{"id":17139,"date":"2017-06-07T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=17139"},"modified":"2017-06-07T09:00:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:00:12","slug":"als-char-house-review-lagrange-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=17139","title":{"rendered":"Als Char-House Review, LaGrange, IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Als<\/a>You might wonder how a conventional old-timey steak house could survive on a several block stretch of hipster\/millenial targeted restaurants. \u00a0But Al’s Char-House<\/a>, in downtown LaGrange, IL, not only survives, but thrives, by following the basic rules for success in the hospitality segment:<\/p>\n

1) quality food, 2) good value, 3) consistent service.<\/p>\n

For decades, I’ve had this bucket list of old-timey Chicago places I have wanted to get to – like Sinatra’s favorite Italian hangout, Capone’s secret HQ in the back of a suburban restaurant, a diner at the beginning of Route 66 — and so on.<\/p>\n

Al’s Char-House ended up on the list recently, someone’s suggestion, and while it’s an inconvenient jaunt for me, personally, I’m glad I made the trip, and you should give it your consideration.<\/p>\n

They’re ‘famous’ for all things steak and related, and have some monsters, including a 56 ouncer. If you’re ever asking “where’s the beef?” take comfort in knowing it’s in Al’s aging room.<\/p>\n

While others in the party ordered steaks, naturally I went for a burger, because that’s my job here. \u00a0Basic burgers, amply sized, are\u00a0char-grilled and topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onion. I added blue cheese, and the restaurant was extremely generous with it as a topping. It was cooked as ordered, and on a soft, but firm bakery bun that would have been capable of holding any toppings I desired.<\/p>\n

Natural cut fries were my side choice, and they were good +. \u00a0We started with their version of an onion ‘flower,’ and I’m pretty sure it’s the best version of that I’ve tried.<\/p>\n

Al’s entire menu, including beef, chicken, seafood, sandwiches, salads, \u00a0ribs and more is online, here’s a link to the beef offerings<\/a>. \u00a0They have a kid’s menu, and tots will enjoy the ‘cowboy theme.’ \u00a0Als Char-House caters, and has private function rooms, as well.<\/p>\n

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You might wonder how a conventional old-timey steak house could survive on a several block stretch of hipster\/millenial targeted restaurants. \u00a0But Al’s Char-House, in downtown LaGrange, IL, not only survives, but thrives, by following the basic rules for success in the hospitality segment: 1) quality food, 2) good value, 3) consistent service. For decades, I’ve… Continue reading Als Char-House Review, LaGrange, IL<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,16,30],"tags":[957],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17139"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17139\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}