Chicagoist: North Side Review: Smoque

guest

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:19:24 -0600

We go to Sabatino's every Wednesday. The food is EXCELLENT. Lobster tail special on Wednesday (about $21)... always delicious. I've NEVER had a bad meal here. I've tried just about everything and enjoy it all! My favorite is the Mostaciolli Bolognese and the Dover Soul (prepared perfect every time) No blue hair here :-) The bar is friendly and the drinks are very reasonable. The wine list is also pretty good. MW

Dave T.

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:17:36 -0600

we just went to Smoque last night after a second positive review in T.O. Chicago. It was just OK. I've had better ribs in the city and certainly make better ribs myself during good weather of course.

jk

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:12:49 -0600

I went to Sabatino's once. I was served a plate of gooey glop. I shall not return. Anyone have a different experience there?

spook

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:40:55 -0600

Hey Oppenheimer, what experience does the "We" as in the, "Additionally, we didn't feel like it was "authentic."" have in judging what is and what isn't, authentic BBQ? 2,4,6,8 Chicagoist needs to integrate!

MJK

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:19:40 -0600

Freedomrider: Stay away from the carving stations! Stick with the goods under the sneeze glass. I was at the Jolly Inn about a month ago, and the pork had melted cheddar and a bunch of other non-Polski things stewing under the lamp. I elbowed a stranger next to me to see his reaction, and even with his jello/golabki/blook sausage/pierogi/horseradish/turkey leg/potato pancake mixture couldn't bring himself to look at it for more than a couple seconds. It's funny to let them speak to you in Polish until your eyes go crossed, then they crossover to English like a light switch.

NSH

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:17:47 -0600

La Villa, yes! great place. Sabatino's is very good too, and how about a shout out for Jeff's Hot Dogs.

Chuck

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:08:37 -0600

That pizza place would be La Villa, on Pulaski north of Addison. That's where we got pizza every Friday night when I was in high school.

k

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:06:16 -0600

Sabatino's

NSH

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:05:42 -0600

On pulaski two blocks north of Addison, big place for carryout pizza and has a nice dining room

Joe

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:05:38 -0600

Agreed, it's good to see the Irving Park neighborhood in a review.

geekgrrl

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:00:06 -0600

nsh: you thinking of biasetti's? the one that closed? that was/is around irving and addison, i think.

NSH

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:02:04 -0600

There's a very good 1950's blue hair fab Italian restaurant right over there too correct?

Mike

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:56:15 -0600

I used to live 3 blocks from here. I wish this place had been around then...

freedomrider

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:55:56 -0600

One problem with the Jolly Club, MJK, is that the carvers do not use separate knives for the beef and pork dishes. Their fish dishes are excellent, however.

freedomrider

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:54:11 -0600

One problem with the Jolly Club, MLK, is that the carvers do not use separate knives to carve the beef and pork dishes. Their fish dishes are excellent, however.

JAA

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:51:01 -0600

MJK's right. There are lots of good spots NW. And I appreciate Chicagoist's tip about Smoque. Otherwise, I too would have rolled my eyes at the name and never set foot in the door. For what its worth, Taxco at Montrose&Elston is the best place in the city to sit down for a Mexican meal.

MJK

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:38:27 -0600

Glad to see Chicagoist heading North/Northwest. There are lots of places west of Western Av. that have yet to be discovered by the masses. Maybe that's a good thing. Heading even farther NW, Jolly Inn will fill your belly for $8.95. Polish Smorgasbord at it's best. Irving and Naragansett.