The Bad Apple – Chicago, Illinois

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OUR BURGERS ARE CRAFTED FROM HORMONE FREE ALL NATURAL BEEF BY FAMED BUTCHER PAT LA FRIEDA. Babbo, Minetta Tavern, Shake Shack. What do they have in common? LaFrieda Meats. It’s hard to eat meat at any decent New York City restaurant where the meat hasn’t been supplied by Pat LaFrieda. Join Pat behind the scenes [...]

Fresh Pour A Beer and Burger Smack-down February 17, 2010 Went to The Bad Apple in Chicago last night. The Bad Apple is justly known for excellent burgers; they are the first in Chicago to use Pat LaFrieda’s ground beef, he’s the New York butcher who custom-grinds meat for Shake Shack and Minetta Tavern in [...]

by Phil Vettel, Tribune critic Canada has given us so many things — Smarties, Trivial Pursuit, Jack Bauer — but one of its best-known culinary innovations remains largely unknown in Chicago. That would be poutine, a debatable delicacy that first appeared in Quebec in the 1950s. The dish consists of french fries, topped with cheese [...]

The Bad Apple takes down The Best Burger in Chicago We Won We Won. The Bad Apple takes down The Best Burger in Chicago. http://chicago.metromix.com/restaurants/best-of-award/burger/1702664/content First off, we would like to thank everyone that took time out of their busy days to put us at the top. Secondly, I would like to thank my great [...]