Chicagoist: Le Francais Bids Adieu

Christine

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:53:39 -0600

Wait, are you saying you've never been there? Then, why is the world are you even commmenting?

NSH

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:13:04 -0600

spook casual ranch style architecture was all the rage in the 70's, so I can't bash them for the double wide look. But it does look like someone went a little overboard on a recent facade treatment to make it look like a greek owned banquet hall.

Spook

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:53:16 -0600

NSH: really I'm not trying to be funny......but was Le Francais in a double wide? I mean it looks like a boublewide trailor with a blue awning, how clever!

fhm

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:59:12 -0600

This is really too bad. Tom, you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

spook

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:11:36 -0600

Thanks NSH, you L.B.J-ed all the Hipsters away! And we could have had so much fun with this :-(

Chuck

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:23:39 -0600

Tom: I didn't mean that Le Francais' suburban location led to Trotter's, et al. I meant that its overall success laid the foundation for them to succeed. BTW, Trio was in Evanston, not "the center of Chicago."

TomD.Arch

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:17:54 -0600

It's a bit of a stretch to claim that a good restaurant doing well in the burbs led to three of the best restaurants in the world being located in the center of Chicago. If the were all out in the burbs you'd have a good point - but they aren't.

Erin

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:03:29 -0600

It's close proximity to Palwaukee (sp) made it easy for the rich and famous to fly in to eat there. I think I remember a story that Harrison Ford used to fly in frequently during the restaurant's heyday.

Spook

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:02:05 -0600

I know I know knoowwww. It was wrong! And I’m sorry, but honestly, I couldn’t help it! it’s in Wheeling after all! Wheeeeeeellling Illinois!

geekgrrl

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:34:25 -0600

IIRC, le francais started my love affair with pumpkin soup. we went for a class trip my freshman year in high school. each of us could pick between two or three things for each course. i was the only weirdo who picked pumpkin soup for an appetizer.. and damn, was it good. everything else was pretty underwhelming, though, especially the tiny desserts.

NSH

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:07:23 -0600

and let the elitist hipster suburb bashing begin...

Spook

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:57:41 -0600

I hear that Wheeling Town officials are opening a "four star French Fry restaurant" in its place to continue the tradition of haute cuisine in Wheeling but until the folding card tables- with checkered colored table cloths- arrive, former patrons can be found at the Wheeling V.F.W Hall “Wednesday All you can Eat Speggite Dinner”