese More like 1980's; they just operated for a couple of years circa 1982-83. The menu could date any time from the opening of the restaurant in 1936 into the 1940s. Savarin showed Hogan's mastery of French technique; the menu interspersed bistro classics with sturgeon-wrapped crab mousse and a knockout composition of sea urchin and crabmeat in lobster sauce with a sabayon gratin. (Franco-Asian) Jimmy Rohr greeted guests at the door, kept the lights low, and played strictly opera music, which made for the most civilized dinner in town. Chef and owner Pierre Pollin (who bought the restaurant from original owner Christian Zeiger) was a masterful chef, aided in no small measure by maitre d' and sommelier Marcel Flori. Novel at the time for having a techno-spinning DJ in the dining room, Okno was also known for its space-age design and its second-floor bathrooms featuring translucent glass doors that left little mystery of what was happening inside. Bamboo Inn Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge at 11 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Cafe Bonaparte Sheraton, Blackstone . What to watch. The illustrated menu shows 14 entrees. The Pump Room Chicago's 12 Oldest Bars Have Stories To Tell Chicago's 10 Oldest Restaurants Thrive by Staying (Mostly) the Same Chicago's 10 Oldest Hot Dog Stands Have Stayed Inside Families For Decades. Wing Yee Mantuano was forced out in late 1999 by his money partners, and the space went through a few name changes before closing for good in 2009. Savarin was the 1998 restaurant chef Hogan did open, a gorgeous space with walls treated to resemble green leather, ornate chandeliers and linen-draped tables. 1939-present // Glenview 40. Then Uno introduced deep-dish, and it was revolutionary. Le Perroquet African-American tea rooms Romantic dinners Flaming swords Theme restaurants: castles Know thy customer Menue [sic] mistakes Waiter, telephone please! Conference-ing Top posts in 2010 Variations on the word restaurant Famous in its day: Buschs Grove Between courses: a Thanksgiving toast Basic fare: French fries Linens and things part II Linens and things part I Menu art Dining in shadows Spotlight on NYC restaurants Laddition: on tipping Taste of a decade: 1870s restaurants He-man menus That glass of water Famous in its day: Tony Fausts Theme restaurants: prisons Laddition: French on the menu, drat it Anatomy of a restaurateur: Romany Marie Between courses: only one? French cuisine, sometimes with Japanese accents, was the menu's stock in trade, opera music played discreetly overhead and, due to Rohr's severe allergies, Jimmy's Place was the first Chicago restaurant with an outright ban on smoking (along with perfumes and scents; Rohr often said the overly cologned male customers were most problematic). (1989-2018) Chicago's Blarney Stone / 3424 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL. (German) Natty waiters have handled hot corned beef sandwiches, Wienerschnitzel, and house-made root beer with pride and aplomb for 112 years. (Contemporary American) Paul Kahan put American food through a modern lens and unleashed a sleeping giant. If you want high-end, Naha puts out a mean mezze platter at the bar.TrioWhat it was: Trio, owned by Henry Adaniya (who now operates a gourmet hot dog restaurant in Honolulu), was a much-lauded fine-dining restaurant in Evanston. After a landlord dispute, Mantuano moved the operation to NBC Tower, re-christening it Mantuano's Mediterranean Table, where the chef added whimsical dishes such as flaming ouzo shrimp (his tongue-in-cheek nod to saganaki). 1941-present // River North Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Old Glory flies atop Chuck Cavallini's restaurant, 3835 W. 147th St., Midlothian. Everest 34. 39. 12. Three dollars was a steep price for the Depression when this menu was introduced, at least double what a comparable meal would have cost in a moderately-priced good restaurant then. Atmosphere Taste of a decade: 1840s restaurants Eating Chinese Park and eat Thanksgiving quiz: dinner times four Dining sky-side Habenstein of Hartford Back of the house: writing this blog Image gallery: supper clubs Restaurant cups Truth in Menu Every luxury the markets afford See it, want it: window food displays Time to sell the doughnuts Who was the mystery diner? (Contemporary French) From day one, Carlos Nietos patented silver bow tie has said it all: Check your ideas about formal French dining at the door. 27. Nov. 18, 1969. The menu shown here caught my eye as I was browsing the internet. America's first hamburger served on a bun is said to have debuted in the Windy City in 1917 at a small restaurant called Drexel's Pure Food. Jul 19, 2016 at 11:50 am. (German) The stately original across from the Germania Club fell to urban renewal, and when RSI closed for good, we lost the citys best German pancakes. I raved about the eclectic, but utterly professional, gem in Wilmette, a very pretty space done in aqua and salmon hues and dishes like Jarvis' wild turkey breast stuffed with truffle mousse. (deli food) Where cops, aldermen, yuppies, old-timers, and multi- cultis have always stood shoulder to shoulder for massive potato pancakes and pastrami sandwiches. It went out of business in 2016. 14. Perhaps to attract new customers, Hieronymus created an associated restaurant on the 9th floor called The Black Cat Inn, with somewhat lower prices than the Tip Top Inn and a menu featuring prix fixe meals. