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1. Add a direct link to your post below the name of the person who tagged you. Include the city\/state and country you\u2019re in.
<\/span>
Nicole<\/a> (Sydney, Australia)
velverse<\/a> (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
LB<\/a> (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy)
Selba<\/a> (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Olivia<\/a> (London, England)
ML<\/a> (Utah, USA)
Lotus<\/a> (Toronto, Canada)
tanabata<\/a> (Saitama, Japan)
Andi<\/a> (Dallas [ish], Texas, United States)
Lulu<\/a> (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
Chris<\/a> (Boyne City, Michigan, United States)
AB<\/a> (Cave Creek, Arizona, United States)
Johnny Yen<\/a> (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Bubs <\/a>(Mt Prospect, Illinois, USA)
Splotchy<\/a>(Brookfield, Illinois, USA)<\/p>\n

2. List out your top 5 favorite places to eat at your location.<\/span><\/p>\n

Okay, okay. I have been living in Brookfield for two years, and I have three children under the age of 5. Consequently, I have not been the restaurant butterfly that I was a few years ago. Still, I have five restaurants that I will submit for anyone’s culinary amusement.<\/p>\n

1. Moti Mahal<\/a> (Belmont Avenue, Chicago)
This was the first place I ever had Indian food, and for me, still the best. I have eaten at a few Indian restaurants downtown, and some on Devon Avenue, but I swear at Moti Mahal they must lace their chicken tikka masala with codeine. I literally take all available naan (a wonderful flatbread) and wipe the serving dish this stuff comes in clean. Ahh, and the bhagan barth, the alu dum, sag paneer, oh my freaking God. And I always have a somosa as an appetizer (a fried pastry filled with spicy potatoes and peas). My wife and I have a ritual — one of us asks “Would you like a somosa?” and the other answers “I suppose-a.” Hey, we are comfortable in our lameness. Since we moved out to the ‘burbs we have not had the opportunity to discover an Indian restaurant to replace Moti Mahal. I’m hoping there’s some fantastic restaurants in Westmont, which has a sizeable Indian population.<\/p>\n

2. Mayan Sol<\/a> – Albany Park, Chicago
We usedta get takeout from this affordable Guatemalan restaurant in Albany Park when our oldest kids were just wee ones. We would usually get the standard steak taco dinner, the highlight for me being the sweet plantains they provided along with the tacos, beans and rice. I recently ate there again with a friend of mine and the food was as good as I remembered. <\/p>\n

3. Manny’s<\/a> – Southwest of the Loop, Chicago
This is a restaurant I’ll occasionally go to for lunch, as it’s just a few blocks from where I work. It’s expensive, but they go crazy with the Jewish deli fixings. I always get a corned beef sandwich on rye with a hockey puck potato latke, but you can get knishes, kishke, tongue, kreplach and matzoh ball soup, etc. And horseradish at your table! Mazel with the Tov!<\/p>\n

4. J.B. Alberto’s<\/a> – Rogers Park, Chicago
I have eaten so much of this place’s pizza that my arteries surely carry at least a few threads of mozzarella. They are only a carry out and delivery place — no eating area. Regrettably we are out of their delivery distance. Try ’em out if you want some tasty pizza.<\/p>\n

5. Blueberry Hill<\/a> – La Grange
Finally<\/span> a restaurant that it is the vicinity of my new suburban digs, that I have eaten at and can heartily recommend. A really great family restaurant that focuses primarily on breakfast. Good, quick service, tasty food in respectable portions. It’s popular, for a very good reason.<\/p>\n

3. Tag 5 other people (preferably from other countries\/states) and let them know they\u2019ve been tagged.
<\/span><\/p>\n

I’m too freaking tired to tag anyone else. I want Indian food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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