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| . BestBreakfast Place | Vive la Crepe, 1565 Sherman Ave., 847-570-0600. Crawling through a Chicago blizzard, there'snothing better than searching for a leisurely weekend breakfast andstumbling upon Vive la Crepe. A small, homey restaurant close tocampus, Vive la Crepe relaxes the customer with a bright, calm décor,then serves up some of the best breakfast food ever made. At pricescomparable to Clarke's, this creperie has a unique menu of breakfastmeals served up with cheer. You'll want to stick around for a while. |
| . BestIndian Food | Mt. Everest, 618 Church St., 847-491-1069. |
| . Best(Cheap) Italian Food | Dave's Italian Kitchen, 1635 Chicago Ave., 847-475-6044. |
| . Best(Expensive) Italian Food | Va Pensiero, 1566 Oak Ave., 847-475-7779. |
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| Kuni's Japanese Restaurant, 511 Main St.,847-328-2004. Thanks to we fat, overzealous Americans, sushi cannow be found everywhere from supermarkets to the Norris food court.Don't be fooled -- good sushi is still hard to come by. Not so atKuni's, which is consistently rated as having some of the freshestsushi in all of Chicagoland. Must-tries include the albacore tuna, thenegi hamachi rolls and spicy ika -- pieces of fresh squid marinated ina sesame oil. After your meal, treat yourself to Kuni's green tea icecream. It's delicious. |
| . Best Place toMake a Meal Out of Free Samples  Photo by WilliamSullivan
| WholeFoods Market, 1640 Chicago Ave., 847-733-1600. |
| . Best Place toGet Wasted on Margaritas | Las Palmas, 817 University Place, 847-328-2555. |
| .Best DormCafeteria | Allison Hall. |
| . Best Diner | Golden Olympic, 1608 Chicago Ave., 847-328-1617. |
| . Best Subs | Potbelly Sandwich Works, 630 Davis St.,847-328-1800. |
| . Best Tacos | Chipotle, 711 Church St. , 847-425-3959. |
| . Best LunchSpecial | FlatTop Grill, $7.99 all-you-can-eat stirfry, 707Church St. , 847-570-0100. |
| . Best NewRestaurant | Gio, 1631 Chicago Ave. , 847-869-3900. |
| . Best FrenchRestaurant | Oceanique, 505 Main St. , 847-864-3454. |
| . Best Hot Dogs  Photo by WilliamSullivan
| Mustard's Last Stand, 1613 Central St. ,746-864-2700. Nothing says sports food like a hot, all-beeffrank. Fitting, then, that Mustard's Last Stand sits a stone's throughaway from Ryan Field and the Welsh-Ryan Arena. Every variation of hotdog imaginable, served with your choice of more than a dozencondiments. Our fave is the classic frank, joined in the bun withpickle wedges, lettuce, tomato and spicy-sweet German mustard. |
| . Best Bar Food | Bar Louie's spinach and artichoke dip, 1520Sherman Ave. , 847-733-8300. |
| . Best Deli | Kaufman's Bagel and Delicatessen, 4905 DempsterSt. , Skokie , 847-677-9880. |
| . Best ChineseRestaurant | Pine Yard, 1033Davis St. , 847-475-4940. |
| . BestRestaurant You've Never Been To | Jacky's Bistro, 2545 Prairie Ave. , 847-733-0899. |
| . BestRestaurant You'll Never Go To | Trio, 1625 Hinman Ave. , 847-733-8746. |
| . BestSaturday-Afternoon Hangover Remedy | Tomato bisque anda French bread sandwich from Al's Deli, 914 Noyes St. , 847-475-9400. |
| . BestSunday-Morning Hangover Remedy | The German apple pancake and a side of thick,smoked bacon from Walker Bros. Pancake House, 153 Green Bay Road ,Wilmette , 847-251-6000. |
| . BestLate-Night Meal 
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| J.K. Sweets Cafe and Ice Cream Shoppe, 720 ClarkSt. , 847-864-3073. A controversial pick for sure, as theopen-all-night Burger King is most freshmen's stop of choice forlate-night munchies. Yet, if you're looking for variety or quality offood, J.K. Sweets is the place to go. Anything from ice cream to Frenchfries to fried rice is a good bet. Plus, J.K. provides the addedbenefit of short lines and no brawls -- virtues B.K. could neverguarantee. Open 'til 3 a.m. , J.K. Sweets is your best bet for a tastylate-night snack. Miso soup one night, a chocolate-chip muffin thenext? It doesn't get much better than that. |
| . Best Steak | Pete Miller's Steakhouse, 1557 Sherman Ave. ,847-328-0399. |
| . Best Coffee | Peet's Coffee & Tea, 1620 Chicago Ave. ,847-864-8413. |
| . BestBBQ | Merle's Barbecue,1727 Benson Ave. , 847-475-2229. |
| . Best Ice Cream | Marble Slab Creamery, 940 Church St. ,847-328-7330. |
| . BestVegetarian Food | Blind Faith Cafe, 525 Dempster St. , 847-328-6875. |
| . Best Hamburger | Pete Miller's Steakhouse, 1557 Sherman Ave. ,847-328-0399. |
| . Best SizzlingDish | The mussels at Tapas Barcelona, 1650 Chicago Ave., 847-866-9900. |
| . Best ExpensiveRestaurant | The Stained Glass, 1735 Benson Ave. ,847-864-8600. |
| . Best BeerSelection | Prairie Moon, 1502 Sherman Ave. , 847-864-8328. |
| . Best Hot Wings | Buffalo Joe's, 812 Clark St. , 847-328-5525. |
| . Best Thing toHappen to Evanston Delivery in aDecade | Speedy Delivery Network, 847-328-9106. |
| . Best Pizza 
| Gigio's Pizzeria, 1001 Davis St. , 847-328-0990. Most of the pizza in Evanston is mass produced anddelivered by someone whose first name is Papa. It's pathetic. Gigio'sis the only real pizza shop in Evanston . They give you a nice bigslice of well made, New York-style pizza that is far superior to anystuffed pizza out there. Yeah, we said it. Whatcha gonna do 'bout it?Sorry, Chicago-style fanatics, but pizza is not meant to be infusedwith six pounds of mozzarella cheese in every slice. Simply put: pizzashould be thin, pizza should be greasy, and pizza should be served latenight in a place that has a below-average decor. Gigio's delivers onall of these accounts. |
