Fast-Food Restaurants
Fast-food restaurants cluster themselves around the Interstate 94 interchanges, shopping mall food courts and commercialized sections of Sheridan Road north of Waukegan. North Shore residents should also find fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's along Green Bay Road, Skokie Boulevard and Milwaukee Avenue.
Fast-food institutions that are unique to the North Shore include Lou Malnati's, Sloppy Jo's Lunchroom in Highland Park, and Rollin' to Go in Evanston. Both central business districts in Evanston and Highland Park offer different selections of pizza, ice cream and even healthy salads to serve you quickly and at a low price.
The food court at Old Orchard Mall offers the most convenient selection of fast food to accommodate Chicago and North Shore residents.
Old Orchard Shopping Center
4905 Old Orchard Center
Skokie, IL 60077-1458
(847) 673-1458
westfield.com/oldorchard/
Casual Dining
Casual dining operatives generally abut the primary focal points for entertainment at the North Shore. These areas include Six-Flags Great America amusement park, Gurnee Mills, Ravinia Festival Music Center, downtown Evanston and Old Orchard Shopping Center.
The breakfast and lunch crowd may enjoy sit-down meals at the Original Pancake House off Green Bay road in Wilmette or at Highland Park's Country Kitchen.
HomeMade Pizza Company is open for business in Glencoe and allows you to create personalized pizza pies. Customers actually take home the frozen pizzas to be cooked in their own ovens. Of course, sports fans should patronize Aleks' Restaurant and Lounge in Lake Bluff. Aleks' features live music, charbroiled steaks and several large-screen televisions for sports entertainment.
Aleks' Restaurant
525 Rockland Road
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(847) 295-7140
aleksrestaurant.com
Ethnic Cuisine
Chicago's North Shore houses ethnic food choices to match the diversity of the greater Chicagoland area. Foreign cuisine proliferates in downtown Evanston and the Chicago border at Howard Street.
Beyond Evanston, King Maa, Hunan Pearl and Hunan Sixth Happiness serve Chinese food in Lake Forest, Highland Park and North Chicago, respectively. Waukegan is also a center for ethnic dining. The Paragon is a 24-hour eatery at Waukegan's 2101 Grand Ave. that specializes in Greek foods. Of course, Tacos El Norte, Taqueria Guerrero and El Ranchito Michoacano are all Mexican restaurants in Waukegan.
Seafood
Logically, the Midwest is not world-renowned for fresh seafood because of its great geographic distance from either coast. However, seafood lovers may sate their appetites at Pete Miller's Seafood and Prime Steak in either Wheeling or Evanston. Pete Miller's is a diverse restaurant that caters to both families and high-end business clientele with live jazz and swank interior decor. The Wheeling address features an outdoor patio that is ideal for dining during warm weather.
Pete Miller's Seafood and Prime Steak
1557 Sherman Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 328-0399
412 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 243-3700
petemillers.com
Steakhouses
The American steak house is traditional fare for the Midwest; and these types of restaurants are in abundance at Lake and northern Cook counties. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar rivals the aforementioned Pete Miller's for quality cuts of beef in the North Shore. Fleming's presents a list of more than 100 different wines, alongside ornate private rooms for entertaining your party in Lincolnshire.
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar
960 Milwaukee Avenue
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847) 793-0333
flemingssteakhouse.com
Article Written By Kofi Bofah
Kofi Bofah has been writing Internet content since 2010, with articles appearing on various websites. He is the founder of ONYX INVESTMENTS, which is based out of Chicago. Bofah enjoys writing about business, finance, travel, transportation, sports and entertainment. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