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Snowflake Potatoes Blackbird 1989-present // Gold Coast But what sometimes seemed like capricious ingredient pairings always made sense on the plate. Louis Szathmary's restaurant, The Bakery, opened in Chicago at a time when restaurant going in that city was not a very exciting proposition. Serving the people of Chicago since the end of the Gangster Era, this Irish saloon is a North Side gem ready to quench your thirst for the Glascott special: Stoli O vodka, cranberry juice, and Red Bull. 23. Fox, Liza Minelli and Cary Grant," according to the. Mortons The Steakhouse No doubt it was his loyal staff who made it possible for him to run a restaurant while producing books and copious newspaper and magazine articles, appearing frequently on TV and radio, teaching and lecturing at colleges, and conducting sideline restaurant consulting and cooking school businesses [shown above training waiters]. (I dubbed them Hogan's Heroes at the time.) And on and on. Phone Dearborn 2673.. Aruns Bob Winter died in 1953 and the entire contents of the restaurant were auctioned, including groceries. (maybe in what was then the Lincoln Tower). Ella M. Roberts was a hard-working, seasoned businesswoman who had owned her own grocery store as far back as 1910. Their epicenter was Earwax, a vegetarian caf with sometimes-decent art on the walls and perturbed art-school students behind the counter. The caf also featured movies for renting, but you can bet they were David Lynch and Fellini and Kurosawa and if you want to watch something pedestrian like Scorsese you can go back to Wrigleyville, frat boy. I skipped the obvious choices (Ambria, Charlie Trotter's, Le Francais), recent closings (mk, Tru) and places that I never got to experience personally (The Bakery, Barney's Market Club, Henrici's, Mister Kelly's). It was hypnotic. He published a column titled Use Psychology on Your Customers in a trade magazine in 1965 in which he urged restaurant managers to be honest about the food they served. Photos: Chicago Fire season opener at Soldier Field, Chicago Blackhawks lose their 4th straight, falling to the Nashville Predators 3-1, Column: For the Chicago Blackhawks remodel to work, their new house had better be built on a strong foundation, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Mob restaurants As the restaurant world turned, July 17 Dining in summer Dining by gaslight Anatomy of a restaurateur: Charles Sarris Womens restaurants Restaurant history day Charge it! And then shuttered both. What you need to live your best life now. Amidst the steak and potatoes of 1963, its pt, bouillabaisse, Wiener schnitzel, and Viennese tortes stood out as exotic. It opened for business in 1924, making it nearly a quarter of a century older than the People's Republic of China. Read: where pork became the hippest food on the planet. 1984-present // Gold Coast Chicago has contributed countless dishes to global food culture, from the obvious (deep dish pizza) to the less obvious (chicken a la king). 5. Fred Harvey revisited Street food: tamales Famous in its day: Blums Women chefs before the 1970s Speed eating Top posts in 2020 Holiday greetings from 11th Heaven Dining with Us Mortals Your favorite restaurant? Bread service has become optional at many restaurants these days, but back in the late '90s, bread was a statement at this New York import, which closed in 2002. Take that, caesar salad! 35. Le Titi was a beautiful experience, one with all the trappings of formal dining but none of the stuffiness. Jacques Oprah Winfrey, left, was known to stop by tables at The Eccentric, the restaurant she opened with Rich Melman. In 1970 he opened Bowl & Roll, another family-wide venture drawing in not only the Kobatas but also the mothers of both Louis and Sada, plus Louis brother and sister-in-law. 1965-late 1980s // Lincoln Park (Cantonese) No one has yet equaled its egg rolls, sweet and sour pork, chicken sub gum chow mein, and pan-fried noodles. I'm working on a book about the Rush Street area from the 1800's to the 1980's and the characters, movers & shakers, nightclubs, restaurants, and music. (Continental) Cognoscenti flocked to Louis Szathmrys quirky storefrontno menu and mismatched everything for beef Wellington and an inexplicable BYO policy. 1943-present // River North 6. 4. Miller laments the decline of restaurants that serve soul food, marked by the closure of landmarks such as Army and Lous and Soul Queen in Chicago. Types and numbers of eating establishments are tied to Chicago's growth from village to city. 1946-1987 // Evanston Over the years but surely not simultaneously there were the Colonial Room [pictured at top ca. These restaurants were doing something novel at the time, or they hold some kind of nostalgia for us. Tackle the off-menu "Dick Burger"topped with bacon, egg and hash brownsat Diner Grill, the tiny counter spot in Lakeview.Caf 28What it was: This family-owned spot served well-executed Cuban- and Mexican-inspired fare just off the Irving Park Brown Line stop in Ravenswood for 17 years before closing in 2013. The first Taste . In their honor the restaurant posted one of Johnsons quotations over their table in which he criticized French menus, requesting thy knaves to bring me a dish of hogs pudding, a slice or two from the upper cut of a well roasted sirloin, and two apple dumplings., It was a popular restaurant, said to be especially well liked by male patrons. (Contemporary American) Rick Tramonto and Gale Gand (Tru), Shawn McClain (Spring, Green Zebra), anddrumroll pleaseGrant Achatz (Alinea) all passed through Trio. ("86" is restaurant shorthand for a dish no longer available that night.) Cream of Tomato Soup Subscribe to one or more of our free e-mail newsletters to get instant updates on local news, events, and opportunities in Chicago. Regardless, I echo Ellas messages: may the world treat you right, have a gorgeous appetite, and call again.