<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx2000:
when there are a ton of great Japanese, Thai, Chinese, etc. places where you can get the real thing (or at least a lot closer than the real thing)?</font>
Please list them. I don't believe that Chicago has great Japanese, Thai, Chinese. I think we have very good but not great.
I truly believe the food at Hi Ricky is better than the typical sweet/sour Chinese or Thai restaurant in Chicago, especially the more adventurous dishes.
You forget PremEx2000, you are in the city where there is a greater concentration of good restaurants. The suburbs have their prizes, but they are more spread out.