Skewerz, which once served Hawaiian-flavored meat, seafood, and tofu on a stick off the Damen blue line stop, has closed its doors - and it's a damn shame. more ›

• GrubHub is being sued by a law firm for violating consumer-fraud statutes because some restaurants charge higher prices to customers without disclosing it. [Crain's]
• A Calumet Park policeman has been charged with roughing up a teen, then filing a false police report about it. [Sun-Times]
• A Canadian man who said he was beaten up by two men for his Oprah tickets later told police he made the story up so his wife wouldn't be disappointed that they didn't have tickets. [Chicago Breaking News]

GrubHub users concerned about how your Thai food delivery impacts the environment needn't fear. Last week the online restaurant delivery service began purchasing carbon credits to offset the environmental costs involved with delivering to customers here and in San Francisco. more ›

Chicagoist has been known to wax philosophic when it comes to websites that make dining out and ordering in easier. We've written about two of our favorites, MenuPages and GrubHub, here and here, respectively. There's a new kid in town, and her name is FoodieBytes. We can already feel MenuPages and GrubHub shaking in their internet boots. more ›