Brunch at Simmone's

Breakfast burger, perfectly cooked beef ( burgers are good here), fried egg on top intensifies the richness.  Ate the bacon separate from the burger...

Caramelized red onion, mozzarella and bacon omelet topped with avocado and served with hash browns- sounded perfect... unfortunately, it's hard to find a good cooked omelet out- as you can see it's a golden brown crust- yuck.  The onions were sauteed in a gallon of oil at best- not caramelized... and in a pool of grease you could see glistening fried hash browns.  The bacon was not crisp, rather a little on the rubbery side.... The toast- very good! 

Overall for Simone's BRUNCH: The service,- fantastic, the outdoor patio- heavenly, but stick with drinks at and lunch/ dinner for this spot because brunch was heavy on the grease, low on the freshness and no good.

Dinner Out- Osaka2 on Taylor Street

SUSHI!

On Thursday night we checked out the Little Italy market going on down Taylor Street between Ashland and Loomis. They had a lot of vendors selling all the neighborhood favorites... Pompei Meatball Subs... Rosebuds Oregano Chicken wings... Leona's breaded ravioli.... but we were craving something a little less heavy and right down the block- SUSHI! We really love the new Osaka 2, there is another location in the loop but this is just minutes from our door step (and they deliver!). They are BYOB, inexpensive, and the sushi is always hand made, fresh and delicious. Our top favs to order there include Hawaii Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Philadelphia Roll, and of course California Rolls are always a good choice. They make tremendous smoothies- Peach Mango anyone? And if you aren't a raw fish lover, they offer a few other great choices like Teriyaki Chicken and miso soup! Check them out, we're sure you'll love em. http://osaka2go.com/menu/

UPDATE 2011: Sadly Osaka 2 Go location on Taylor has closed, you can find them at their other location in the Loop still.