Girl and the Goat-- Chicago

[rdaws]

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

I love the concept of this restaurant. This thread makes me want to go to Chicago just for this restaurant.

Small plates, unique takes on meat dishes, communal tables, awesome beer list, etc. seems to be a common theme in some of the newer Chicago restaurants - Bristol and Publican come to mind. Great places, always an experience.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by rdaws

Small plates, unique takes on meat dishes, communal tables, awesome beer list, etc. seems to be a common theme in some of the newer Chicago restaurants - Bristol and Publican come to mind. Great places, always an experience.

That is definitely a big trend in Chicago as of late. Grocery Bistro (RIP), the Bristol, etc etc. Surprisingly, more often than not, they are very well done and the meals are great.

 

[otc]

Originally Posted by rdaws

Small plates, unique takes on meat dishes, communal tables, awesome beer list, etc. seems to be a common theme in some of the newer Chicago restaurants - Bristol and Publican come to mind. Great places, always an experience.

Yeah, duchamp sort of rolls this way too (although they push more toward a traditional 3-course meal)

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

I love the concept of this restaurant. This thread makes me want to go to Chicago just for this restaurant.
It would be worth the trip, IMO. I've already made reservations for a return trip.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by otc

Finally we had the wood fired pig face. It was served as 2 slices over a bed of really thin french fried potatoes with a fried egg on top. What are these really? The slices of meat looked the fried face that kyle had...they do sort of look like the end of a big snout (and had a fair amount of rendered fat/cartilage) but seemed meatier than I would imagine the end of a pigs face to really be. It was very good...had a strong piggy taste and a good chewiness to the fattier bits.
No offense, but this sounds like the drivel from a food blog written by some uninformed but self satisfied housewife. I guess I mean a little offense, but whatever, I mean offense to the type, not to you. Anyhoo, what in the world does it mean? Is it surprising that pig face tastes piggy, and why do people keep saying stuff like piggy, and in what world is chewy good? How can something have a good chewiness? Outside of dessert, I would associate chewiness with badly cooked. Just my opinion, sorry for the rant.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by iammatt

No offense, but this sounds like the drivel from a food blog written by some uninformed but self satisfied housewife. I guess I mean a little offense, but whatever, I mean offense to the type, not to you. Anyhoo, what in the world does it mean? Is it surprising that pig face tastes piggy, and why do people keep saying stuff like piggy, and in what world is chewy good? How can something have a good chewiness? Outside of desert, I would associate chewiness with badly cooked. Just my opinion, sorry for the rant.
HAHAHAHAHHAHA I never read these food blogs, but if I had to imagine what they looked like, I'd guess it would be like that.

 

[Manton]

I said piggy when I ordered at Manresa. My waitress scowled at me.

 

[ChicagoRon]

Next time try "porcine"

 

[Tooch4321]

Going for the 4th time next Thursday for my birthday, I just can't get enough of this place! She hit a grandslam with this place...

 

[Manton]

Originally Posted by ChicagoRon

Next time try "porcine"

I said it as a noun. As in "I will have the piggy."

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Manton

I said it as a noun. As in "I will have the piggy."
Well, I can't think of a woman who likes being called a piggy...

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by SField

HAHAHAHAHHAHA I never read these food blogs, but if I had to imagine what they looked like, I'd guess it would be like that.
This:

But let me explain it in more Carol-like terms: Beef stock tastes like Chef-Boy-R-Dee ravioli. Veal stock is more velvety than actual velvet. Beef stock is a sweaty, hairy truck driver on the final leg of a cross-country haul, in which he stopped only to sleep, not shower. Veal stock is like standing naked under a gentle waterfall in the sunlight. Beef stock makes your house smell like farts. Veal stock makes your house smell like home.

http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com...eal-stock.html

 

[BrooklynBlonde]

Originally Posted by iammatt

This:



http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com...eal-stock.html

gg

 

[Working Stiff]

This place has really good green beans.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by iammatt

This:



http://carolcookskeller.blogspot.com...eal-stock.html

o for **** sake