http://www.chicagobites.com/2007/01/bandera.htm Your Chicago Dining Guide Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=9276 http://www.chicagobites.com/2007/01/bandera.htm/comment-page-1#comment-123 Victoria Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:41:34 +0000 http://www.bitingreviews.com/chicagobites/?p=61#comment-123 im at school and now that i've read and seen this food....im starving and lunch is in 2 hours...grr lol im at school and now that i’ve read and seen this food….im starving and lunch is in 2 hours…grr lol

]]> http://www.chicagobites.com/2007/01/bandera.htm/comment-page-1#comment-122 Pattie Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:46:35 +0000 http://www.bitingreviews.com/chicagobites/?p=61#comment-122 I didn't realize that Bandera is part of a chain and that got me to thinking... Some people I've asked for restaurant suggestions refuse to list chains. And I'm not talking about chains like Friday's or Applebee's, I'm talking about like, Grand Lux Cafe or Cheesecake Factory or Elephant & Castle or....Bandera. I'm wondering if locally/privately owned places REALLY ARE better than the big chains of places. There are dishes at Grand Lux that I really like...but also, Mom & Pop places have good stuff too. And Grand Lux and Bandera both have that great window seat view of Michigan Ave that you can't really get anywhere else. (well NoMi has a great view...and great food.) What do you guys think? Are local, privately owned places REALLY better than the big chains? I didn’t realize that Bandera is part of a chain and that got me to thinking…
Some people I’ve asked for restaurant suggestions refuse to list chains. And I’m not talking about chains like Friday’s or Applebee’s, I’m talking about like, Grand Lux Cafe or Cheesecake Factory or Elephant & Castle or….Bandera. I’m wondering if locally/privately owned places REALLY ARE better than the big chains of places.
There are dishes at Grand Lux that I really like…but also, Mom & Pop places have good stuff too. And Grand Lux and Bandera both have that great window seat view of Michigan Ave that you can’t really get anywhere else. (well NoMi has a great view…and great food.)
What do you guys think? Are local, privately owned places REALLY better than the big chains?

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