Thursday, August 5, 2010
Food Chain / Food & Drink Fourteen New Reviews
Posted by Mike Sula on 08.05.10 at 10:33 AM
- Black Dog Gelato
Take a look at the featured reviews of Ruxbin Kitchen, the Portage, and Donatella Mediterranean Bistro, but by all means don't forget the 12 other new reviews in the listings.
I was happy to see pupusas return to Lincoln Square at Buen Sabor, felt the hype of Black Dog Gelato should be tempered a bit, appreciated the no-frills practicality of the counter-service Korean Sumo Grill, and was underwhelmed by the batter-fried relentlessness at Joey's Shrimp House.
Kate Schmidt had a good month, wowed both by Matt Maroni's Gaztro-Wagon and Act One Cafe, and won over by the value at Shabuka Grill. Izidora Angel felt good about herself at the not-for-profit Blue Sky Bakery & Cafe and was disarmed by the heart and soul in evidence at El's Kitchen. David Hammond was surprisingly disappointed by La Lagartija Taqueria, the latest from Luis Perea and Laura Cid-Perea of Bombon Cafe, but granted that the prices were reasonable and the space inviting.
Meanwhile, Julia Thiel found a mixed bag at the fusion-y One. Six One, and Ted Cox found redemption in some of the sides at North Park's Smokey Bears BBQ House.
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I recently went to Shabuka and was hoping to satisfy my craving for Indian food. I tried it anyhow and was extremely disappointed. The food quality was very poor - it didn't taste fresh. I was craving the spicy, aromatic complex scents and flavors of Indian food and definitely didn't satisfy my craving. The food was bland and texture unappealing. The saag paneer was like a puree of spinach, the samosa's were small and the filling inside of them were mushy, the chicken tikka had the weirdest scent to the sauce and the chicken was very rubbery. Now one thing you can't mess up is Naan - yet, somehow they managed to do so with that too. Portions are small and for the price, are less than fair. The food does not have any authenticity to it. I ordered soda and the fountain was flat, I ordered a Lassi, and it tasted like a watered down smoothie! The long and short of it - it tasted worse than a freezer burned box meal that you can pick up at the grocery store and get more satisfaction from.
As far as customer service is concerned the so called Manager working there was very rude. There was no one in the restaurant and he let the phone ring repeatedly and finally when I looked up at him, he answered. Then when I heard him on the phone speaking to a customer, he showed an attitude about having to explain the menu to the individual. Customer service is everything and this place doesn't have that or good food. It's not worth spending money at a place like this- go next door to Chipotle- food quality is up to health standards, and you know what you're going to get, the food will fill you up, it's fresh and you get your money's worth. Finally, I leave with the fact that I had diarrhea after eating here - so keep that in mind!
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I live about three blocks from Shabuka. My wife and I tried it earlier this summer. We didn't get sick, but I have to agree with just about everything else that Garrett said. I was in a generous mood that night, and so my response was that it was hilariously mediocre "Indian" food (really, I literally found myself shaking my head and chuckling). When I saw Kate Schmidt's mini-review, I thought, "Ok, here we go...!" (expecting a brutal review). She was too generous--life is really too short to eat at places like this.
