| Serving the best seafood and Italian cuisine, | | | | onion soup brimming with Gruyere cheeseand a |
| Carmines | | | | juicy burger that ranks among the best in |
| | | | town. Popular comfort-foodplates like |
| Chicago restaurant features a bustling bar | | | | slow-cooked pot roast and roasted Firehouse |
| and a relaxing dining area. | | | | chicken with au gratinpotatoes top the menu. |
| | | | Chicagofirehouse restaurant also serves |
| Facilitating late dining, the eatery at 1043 | | | | seafood, like pan-fried rainbow |
| N Rush, offers mammoth portions atgreat | | | | trout,mahi-mahi and Florida grouper with |
| prices. Streaming with incredibly beautiful | | | | artichokes, prosciutto and olive tapenade. |
| music, the seasonal outdoorseating at | | | | |
| Carmine's sidewalk cafe makes for interesting | | | | The pork chop with chili/mango is to die for. |
| Gold Coastpeople-watch. The restaurant offers | | | | In desserts, pecan pie, |
| more than a dozen different cigars | | | | |
| ($7-$21),though smoking is allowed only in | | | | Nutella-filled crepes and tempting chocolate |
| the first floor bar and dining area. | | | | chip-banana bread pudding are themust tries. |
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| The dining room is comfortable and | | | | Soul Food Restaurants in |
| attractive. With its Rush Street locationand | | | | |
| upscale supper-club setting, Carmine's | | | | Chicago are known for barbeque and down home |
| | | | southern cooking. Due to thelarge African |
| Chicago restaurant sets quite a stage. The | | | | American population, "Chi-town" is home to |
| clubby, dark bar/dining areaattracts a | | | | severalwell-established soul food |
| sophisticated crowd. The menu is Taylor | | | | restaurants. The food is good since these |
| Street Italian fare, fromchunky minestrone | | | | restaurantshave survived trends and weathered |
| and house specialty chicken Vesuvio to | | | | both good and poor economic times. Located |
| satisfying zuppe dimare overflowing with | | | | onthe West Side, the famous Edna Stewart's |
| perfectly cooked seafood and linguine in a | | | | soul food restaurant in Chicago is aneating |
| tomatowhite-wine broth. | | | | oasis of affordable soul food. |
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| Lets talk about a terrific find! | | | | Operating for over 30 years, the place has |
| | | | firmly planted itself in |
| Another place that will interest allyou | | | | |
| food-lovers is the Chicagofirehouse | | | | "Chi-town" as an institution of southern |
| restaurant, nestles in a historic building in | | | | cooking. This restaurant offers it allfrom |
| the South Loop. | | | | breakfast, lunch to dinner. The owner Edna |
| | | | Stewart is most proud of herbiscuits, so make |
| Built in 1905, this lovely old firehouse has | | | | sure to try them. The menu at Edna's Soul |
| been tastefully restored with ahandsome | | | | food restaurant |
| cherry bar, plush leather booths and club | | | | |
| chairs. The restaurant issimply outstanding | | | | Chicago is filled with a variety of southern |
| in terms of food and service. Priced quite | | | | favorites from fried chicken tocornbread, |
| reasonably, therestaurant clearly exhibits | | | | from collard greens, okra, to sumptuous |
| excellent cuisine and atmosphere. | | | | desserts like peach cobbler,banana pudding, |
| | | | coconut cream pie and much more. Edna's |
| Known for its classic, upscale American food, | | | | offers both dine-in andtake-out service. |
| the traditional Chicagofirehouse restaurant | | | | Operating between 6 am - 7 pm from Tuesday - |
| serves clean, familiar flavors like plump | | | | Sunday, the placeis brimming with a crowd of |
| greenonion-studded crab cakes, classic French | | | | hungry churchgoers on Sundays. |