Seeing MSP in the post above reminded me that the Redstone American Grill has opened a third location, this one in the western suburbs of Chicago (Oakbrook Terrace). I wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. The prime rib was surprisingly good, and the cornbread was excellent.

For a personal bonus, the owner shares our last name, which is definitely not a common one; the server who was excellent all meal was a little freaked out when she saw my credit card and asked if we were related.


And I just found out that there's a Baja Fresh three minutes from my parents. It's been there for almost a year but they had terrible signage. I still like it, but not compared to most decent Chicagoland taquerias, much less something in a city with an even larger percentage of Mexican population.