Flapans' Restaurant Guide

This page displays most of the Flapan Family's restaurant choices, and our opinions, on Chicago-area restaurants. It serves as both a fascinating history into one family's restaurant tendencies, and a personalized reference we, and now everyone, can utilize when agonizing over where to eat next!

restaurant namedate we
last visited
Bill Flapan's GradeJan Flapan's GradeDavid B. Flapan's GradeDebbie L. Flapan's GradeComplete Family Grade
Harry Caray's8-17-97AB+B+BB+
Signature @ 95th8-24-97AAA-AA
Pepper Lounge8-21-97BB+B-B+B
Feast8-31-97B-BB+B-B
Pane Caldo9-7-97A-A-BA-A-
Fireplace Inn9-14-97B+BBDC+
Cafe Iberico9-21-97B+B+B+BB+
Jezebel10-11-97AA-A-A-A-
Trio (dlf-bd)10-26-97AA+A-A+A
Bistro 11011-2-97B+B+BA-B+
Myron & Phil's11-2-97B+BBBB
Earth11-7-97B+AB+n/aA-
Oak Terrace @ the Drake11-9-97B+B+BA-B+
Salpicon!11-16-97BA-Bn/aB+
Via Venetto12-14-97B+BB+BB
Zum Deutschen Eck12-21-97BBB+CB
Cielo @ the Omni12-25-97A-AB+
Fireside Inn12-27-97AG=B+JG=B+B+CBspecial guest graders
Texas Star Fajita Bar12-28-97AG=BJG=B+B+ B+B+
Walker Brothers1-11-98AA-B+A-A-
4 Seasons Hotel1-18-98AA+AA+A
Grecian Tavern1-25-98B+BA-B-B
Garden Buffet3-29-98DC-BC+C
Pete Miller's4-5-98B+BB-B-B-
Zarrosta4-12-98BB+B-BB
Rosebud - on Rush4-19-98A-AAn/aA
Bistro 1104-27-98B+A-B+B-B+
Spago (dbf-bd)5-3-98B+AA-n/aA-
Prairie5-10-98AAA-AA
Gibson's5-24-98AAA-A-A-
Carlucci6-14-98B+B+B+BB+
Bishop's6-22-98BB-B+n/aB
Mitchell's7-19-98CB+C+CC+
Red Light8-16-98B+B+B-n/aB
Merlot Joe8-22-98BABB+B+
Jack's American Cafe8-23-98B+AB+n/aA-
Trattoria Parma8-30-98AA-A-BA-
Cyrano's Bistrot12-6-98BA-B+B+B+
Toque1-24-99BB+B-B+B
Morton's1-31-99A-A-B+n/aA-
Spiaggia2-07-99A-A-B+AA-
Marcello's2-21-99C+BB+BB
Ben Pao2-27-99B+A-B+BB+
Psistaria3-7-99BCB+n/aB-
Harvest3-30-99A-AB+n/aA-
Nacional 275-2-99AAB+B+A-
McCormick & Schmick's5-16-99AB+B-n/aB+
Cafe Luciano5-30-99A-AA-B+A-
Daily Bar & Grill6-5-99B+B+BB+B+
Lucca's7-17-99B+
CaliTerra8-1-99AB+A-A-A-
Printer's Row8-22-99AAAAA
Le Colonial8-29-99AA-A-AA-

Here are some exciting restaurant links!


Centerstage's Restaurant Guide
includes spectacular searching tool
CuisineNet
also includes national listings
DineNet
with maps and menus
National Restaurant Association
Restaurants.com

For additions, comments, feedback, submissions, and suggestions, send email.
Don't forget to occasionally check out my page. This is provided for your convenience.
And this will send email to the whole family!
Flapans' Restaurant Guide © October 1997 through September 1999 by David Flapan