Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market is, well ... expensive.  Everyone knows this, and I can attest to that fact based on the cost of my lunch.  Decent salad bar (vegetables, fruits, nuts), nice seating area ... Mariano's 20% less for similar salad.

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Chipotle (West)

Chipotle on Route 83 and St. Charles is one of the nicest Chipotle's I've visited.  The acoustics is better than all the other Chipotle's due to a better seating configuration.

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Rosati's Pizza

Rosati's Pizza is one of the best in E-Town.  If I lived on the north side, this is where I'd get my pizza.

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American Legion

American Legion - restaurant?  Well, yes.  They serve lunch.  I was forced to play bingo last week - well not really forced - I wanted to win the $4k pull tab, but sadly I settled for an individual pizza and a Blue Moon - win for me!

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Pie Five Pizza

CLOSED
March 2017

Pie Five Pizza is the newest of the "Subway" style pizza places in town.  I prefer MOD Pizza across the street.  The pizza oven at MOD is better than the toaster at Pie Five.  The salad is better as well.  My vote goes to MOD.

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Riley's Gathering Place

Riley's Gathering Place - Home made chili, onions, jalapenos, cheese, what more do I need to say.

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KFC

KFC - Had trouble finding anything healthy or spicy.  Overall, pretty tasty, pretty busy, and restaurant was clean.  If you like KFC, you'll like it here.

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MOD Pizza

CLOSED
January 2017

MOD Pizza is one of two new "Chipotle" style pizza joints in town.  I really like the idea of picking just the ingredients that you like on your own pizza, without having to come up with a consensus.  Spicy sausage, jalapenos, and Sriracha ... yum

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Bambu Thai

Bambu Thai has a good lunch menu with some good options around $8.  I found my Basil Chicken a little greasy but very tasty.  I think I'm still a bigger fan of Nathan's Noodles, but this place is a close second.

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Wendy's

Wendy's has a really good Apple Pecan Chicken salad.  This location was clean and the employees friendly when I visited. 

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East Wind Restaurant

East Wind Restaurant - if you like your Chinese food easy oil and extra bland.  The easy oil was my choice, the extra bland was not. 

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Chow To Go

Chow To Go has one of the best turkey sandwiches I've ever had.  And to my surprise it's not all "to go." There are some tables.  It's a super comfortable place to get a bite in town. 

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McDonald's (North)

McDonald's North on York Street is the best McDonald's in town.  The restaurant is nicely decorated, clean and has outdoor seating. 

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Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria

Roberto's has the best pizza in Elmhurst.  It is the denominator in my pizza formula.  All other pizza's should be compared to theirs. 

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Sakana Japanese Fusion

Sakana Japanese Fusion has some beautiful and delicious sushi.  It's seriously artistic.  Check it out. 

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Jimmy John's North

Jimmy John's North is difficult to get to.  However, they have a small outdoor eating area.  Notice in the photo below that Jim is praying he get's a decent sandwich.  Post lunch he said that the Italian sub would have been, "tasteless," if he hadn't ordered it with hot giariniera.  

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