The L & L Snack Shop has been on my short list of breakfast spots to try. All of the restaurants on this particular list have to be near the assisted living facility we go to every weekend in Des Plaines. The L & L is the last on this little list I’ve been accumulating and I found it by shaking the Urban Spoon iPhone app.
Greasy spoon food. Our favorite. A restaurant people seem to LOVE – or hate. This spot was right up our alley. Boy was it.
When we got there, closer to lunch than breakfast, all of the booths were full and about half of the counter stools. TW’s mom was with us so a counter stool was out, though if it had just been me and TW we’d have grabbed those stools and been happyyyyy.
So, we stood outside and waited for a free booth. One emptied but it was a tiny booth for two, jammed right up against the counter stools with no way to get a wheel chair in, so we waited some more. Finally a party of three left the booth right inside the door – a two seater with extra room for a chair.
We knew what we wanted since TW and her mom had read the menu while we waited. I knew what I wanted from watching everyone order and eat.
While we waited for our food (and discussed the waitress in detail – fascinating woman, errr. Heh) I pursed the reviews and was reminded of the chef’s love of ham. “You’re going to get ham whether you ordered it or NOT.” Damn, none of us ordered ham and I was thinking we totally should have.
It didn’t matter, the reviews were right. We all got ham – even TW’s mom who ordered eggs, wheatcakes and sausage got a chunk of ham. Even TW who ordered an amazing looking egg n cheese sandwich with hashbrowns and a side of corned beef hash got a chunk of ham. And yes, I who ordered no meat at all with my french toast got a hunk of ham.
The ham… fabulous.
In fact all of the food was fabulous. The corned beef hash… freaking amazingly good.
You know, it’s still weird to hear you talk about meat and say it’s good. lol
awesome stuff, cheers man