flyinglan

There is a pretty nice Korean restaurant called New Seoul. The price is in middle range, 20~30 per dish. Worth a try.

icedteasgp

The Rosewood Restaurant in Rosemont is a very nice classy place with excellent steaks, pork chops, italian, etc.

GoCubs

I would agree that Rosewood is your best bet.

Zia's is much better Italian than Carlucci, in my opinion!

Craig6z

Another vote for Rosewood.

Took my sister there last Fall (she lives not too far west of ORD, but had never been there), and now she and her husband go semi-regularly. Prices are more modest then the Downtown Chicago "name" steakhouses, BTW.

danang

Gino's was looking like a good option for long connections, until I read these reviews...

Sweet Willie

smart move.

I’m a Chicagoan, love pizza, and live near ORD.

For some of the best thin crust in Chicago (yes we have good thin crust), the Des Plaines Barnaby’s is some of the best in all of Chicago. Barnaby’s is part of a small chain but all the locations are run very independently so there is a difference in the quality of food served. The Des Plaines location is great and only 1 mile north of ORD.
Barnaby's
636 E Touhy Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60018-2612
Phone: (847) 297-8866

Gino’s franchise locations have all been horrible IMO and I cringe when anyone states that they have had deep dish pizza and have been to a Gino’s or Uno’s franchise. The best is in the city at Due’s or Uno’s (the original locations). The pizza served at the franchises is does NOT approach what is served at the original locations.
Your next best bet for a worthwhile deep dish is the Lou Malnati’s located in Elk Grove. Although a chain, Lou Malnati’s seems to do a very good job with keeping the quality high. This particular location is a 10 minute cab (about $15) ride from ORD.
Lou Malnati’s Elk Grove Village
1050 East Higgins Road
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: 847.439.2000

Drop me a line if anyone is in town and wants to go for pizza or any ORD area meal, I’ll even pick you up at ORD as I live so close.

Sweet Willie

I had written up New Seoul restaurant review in the Chicago forum awhile back. New Seoul was closed for 6 months while they remodeled. They have since re-opened and they still use real charcoal pots at the table. For those interested, here is the old thread: Good Korean Food near O'Hare http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...ighlight=seoul

Ginger K

Any new restaurants of note near ORD?

Big Mo

Though not extremely recent or extremely close to ORD, Paprikash Hungarian restaurant (essentially) relocated from the city to Arlington Hts. The food is excellent. They have a lunch buffet and traditional Hungarian musicians, if you're into that sort of thing.

paytonc

Heading into the city (via Blue Line or Kennedy/I-90) but not yet downtown, I'd recommend:
- Lula Cafe in Logan Square
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/2/14319/...Lula-Cafe.html
- Spring in Wicker Park
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/2/16569/...rk/Spring.html
- Meritage in Bucktown
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/2/14672/...-Wine-Bar.html

UNITED959

^ to Meritage and Spring, but both are hardly "near ORD."

paytonc

about as far from ORD's entrance as Arlington Heights, though, and accessible without a rental car.

NJCathi

Two favorites of mine are Harry Caray's in Rosemont and Thipi Thai in LaGrance.

Sweet Willie

FYI, New Seoul Restaurant still uses real charcoal pots, YUM !!!

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UNITED959

I believe you mean LaGrange. (Which is a good 20-30 minute drive from ORD, FYI.)