2014 Foodie Fest

A couple weeks ago The Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Foodie Fest, a two-week long event with deals at local restaurants. Kind of like Restaurant Week in Chicago, but it's two weeks and not in Chicago, so maybe not like Restaurant Week in Chicago.

Here are some of the restaurants that I checked out:

Sushi House - $10 Deal

$10 Deal:  Miso Soup, House Salad, Sweet Potato Roll, and Spicy Tuna Roll 

Blue Max - $20 Deal

$20 Deal - Garden burrito - 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg, scrambled, fresh spinach & chopped tomato w/ roasted potatoes & salsa, fresh fruit, and a bag of coffee beans to take home!

New Rebozo - $20 Deal

$20 Deal - Fruit guacamole with chips, cheese enchiladas with mole sauce, and flan

Trattoria 225 - $30 Deal

$30 Deal - Mini Butternut Squash Ravioli- brown butter, roasted walnuts and fresh sage, risotto – arboro rice simmered in broth, cream, herbs, parmesan cheese , and trio of crème brulee - vanilla bean, chocolate and mocha crème brulee (not pictured because I ate it too fast to take a picture. Yep.)

Two Foodie Fest Tips for Next Year: 

1. Only get the deal if it's actually a deal - some weren't that great. It seemed like some restaurants were just trying to throw stuff together to make a $10, $20, or $30 deal.
2. If you can substitute something that you like better - do it! The Blue Max deal was actually for the Max Breakfast which has meat in it. Since I don't eat meat I asked if I could sub an equal priced entree and they let me!