In a foodie diverse
city like Chicago, even in the airport you can have a good food experience.
My favorite food spot
in O’Hare is Tortas Frontera.
If you have a
departing flight or a stopover in O’Hare, terminals 1 (B11) or 3 (K4) or 5
(M12), you have to try it. It’s a must try.
The sandwiches are
made with fresh ingredients from local farms and they are delicious. My
favorite one is the Smoky Garlic Shrimp.
The price is average
for an airport, $10 each.
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| Tortas Frontera O'Hare |
In Heathrow, the
airport where I normally spend lots of time between connections, my favorite
place to eat is located in terminal 5, Itsu.
It’s an Asian chain
that sells fresh sushi (in the evenings they sell all the leftovers with a
discount) and soups.
It’s expensive but the
best option if you are like me and want to avoid greasy British food.
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| Itsu Instragram |
Another airport where
I don’t mind to wait for a long time is Madrid. It’s easy to find good and
cheap food.
The worse experience I
ever had in an airport was in Vietnam. We planned to have lunch in the airport
and… The airport was… C-L-O-S-E-D!
When they opened it
for us, we found out that all the food was full of bugs or expired… Or both!
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I love this post! Real pro tips :) And as much as I've flown from O Hare, I've never tried tortas frontera.. But I have my chance this Thu!! :)
ReplyDeleteCeci, how is that possible?! You have to try it!
ReplyDeleteThey are all delicious but my fav is the shrimp one. Rui loves the cochinita pibil!
And they only use fresh ingredients from local farms, check this:
"An airport restaurant listing the local farms where its meat comes from? Unheard of...Bayless has outdone himself."
–Time Out Chicago
Where our food comes from...
Miller (ORLAND, IN) all natural, antibiotic-free chicken
Berkridge (SIOUX CENTER, IA) Berkshire, all natural, antibiotic-free pork
Ruprecht Co. (MUNDELEIN, IL) Meyer naturally-raised black angus beef
ATK Foods (CHICAGO, IL) all natural pork chorizo & chipotle chicken breast
Nueske's (WITTENBERG, WI) applewood smoked bacon
Labriola Baking (ALSIP, IL) fresh-baked bolillo & telera breads
El Milagro (CHICAGO, IL) stone-ground corn tortillas
V&V Supremo (CHICAGO, IL) Chihuahua cheese, queso fresco & aged queso Cotija
Rishi Tea (MILWAUKEE, WI) organic iced tea
American Spoon Foods (PETOSKEY, MI) jams & fruit preserves
Klug Farms (ST. JOSEPH, MI) fresh fruit
Kalona Organics (KALONA, IA) sour cream, eggs
Intelligentsia Coffee (CHICAGO, IL) Frontera blend coffee
Milk & Honey (CHICAGO, IL) Frontera granola
Goose Island Beer Co. (CHICAGO, IL) Marisol & Matilda beers
Seedling Orchard (SOUTH HAVEN, MI) seasonal fruits"
I haven't tried it either, but today we will have a chance to do it! Terminal 5
ReplyDeleteActually my favorite is the Pepito. I really think it is the best of them all and I have tried all, if you like your food a bit hot.
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