One Sixty Four North in downtown Kankakee, IL
Whenever I go to my parents house, I run into the problem of “where do we eat today?” There’s not a lot of options in a town of 750 people. The closest “big town” is Kankakee a half hour to the north. J and I tossed around a couple options, but then I decided I was going to make dinner for my brother and dad tonight since my mom and sister-in-law were working. In order to do that, I had to find a grocery store…again, a half hour to the north. Since we were going anyway, I told J we’d just eat in Kankakee.
One Sixty Four North is on North Schuyler Street near the Paramount Theater in downtown Kankakee. Growing up, there wasn’t much in this area. The only thing we went downtown for was a movie. Most of the people I know are not adventurous eaters. They prefer their Applebees and Arby’s, so asking about a local establishment is sort of like talking in Greek. I had asked a few people about One Sixty Four North and the answer I always got was “heard it was good, but too expensive for us to try.” I checked out the menu on-line and it looked pretty reasonably priced to me. Read the rest of this entry »
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