09 | August | 2008 | Mid-Michigan Dining

Chuck’s Cajun Fest – Burbank, IL

9 08 2008

The pulled pork and mac 'n cheese from Chuck's Southern Comforts Cafe as served at Chuck's Cajun Fest

A few weeks ago, I was in the Chicago area for a soccer game at Toyota Park. While I was looking for places to eat, I came across Chuck’s Southern Comfort Cafe (review HERE). I sent the website to my girlfriend since her parents live right down the road and when she saw the website, she thought I was sending it to her because of the ad for Chuck’s Cajun Fest which was on the front page. We just happened to be heading to Chicago that weekend for a wedding and a stop in Chicago usually means a stop at her parents house as well.

We slept in Saturday morning since the fest didn’t start until noon. It was nothing too fancy. The event took place in the parking lot of St. Albert’s Church in Burbank, IL. There weren’t a whole lot of people there when we got there but they just opened up for the day. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tags: BBQ, Burbank, Cajun, Chicago, Chuck's Southern Comfort, Festival, Mexican
Categories : Chicago, Festivals, Reviews

Huck Finn Restaurant – Oak Lawn

9 08 2008

10501 S. Cicero Ave.
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708 ) 499-1112
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One of three Huck Finn Restaurants in the Chicagoland Area

I have got this strange fascination with 24 hour diners. When we go to my girlfriend’s parents house, we leave Lansing when she gets off work around midnight. That puts us in the Chicago area around 2:00 AM CST. This night was no different. We made it to town just after 2:00. Like the lazy college kids we aren’t, we piled all of our dirty clothes into her car and took over her parents laundry room. Because we had plans Saturday afternoon, J wanted to get a couple loads done before we went to bed. We put in a load of whites and realized we were both hungry. Even though Huck Finn has been there since she was in high school, she never ate there. Since it’s only a few blocks away, we hoped back in the car and went for breakfast.

Huck Finn is a chain of three restaurants in the Chicago area. They’re open 24/7 and they work on the unique model of being not only a restaurant, but a donut and ice cream shop too. The parking lot was packed even though it was 2:30 in the AM. We headed inside and a hostess showed us to a booth along the back wall. We just seem to not have much luck with waiters in Chicago area 24/7 places. We had an absolutely disasters meal at White Palace Grill (review HERE) in the south Loop and this one started out that way. Fortunately, the waiter recovered and everything turned out ok. Read the rest of this entry »