Results tagged “cockroach”

This week Chicagoist received an email from the Chicago Department of Public Health, announcing the immediate closing of The Great American Bagel at 1248 W. Belmont. The list of serious violations included cockroach infestation and the serving of spoiled food. That's bad, obviously, but what's worse is that we have actually eaten food from this establishment! We felt kind of "eeeww" after our egg and cheese sandwich; now we realize how worse we could have felt.

Poor Didier Durand. The chef/owner of Cyrano's Bistrot was visited by the Health Department Wednesday on suspicion of selling foie gras, only to be shut down with a cockroach infestation. A Health Department spokesperson told Crain's that the infestation was "pretty severe," encompassing both the kitchen and a basement food prep area. Durand said the pest control company he uses thinks the roaches were a result of ongoing condo renovations above the restaurant. Unless he...

Leo Burnett was hurting last year when they lost the Cadillac account, but they just made up some mileage by winning the Buick and GMC accounts from General Motors Corp. GM says they want to focus their Buick ads more on cars and less on Tiger Woods. Hmm. Sounds like a plan. Starbucks is upping their fancy by kickin' up the salad ante. They now have two national and three regional salads offered daily...

Last night a bevy of Chicagoistas were at Schuba’s for the Tomorrow Never Knows mid-winter fest. There were about an equal number of bands. TNK is giving us those hardworking bands, like minor leaguers, who are practicing the fundamentals in the hopes of one day making the big time. Starting the night off were Eagle Seagull out of Lincoln, Nebraska. They have been likened to Arcade Fire and those comparisons are dead on. As we...

You only have two more chances to see I Like Killing Flies, which is not a Japanese horror film remake starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, but one of the best documentaries we've seen in a while — and it's about food. Flies is a zero-budget documentary that chronicles the life of Kenny Shopsin, owner of a quirky Greenwich Village restaurant bearing his name, just before a rent hike threatens to move Shopsin’s from its home of...

We know you're so excited to ride that new Superman roller coaster at Six Flags Great America that you're hopping around like a little girl about to pee in her pants. But would you eat a 3-inch long hissing cockroach to get through the line faster? As part of their annual "Fright Fest" Halloween promotion, Six Flags will allow anyone who eats a live Madagascar hissing cockroach to skip to the front of the line....

Chicagoist made the trek from CTA's Roosevelt Station to Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island to check out the free seats on the beach in order to experience the outside of Chi-town's newest venue and to hear Modest Mouse, of course. Arriving early, we staked out a prime location where we could clearly see the big screen TVs. Outside the venue on the beach there is fantastic people watching, our gorgeous skyline, and the sound...