Radio Anago, Chicago - Brutal Review.
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Radio Anago, Chicago - Brutal Review.
I'm posting this here, since it is less about Chicago or the restaurant itself (which I won't be spending any money in) but more a great example of how how a talented reviewer can completely skewer a restaurant, especially brutal since it is the latest offering of an otherwise amazingly successful chef/owner. I guess it shows that no one can turn out nothing but hits:
Radio Anago Is a Rare Misstep for Hogsalt Hospitality | Chicago magazine | August 2018
Radio Anago Is a Rare Misstep for Hogsalt Hospitality | Chicago magazine | August 2018
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"what arrived was three overbattered, burnt boneless thighs. They resembled something between a trio of burgers left overnight on a grill and decomposing limbs in a serial killer’s basement."
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Under dim orange lamps, couples with tattoo sleeves and Harry Caray glasses sip Negronis and look beautifully bored, adding to the feeling that youve stumbled into a Heineken ad set in a Japanese-themed nightclub.
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But the hoisin-painted pork belly tucked inside, along with scallions and pickled cucumber, was tragically undercooked, lending the meat the springy texture of a lukewarm Sausage McMuffin.
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I'm posting this here, since it is less about Chicago or the restaurant itself (which I won't be spending any money in) but more a great example of how how a talented reviewer can completely skewer a restaurant, especially brutal since it is the latest offering of an otherwise amazingly successful chef/owner. I guess it shows that no one can turn out nothing but hits:
Radio Anago Is a Rare Misstep for Hogsalt Hospitality Chicago magazine August 2018
Radio Anago Is a Rare Misstep for Hogsalt Hospitality Chicago magazine August 2018
Apropos of nothing, I like to describe Sodikoff as "never having met a lightbulb he likes." (Green St. might be the exception.) But I really do love most of his places, and Bavette's is our #1 favorite steakhouse in the city (including where we celebrated our engagement and annually celebrate our "engagiversary").