royRight On For The Darkness
Yea, Curtis Mayfield said it best: right on for that darkness. No doubt, if I could have shit my way on the daily, Id skip on breakfast and lunch to…
Con Sabor Cubano translation – Flava in ya mouth Cuban style
Fact: Fidel Castro has a beard and Cuban food is delicious. Fellow Glutton, Rin Rin and I rolled up on this joint and were immediately greeted by the spicy sounds…
Death By Meatbomb
Word is bond, my CG colleague Marilyn Lee, has been hollerin about meatloaf in cupcake form for at least the past 8-months. Don’t try and tell ole girl that there…
They’s two “G’s” in Spiaggia, playa!
Keeping up with the food game these days can wear a mu’fucker out. I’ve been meaning to step down to Archer Heights for birria since last summer, I can’t stop…
It’s All About the Glennjamins
adminSo the other Tuesday night, the ole’ ball n’ chain and I had a craving for decapod crustaceans. And what better way to scratch that itch than to eat at…
Get In My Urban Belly
My black ass learned a minute ago to NEVER prejudge a restaurant just because it’s located in a strip mall (see CG San Soo Gap San post). Pan-Asia’s freshest chop…
Rosa de Lima: The Bird is the Word
The first time Gluttons ate Peruvian food, we stumbled into it after hoofing it around the empty streets of some Madrid neighborhood one Sunday morning a few years ago. We…
Pimp My Publican
Here’s to the Swine That Animal Divine who through Mud and Slime Grit and Grime Gorges over Time Into Meats Divine The Publican When Chicago Gluttons caught rumor that Paul…
Meat Revolucion!
I recently came to the revelation that my Grandfather (a.k.a. PaPa) was a fantastic cook. His cooking ability was not attributable to the best recipes or a pantry full of…
El Barco Gets Pissed On by New Mariscos Neighbor
Sup CG fam!…Its been a minute. My ass was kept at bay due to a recent B&E at “Darwensi’s Nest.” A few items got-got, including my better half: the Canon…
Gluttons + Terragusto – (Dignity/Shame) = Lots of Air Burps
It’s been a love fest at Gluttons lately. Not a single pan this summer. We’ve got more thumbs-up on this site than an orgy at Tom Cruise’s house. More propers…
The Greatest Restaurant in the Entire World
I need to start this post off with an apology. Gluttons readers, I’m sorry, I’ve been holding out on you. I’ve eaten at San Soo Gap San three times a…
Yuckin It Up at Yats
When I was in college, I rarely told people that I grew up in Indianapolis. Then my fam moved to NOVA, and I was quick to rep a city that…
Gluttons go bourgeoisie for Japonais
As you may have guessed, Chicago Gluttons primarily reps people of various colors. Take heed dough; we aint no puh ass, pigeon feeding fools. Be it hot dogs or foie…
All up in your Mixteco Grill
Mixteco Grill needs a new sign. I mean, look at that thing. You wanna eat at this place? I didn’t. Looks like another little Mexican joint in a spot that,…
Get Fresh at Mado
So how fresh can fresh get? I guess it would have to be on some “only Jesus touched this shit and now I am eating it.” Of course, with farmers…
Pho Sure! Always up for some Le’s Pho!
What is the secret to great Vietnamese Beef Noodle soup, it’s the broth brother. Soup Base, soup base, soup base! Imagine if you will, a small Asian lady on a…
Tweet – What Would Grilled-Cheesus Do?
Every time I read a review about Tweet, I think about overrated egg shack – Le Peep. For some reason my brain can’t accept that they are both independent, unrelated…
Big Jones or Big Johnson?
Yall know bout those Big Johnson tees. About 15 years ago, all the heads who didn’t buy Senor Frogs or Hypercolor gear rocked this dumb shit. Regardless of the fact…
Koreans Cluck at Crisp
I just got back from Africa, so for dinner, I was looking for something a bit extraordinary. Well, I met my maker at Crisp in East Lakeview. Time Out Chicago…