Subject: Browse through some AMAZING Black-Friday-Deals

From: "BlackFriday Blowout" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:45:55 -0700

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healthy! Also tried some Grilled Sepia - fine but the sauce was plain wrong-not sure what it was. If you are a fast food junkie, try the Pork Fat Donuts or the Lamb sausage stuffed calamari (yes someone at our table ordered it -but would not finish it!) The concoctions the "top rated" chef came up with is like a grade schooler fooling around the kitchen mixing things and having fun. This is not my style of food - more like an island castaways idea of survival..The Ugly - the food is "trying" waaay too hard. I kept an open mind going in, as I do with many new to me restaurants, but came out wishing I had not wasted my time. Beyond disappointed in all the hype generated by the media & critics. If you like intentionally mismatched flavors with an obvious French influenced seasoning style (style-not flavor), then maybe you will like this place. I know alot of people will disagree with me (this is probably one of the most popular restaurants in Chicago), but if you have more tr
aditional tastes, this probably is not the place for you. If you have a brave stomach and a burning desire to be a trendsetter - give this place a try - at least the ambience is nice. There has got to be something going on at a restaurant that garners over 1,900 Yelp reviews since its summer 2010 opening. Girl and the Goat, simply put, is a colossal addiction. It's hip, cool, and loud. It's got the ultra fabulous Stephanie Izzard at the helm. It's oozing ambiance. I can't get enough of this place. It's just that kind of place you run back to again and again......and again. My husband hated Girl and the Goat during our first visit. I figured the problem was him, not the restaurant so I coerced him back. Last week was our fourth visit and he's surely not complaining about being back. Getting a prime-time reservation means you're waiting about 4 months. In a business dominated by men; it's awesome to see a female chef in command. There are 19 Michelin star restaurants in
Chicago; only one, Naha is spearheaded by a female chef. By the way, Stephanie does not have a Michelin staryetbut it sure as heck isn't hurting her career. We arrived early and enjoyed a drink at the bar. I was going to have the Manhattan but I opted instead for the "kicking" Tempest. This is a seriously "in your face" cocktail with rum and "hits" of spice and ginger. I read the house made Falernum has close to twenty herbs and spices. Is it just me or does the Shakespearean play "The Tempest" come to mind when you're sipping this drink? The menu is comprised of small plates meant to be shared. The menu seems to be enticingly designed to encourage over-ordering