Chicago

Oh boy! I don't even know where to begin. Here it goes. Chicago is located at a spot where there used to be T.G.I. Friday's (Thank God It's Friday's). Don't get me wrong, I got nothing against Friday's. In my opinion their burgers are of decent value. Unfortunately none of the stuff at this location tasted the way it usually tastes at all other Friday's. So T.G.I. Gone.

Now in it's place is Chicago. They worked hard to make it look like just any family friendly restaurant in just any shopping mall in just any midwestern state. First thing that came to mind was Shenanigans from one of the funniest movies about restaurant business ever - "Waiting". Just in case, here's another clip and so you know, the unrated version is out. The waiting staff at Chicago is not as colorful though.

About the food: I tried to play it safe and ordered Quesadillas and a Salmon Burger. Quesadillas were baked in a oven to melt the cheese, not fried and be as it may a healthier choice, it ends up tasteless. Salmon Burger arrived looking quite nice. The burger to fries ratio seemed visually out of balance, so I decided to count the fries. 21 - Jackpot, but since the fries were miniature sized, it really should count as 10 1/2 and I have no smart-ass remark for that number.

Since all this counting had left me famished, I started with my good-looking Salmon Burger. Too bad that in just couple of minutes the whole thing became soggy and then just fell apart. Burgers, even Salmon Burgers are meant to be eaten with hands or they no longer qualify as burgers and that's exactly what happened to this one - disqualified.

So, bad service, just barely adequate food and no funny cast. Draw your own conclusion. I personally can't wait to see what's next for this location. I'm going to leave you with another clip from a comedy classic.