Showing posts with label fried food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fried food. Show all posts

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Big & Little's

Guess what?

I moved to Chicago for the summer!



Which means tons of food, food, and food.
And my first main stop when I came over was a place I'd seen on The Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. 
It's called Big & Little's, a.k.a., fancy fried food.


It's a small building on a really not built-up street, but boy is this place packed for lunch.
And why is it called fancy fried food, you might ask? Well I'll tell you.

Because the menu features things such as duck fat fries, foi gras and fries, fried soft shell crab sandwiches, and beer battered burgers.


You get in line, head up to the counter, and order what you want. Cash only folks. Then you wait by the side until your name is called and your delicious food crackles its way onto the serving side of the bar.

Take a look at the fish and chips.....


It's basically an entire cod filet, battered in a deliciously crispy coating and served with a platter of fries.

I, however, had to go for the original wonder that I saw being made on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. The pork belly po boy.


A mountain of delicious salty fried pork belly piled onto a bed of lettuce, slices of pickles, hot sauce, and maple mayo on a toasted sub bun.


My face for scale.




I managed to eat the whole thing, and I'm currently craving another one. And more fish and chips...

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Vinsetta Garage

The other day, my family and I tried out a restaurant that my mom and I have driven past countless times - Vinsetta Garage.
A burger-and-fries-and-hot-dogs joint, this restaurant sits inside of an old auto garage on Woodward in Berkley. The restaurant owners have embraced this greasy mechanical atmosphere, as evidenced by the non-working gas pumps outside and the glass booth hostess stand. Even the inside has a tall metal ceiling with mechanical touches.




Casual, classic, and loaded with Detroit touches. To match the atmosphere, the restaurant serves some high-quality beers and greasy yummy food.
Which obviously meant that I wanted to eat everything on the menu.
To start, that meant some loaded homemade potato chips.



Crispy chips, green onions, cheese, and salty bacon. YUM.
For my main meal, I grabbed a meatball sub with homemade chicken meatballs.



Of course, everyone else's meal was just as indulgent and delicious.

An enormous pot of bubbling homemade mac and cheese...


The classic coney dogs with fries...(served on a metal tray!!)


A chicken sandwich with fries...


And this amazing feat of culinary genius called the 3 AM Dog: two hot dogs smothered in bacon maple mayo and spicy mayo topped with fried eggs, green onions, and fried onions.




Needless to say, if you're looking for some seriously delicious greasy grub, Vinsetta Garage is the place to go.

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