Results tagged “redlion”

We told you it was happening; now it has, and both the Food Chain and The Stew stopped by to take their respective looks at the new Pastoral in the Loop. Food Chain asked owner Greg O'Neill about the popularity of fancy cheese: "People have the sense that 'if I’m going to be bad, I might as well be bad with something good.'" Indeed, my friend, Indeed. Handlebar owner Josh Deth has been all over...

Any best-of list is subject to extreme reactions – those of total agreement, as well as complete disapproval. But, in Esquire’s June issue, its list of the Best Bars in the Midwest included a handful from Chicago. And, our reaction? A resounding “Yeah, OK, why not” and a shrug of the shoulders. Certainly, some of the picks seemed more worthy of “best” status than others, but nothing was so off-the-charts wrong that we needed to cry, “Outrage!”

Two years ago, when it became apparent that the people of this nation would have to endure another four years with a criminally negligent dry drunk as President, and that a majority of voters actually wanted this, Chicagoist entertained thoughts of reclaiming our "A" game and consuming all the liquor we could in order to black out as much as possible through 2009. We didn't follow through, mainly because we hold to the old adage that alcohol and politics don't mix. There are some people who disagree, of course, and you can call each other names on your own time.

When Chicagoist headed to The Red Lion Pub (located at 2446 N. Lincoln, off of the Fullerton red line stop) for a midweek meal, we didn't expect to get a helping of confusion along with our pints. Yet after a dinner that included many pub favorites, we were left feeling like the only thing we knew was that we didn't know a thing. Though we finished our meals, we felt unimpressed and let down by...