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Not the goofy 80s toy; things that I've tried, but can easily live without.

 1. Spirit Airlines

5600 Mannheim Rd
Chicago, IL 60686
(773) 462-7390

Category: Airlines

1.0 star rating
  4/22/2011

Never again. When it comes to Spirit, you totally get what you pay for.

On my first flight with them last year, we decided to take a cruise last minute and booked everything exactly a week prior. We were greeted at the check-in counter to them having…More »

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 2. Fuji Ya

4626 N Harlem Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
(708) 867-3000

Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars

1.0 star rating
  3/12/2010

I consider the food to be extremely average and the prices on the high side for quantity and quality.

- Gyu don - OK, but not the delicious gyu don that I'm familiar with, which has thin, tender slices of beef and onions in a delicate sauce. Fuji Ya's…More »

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 3. Family Palace

4751 N Harlem Ave
Harwood Heights, IL 60706
(708) 867-5520
2.0 star rating
  8/29/2011

Maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but I'm just not getting the appeal here.

The restaurant itself is nice and the staff friendly, but the food was crazy bland. I ordered the "Country Boy Sandwich" which is a chopped steak patty, grilled onions and…More »

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 4. Show Place Icon

150 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 564-2104

Categories: Cinema, Arcades

Neighbourhood: Near Southside

2.0 star rating
  6/12/2011

First time going to this theater; boyfriend got tickets for VIP seating due to some LivingSocial discount. Yes, the seats are the best you'll probably ever experience in a theater; the screen quality itself was, again, better than anywhere else I've…More »

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 5. Sabor Ixtapa Restaurant

7052 W Forest Preserve Ave
Norridge, IL 60706
(708) 457-2067

Category: Mexican

2.0 star rating
  4/28/2011

Ixtapa's average at best and their prices (at lunch time in particular) strike me as kind of high for what you get. $9.95 for 3 over-fried flautas filled with dry chicken and some bland rice and beans? The meal wasn't good enough to command that…More »

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 6. Mr Beef

3917 N Harlem Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 283-7444

Categories: Fast Food, Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: Dunning

2.0 star rating
  4/7/2011

I want to love this place, but when Tums are needed immediately after a meal to keep the nausea at bay, it's a good sign you probably shouldn't be eating the food.

It's such a neat little place and the staff so incredibly friendly and quick with your…More »

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 7. Baladoché

2905 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 880-5090

Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Belgian

Neighbourhood: Lakeview

2.0 star rating
  2/22/2011

If you actually go inside, the one thing to remember is this: just smile and nod. I'm pretty sure it was the owner who waited on us the night we went but, regardless, it sounds like no matter who you get they will talk your ear off. He was at least…More »

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 8. Zocalo Restaurant & Tequila Bar

358 W Ontario St
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 302-9977

Category: Mexican

Neighbourhoods: Near North Side, River North

2.0 star rating
  12/30/2010

In a word--underwhelming. I would go back if someone else really wanted to go, but it's not a place I'd pick.

Service was spot on and the interior's appearance was quite nice, but the restaurant itself was unpleasantly loud. The food was OK, but…More »

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 9. The Lucky Monk

105 Hollywood Blvd
South Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 898-0500
2.0 star rating
  7/12/2011

Average, forgettable experience--I couldn't even remember the name of the place by the time I got home. Everybody and their dog does froofy burgers/pizza/rotisserie chicken these days so I'm not getting the appeal here. Is it the beer? I don't do…More »

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 10. Navy Pier

600 E Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 595-7437

Category: Arts & Entertainment

Neighbourhood: Near North Side

2.0 star rating
  8/16/2011

Touristy, yes, but I'm not even sure why the tourists bother with it. The restaurants are mediocre and the gift shops primarily only have junk with "Chicago" emblazoned on them (the likes of which can be bought all over the city). A Ferris wheel? Big…More »

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 11. Bánh Mì & Co.

3141 N Broadway
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 868-9988

Category: Vietnamese

Neighbourhood: Lakeview

2.0 star rating
  1/3/2012

I feel like I'm missing the appeal because I left this place with no desire to return; I've had much better elsewhere.

Sure the bread is deliciously crispy and warm and the service friendly, but the sandwich fillings are skimpy. Unlike that tempting…More »

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Harwood Heights, IL

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March 2010

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A. Lee Martinez's "Chasing the Moon"

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Duel Jewel

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Lilo & Stitch

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