August 2010
3 posts
Day 14: Burger and a Beer at Branch 27
I admit it. I’ve become a burger snob.
Branch 27 has a burger-and-beer special for $12 on Tuesdays; seeing as the beer is Bell’s Oberon, this was a no-brainer for me. Apparently they were named one of the best new restaurants of 2010 by Chicago Magazine. Note that it’s not best new burger.
I really need to start bringing a real camera for these things. I promise that when I...
Day 13: Burger Nostalgia at Goose Island
Back in the day, when my now-husband first moved to Chicago, we had one thing we’d order at Goose Island: the Stilton Burger with a wedge salad. The menu has changed quite a bit since then — they seem to be following the Hopleaf trend of reinventing themselves as a gastropub — but the burger has stayed. (The salad has not. Too bad. It was a great salad.)
So is it as good as I...
Day 12: Feast
Feast isn’t particularly known for their burgers, and it wasn’t on my list of burgers to try, but my friend and I were hungry, and it was close, and I had a 2-for-1 deal with my WBEZ member card.
To mix it up, I got a turkey burger, and a side of salad – a little lighter than the usual.
Unfortunately, my burger tastes have gotten too sophisticated with all this eating. The...