Toons Bar & Grill

<b>Toons Bar &amp; Grill</b><br> <b>Chili, $5/$6.50</b><br> <br> At first glance, it appears to be your standard Sunday chili: viscous brown stew pockmarked with kidney beans, ground meat, with melted cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Three chilies &#8212; bell pepper, jalapeno and poblano &#8212; are used. But when you taste it, what's most noticeable is Toons' preference of Italian sausage over beef (and a lot of it). A splash of beer, too, seems to smooth out the chili's edges here, compared to so many renditions elsewhere favoring a gut-punch of assertive spicing. The tortilla chips on the side are fried in house, bless them. <i>3857 N. Southport Ave., 773-935-1919</i>
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( E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune / February 20, 2013 )

Toons Bar & Grill
Chili, $5/$6.50

At first glance, it appears to be your standard Sunday chili: viscous brown stew pockmarked with kidney beans, ground meat, with melted cheese and a dollop of sour cream. Three chilies — bell pepper, jalapeno and poblano — are used. But when you taste it, what's most noticeable is Toons' preference of Italian sausage over beef (and a lot of it). A splash of beer, too, seems to smooth out the chili's edges here, compared to so many renditions elsewhere favoring a gut-punch of assertive spicing. The tortilla chips on the side are fried in house, bless them. 3857 N. Southport Ave., 773-935-1919

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