In Short It's easy to fly by this unassuming basement joint, save its smallish green sign and arrow pointing to the kitchen below. Exuding a coffee shop-meets-bar vibe, there are booths aplenty to settle into. Burgers and sandwiches are on the menu, but meal-sized entrees, including fried chicken, rib eye steak and shrimp scampi, are also available. The half-pound roasted red...
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on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 10, 2004)
photo: Karl Klockars Easy to miss (save for the emerald-colored sign poking out over the street), this Loop location is shoehorned into a sub-level of the downtown district. It's less of a swinging cocktail joint than a Golden Nugget-style diner crammed into a low-ceilinged basement. High-backed wooden booths and thin aisles give Cardozo's an almost submarine-esque feel, as though you're...
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Looking for the real seat of Chicago political power? It's down the street from City Hall and about 10 feet underground. Carodozo's is the favorite basement hangout of Chicago's legal eagles, city commissioners and related professionals. But the unpretentious style makes it welcoming to anyone that wants to watch the game at the bar and gnaw on a burger that's as thick as the South-Side accent...
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