Restaurant Tour

Well, I know that this is a La Grange Restaurant Tour. However, I had to cheat a little and give some attention to Chef Jason Korinek and Posto 31. They are an incredible supporter of La Grange and the our surrounding communities. Posto 31 has a great system for curb side pick up and the…

For the week of Wednesday, April 8th, I decided to order a gift card from Steak + Vine.   I had a wonderful call with owner Nick Gangas while asking about a gift card. His attitude was upbeat and was very happy to chat about the community.      I was very happy to see the…

For Wednesday April 1, I got a gift card from Palmer Place Restaurant and Biergarten. It has a very special meaning this time around. The proceeds go to Beds Plus in La Grange. How cool is that? Our community works together.

As you know, we have postponed the tour in a physical sense only. I am buying and I encourage our fellow tour group and community to participate in the same way every Wednesday. For Wednesday, March 25, 2020, I happily purchased a Wheely’s gift card for a future waffle and coffee. My daughter is requesting…

As our restaurants are closed during the tour we decided to switch to buying carry out and buying a gift cards from our local restaurants. For Wednesday, March 18th, 2020, I ordered some wonderful spreads, burgers, teriyaki steak skewers, fried chicken sandwich and of course a gift card from Prasino Restaurant. The food was of…

Olivaceto was Stop 46 on our 52 week tour of La Grange restaurants and food establishments. This week, the group was made up of veterans of the restaurant tour, as we were joined by Phil Fulton, Joe Kroc, Jim Walls, Bill Carney, owner Josie Pina Rivas, Karen Lynch, Sarah Parkes, Lori Donahoe and Mike Zaura. Olivaceto was one of our best experiences…

1416 was Stop 45 on our 52 week tour of La Grange restaurants and food establishments. It was a very big group this week, and a large number of newcomers packed it in. We were joined by Mike Zaura, Joe Kroc, Lori Donahoe, newcomer Kathy Brooks, newcomer Michael Holub, Meg Kreikemeier, Bill Carney, newcomer Chris…

Kama Bistro was Stop 44 on our 52 week tour of La Grange restaurants and food establishments. This week, we had yet another sizable group, as we were joined by Kathy Dierkes, newcomer Dawn Cimino, Karen Lynch, Sarah Parkes, owner Vikram Singh, Mike Zaura, Phil Fulton, Mike McNamara, Nancy Cummings, Janet Garreau and Jim Walls.…

The Hot Dog and Burger Company was Stop 43 on our 52 week tour of La Grange restaurants and food establishments. I just want to reiterate that EVERYONE IS INVITED to join our tour. There are only nine stops left, so come by before it’s too late! This week, we had yet another large, lively…

Yau’s Place was Stop 42 on our 52 week tour of La Grange restaurants and food establishments.   This week, it was yet another lively group, as we were joined by Karen Lynch, Steve Palmer, Nikki Zimmermann, Mike Zaura, Jim Walls, Nancy Cummings, Phil Fulton, Meg Kreikemeier and Renata Suerth.   There are only 9…