The current Favorite Eats discussion made me think of old favorite eats that are with us no longer, or have fallen out of favor. Of course, the best example I can think of is Darwins. RIP. Man, that place was awesome. Back when I used to cross the highway to see people, we'd go at least once a week, and that'd be the second or third trip for BK, who lived down the street and around the corner. Turbodog on tap. Nintendo at the bar. Sweet potato fries and food served up on weird plates. Probably my first experience with a gastropub.

Another would be Abril, a mexican place up in Logan square. That one's reaching. But good stuff there, until friends of friends had a too close encounter with some cockroaches and never went back. Except I did, because no one told me. But since I heard that story, never been back.

this should just be the 'what the hell happened with darwins and where are we gonna go after beach this summer?' thread.

darwin's had to go; progress marches on. i'm starving though. when is bryan going to open a lunch restaurant? posts on the new blog (second best blog name in the world) suggest he wants to, but i haven't heard any plans in real life. and real life is what counts. real life and cute bunnies.

my sister wants to do it. you should do it with her. that way i'd have an excuse to eat out for every single meal.

yeah it was horrible. that scene made Tavern on the six corners look like Cheers. shit like that is why i never want to go out anymore. that and a raging case of agoraphobia.