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Three of my favorite restaurants in Chicago are chains - small ones, but chains nonetheless.
Joe's Stone Crab and Prime Steak - The best steak downtown, bar none. For desserts, a solid #2. Order the peanut butter pie or the banana cream pie.
Greek Islands - my favorite restaurant in Greektown, and the home of the best pastichio and saganaki I've ever had.
Gibson's - Second best steak and best dessert. The portions are huge, though. The chocolate cake is a 1/4 cake. Seriously. The added bonus of being in the Viagra Triangle, so there's eye candy galore.
But as a rule, I hate chain restaurants unless they do something really different, like Culver's or Krystal. Or they have sentimental connections, like Waffle House.
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