AXPONA anyone?

miafrancesca.com is the website for a privately owned chain of Italian restaurants in the area that are all very good.

Sounds good, thanks!

Ohlala,

Not sure where to start about unique Chicago restaurants. Got any parameters for me? So many unique great restaurants here.

Geographically you interested in something near AXPONA, or downtown or in another part of the city?

We have some unusual restaurants, but many are quite distant from AXPONA. A good Vietnamese restaurant that's not too far is Dung Gia in Des Plaines (http://dunggiarestaurant.com).
Kabul House is a good Afghan restaurant in Skokie (http://kabulhouse.com). I think that Xni-Pec is the only Yucatecan restaurant in the Midwest, but Brookfield is quite far away. Chowpatti is a vegetarian restaurant in Arlington Heights that I like (http://www.tpsiclients.com/chowpatti), but is farther than Dung Gia or Kabul House.

I'll be there! I'm flying in on Friday afternoon and leaving Sunday afternoon. Looking forward to great tunes, great gear, and great people!