Chicago: Eataly

[huiray]

A brief description of the new Eataly due to open in November 2013, with the usual embedded links to the sources of the info.

http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2013/09/17/eight-restaurants-planned-for-eataly.php

[weinoo]

Expect chaos. But also, if you can shop off-hours, some good stuff to buy.

[HungryC]

I dunno, I was seriously underwhelmed by the NYC location. Not a wide range of brands available in the package goods. Boring to lame in the chocolate and sweets, ditto for several other categories.

[weinoo]

Sorry you were underwhelmed, but it has a great cheese/salumi counter, excellent meats and poultry, fine fresh pasta, truffles, and a fun selection of packaged goods, be they in boxes, bags, cans and jars.

[patrickamory]

Not to mention a killer butcher counter, huge selection of pastas, and Danicoop tomatoes. I'm a believer, despite the PITA aspects.

[huiray]

Not to mention a killer butcher counter, huge selection of pastas, and Danicoop tomatoes. I'm a believer, despite the PITA aspects.

Mind you, the local supermercado I sometimes go to (Guanajuato #3) has a meat counter around a hundred feet long or more, stuffed full of all sorts of meats at great prices (chicken drumsticks @ 69¢/lb on occasion, for example) which has always been mobbed on every occasion I've been there - i.e. the stuff "moves". ;-) Of course, the place wouldn't have foie gras or 60-day dry-aged ribeye or some such... but standard beef short ribs, meaty stuff, at a great price? Yes. Edited September 19, 2013 by huiray (log)

[huiray]

More updates about the Chicago Eataly. "Parking Included"!

http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2013/10/24/eatalys-full-service-restaurant-baffo.php