• Christopher Borrelli meets up with several readers, including a man who has a burp test (“if you burp the next day and still taste the flavor, hold that cuisine close to your heart”) to do a french fry taste test. The verdict: Five Guys in Lincoln Park comes in at number one, with Mr. D’s Shish Kabob second. [Tribune]
• Nothing goes better with fries than a cheeseburger. Kevin Pang tries two North Shore versions: the half-pound cheeseburger from Patty’s Diner in Skokie and the cheeseburger with American cheese at Charlie Beinlich’s in Northbrook. Both burgers are good, but Pang mentions you may have to hurry to get one at Patty’s — the restaurant is being evicted and will likely be around for about a month. [Tribune]
• Simplicity rules at Taxim, where the flavors of the Aegean Islands shine through. Heather Shouse says some of the dishes might not “wow” at the first bite; it’s on the second, third and fourth bites that you begin to pick up on the subtle flavors. [TOC]
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