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I just have to write about Nickobee’s Restaurant & Lounge in Chicago Ridge as I just finished leftover Shrimp DeJonghe and it was even better than when it was first served.  I also have a couple of stories about the restaurant we rarely go to even though it’s always good.  And there’s a reason we should dine there more often.

One summer day about 11 years ago I was on a date and we met up with a group of my friends to listen to a local band in the beer garden, or patio, although it was called Patsby’s at the time.  I had noticed a guy that I was introduced to not too long before and upon first introduction I had no interest in him whatsoever.  However, we kept ending up in group situations and he started growing on me.

He was sitting with a different group of people and I hadn’t expected him to be there.  For some reason I made it a point to pass him by, touch his shoulder (I never touch men) and say hello on the way to the washroom.  There was a spark.

I return to the table with my date and crazy friends and we had a great time.  My future husband made an effort to come to our table and say hi (he’s a social butterfly).  My friends didn’t know him.  He left before we did and he was on the parking lot side of the wrought iron fence and was grabbing it and jumping up and down like a monkey in the zoo.  My friend’s husband made a derogatory statement about him (after he left) and I jumped to his defense so vehemently that everyone looked at me funny, including my date.  Watching him acting like a monkey I thought to myself, “I’m going to ask that guy out.”  And I did later that week.  We got married 3 years later.

So we should eat there every Sweetest Day and/or Valentine’s Day, but we never have.  And I don’t know why.  The first time we actually ate at Nickobee’s was when it was located at 103rd & Harlem.  We used a coupon from an Entertainment Book.

And for some reason, that’s the only reason we usually go there.  However, the first time we went with our current coupon, my husband ordered one of the daily specials and we couldn’t use the coupon.  So we went back the other day and he places an order and once again, it was a daily special.  So that darn coupon is going to keep bringing us back and he’ll probably keep ordering a daily special.

No problem, we’ve had great food and service every time.  I’m not sure why it doesn’t come up every time we want to dine out since there’s really not a lot of restaurants close to our Oak Lawn home (the usuals are Prime Time, Oak Lawn Restaurant and TGI Friday’s).

Nicobee’s Restaurant and Lounge is located at 10301 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL  60451  - Phone number is 708-423-7500.  The beer garden (or patio) is now open.  Prices are moderate to high for the area and the daily specials are a pretty good deal.

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