In the suburbs, one of my favorite places is Katy's Dumplings, but only the original Westmont location. Any noodle dish (hot or cold) or any dumpling/potsticker dish, or their pork with pancake. They also have a more traditional menu for Americans who think that egg fu yung is edgy, but skip that shit.

Only 32 seats so a time like 2pm Saturday is good if you don't want to wait. Not open too late, they close at 8 or 9.

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why do u gotta take em to a restaurant? Just have ur wife cook for 'em. Better that way.

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Had a fantastic anniversary meal at Ignotz Saturday night. My buddy owns the place, but I've never made it down there in the 20 years I've known the guy. Finally did Saturday and glad I did. Got there at 6 and they had the best table in the house reserved for us along with a complimentary bottle of win already sitting on the table. Food was phenomenal. Started out with mussels marinara and it was great. Fresh seafood and really nice marinara sauce. For entrees wife had chicken vesuvio which she said was best she ever had. I had a special, baked rigatoni with sausage and mushroom...really good. Homemade tirimasu to finish it off, once again the wife saying it was the best she ever had. (insert first time your wife ever got to experience "best she ever had" event in your presence joke)

Great atmosphere in there too and a really quaint little mini neighborhood with 4 old school italian joints all on the same block. Will definitely be back, only thing that sucked was the half hour drive to get there from the north side of the city at 5:30 on a saturday.

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Yeah, for those who have never been there that block of Oakley is like a movie set. Every time I go down there I expect to see one of the Turturros walking around being followed by Spike Lee with a camera.

I've eaten at all four places many times and they're all good, but I would say Ingotz has the best food. I do go to Bruna's the most though because I like sitting at the bar there.

Next time you're down there stop for a drink at the private club on the west side of the street. Tell the bartender you're from Provincia di Lago.

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Sounds like we crossed paths as we were there at pretty much the same time. You are right...it's a great place. Good prices on drinks too.

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That's funny, where were you sitting? We were at the two top next to the fireplace.

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I think we may have been at an adjacent table as I noticed a couple enjoying mussels marinara. We were a party of 3 (wife & 15 yr old daughter) toward the center/right side of the room near the small alcove table.

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Good call on this. Really small place and a big line, but the sandwich was much better than the one at Havana.

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This place rocked.

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I'm a BigFan of their noodle soups and dumplings. I've heard a lot of people say the Naperville location is bad though.

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Lots a Chinamen eat at the Westmont location. So it must be good.

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I am pretty sure that Naperville closed. Oak Park got sold (rumors of tax issues) and is bad. Mr. Red Shirt sold Westmont few years ago to the lady with the messed up teeth, but the quality is still there.

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yep, I've now been there several times at a couple different locations and it's been great every time. My wife likes the shrimp and chorizo sandwich. I love the cuban, but have also had the Ropa Vieja sandwich which is really really good as well.

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my back was to the alcove so I never saw anything going on back there. I did hear the the table next to me, a 4some going to Bob Segar concert and one of the guys was asking the waitress if he could see a sample of the baked mostacholi (sp) because he really liked the one at Maggiano's and he wanted to see if it looked the same. Got a good laugh from that.

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Maria's Mexican, on Harlem, Galewood/Elmwood Park. Place was packed, with a line, on a saturday night.

Very good, pricey.

Recommended

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