I mean, if you're looking for some incredibly unique, delicious, and beautifully done charcuterie…read moreboards, Chewcuterie is your place to go! I ordered these boards for 2 events that I was throwing. Rosanna, the owner and maker, was such a pleasure to work with. She was organized with all the information I provided, responsive, genuine, and just overall a kind person! I'm definitely gonna get more boards from her for other holidays or events I have coming up. She also delivers right to you and has many charcuterie options, like jarcuterie for example. The actual charcuterie was phenomenal. Candied walnuts, prosciutto, halved dates, spiraled salami, pitted cherries, cheeses galore - the meat & cheese board was robust to say the least. The sweet board was sweet tooth heaven. Brownies, chocolate covered everything, Rice Krispies, various cookies, and more. Needless to say, the charcuterie boards were a HIT at my event. Seriously using any excuse just to come here and get more boards. Support women owned & local and order some bomb charcuterie from here!

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to try one of the delicious boards recently and the…read morequality did not disappoint. The board was arranged beautifully from every angle with a mix of cheeses, crackers, meats, chocolate, cookies, olives, and fruits. I really like the effort that was put into including a variety of meat arrangements, cheese shapes, colors, flowers, and other components that made this a stunning work of art to look at. Fortunately, the board tasted just as good as it looks! I found that overall the flavors were a bit more muted, so that you can graze on this over time without feeling fatigue by being bombarded with strong flavors. I feel this may also be to ensure that the components are attractive to a wide audience. Overall, this definitely is worth buying if you're looking to entertain or hold a special event.

We always shop our holiday dinners at the Mt. Prospect location. We order ahead to avoid the long…read morewaiting lines. Polish sausage, pierogis are very tasty, hunter stew and many many more items. Great staff. Keep up the great work.

The deli products are fresh and tasty. Good assortment of hams, variety of kielbasa types, pork…read moreloin, etc.

We love Thuringer's we are there every week. Always pleased…read morewith the product. The tuna salad is good. Never been disappointed. John does a fantastic job.

Seems like a good place but it seems to be pretty busy. I think we waited about 15 minutes to be…read morehelped, though perhaps it's because it was Memorial Day weekend. The prices were reasonable. I picked up some potato pancakes from their cooler/freezer section, so I'm looking forward to trying those and seeing if the kiddo likes them. There's a private parking lot in the plaza.

My workweek is a blur. Between meetings and school drop-offs, our family dinners are a team effort…read moreand usually something quick: air fried chicken, a salad, and fruit. Swap in a different protein each day and you get the gist. Simple, functional, done. But weekends? Weekends are for flavor. That is when I pull out a Japanese cookbook from Mitsuwa or cue up one of those beautifully shot YouTube recipe videos I have saved. The kids rally around, ready to help and ready to veto anything green I might try to sneak in. We read the recipe, make a list, and head to the Saturday farmers market. Open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, May 10 through October 11, the Arlington Heights Farmers Market is where all my plans unravel in the best possible way. Baby eggplants too cute to leave behind. Crisp pickling cucumbers. Potatoes still dusted with dirt. Peaches so fragrant they announce themselves from a stand away. Sour cherries with a perfect bite. Heirloom tomatoes I did not know existed but now dream about. Basil that perfumes the car ride home. Cherry preserves with no sugar. Lavender honey from bourbon barrels. And I have not even mentioned the cheese. The shopping list goes out the window. Imagination takes the wheel. Dinner becomes an adventure and a memory. If you love food, cooking, or just need a little inspiration, this place speaks your language. The language of romance, but with vegetables.

I've been attending the AH Farmers Market for several years and I am very happy that they seem to…read morehave expanded the amount of vendors! (Palatine used to be a bigger draw for me due to the variety and choices, but AH has caught up!) I particularly love the baguettes from St. Roger's Abbey. The nun selling the bread is a fluent French speaker and I've overheard several French-only conversations with customers. My French is quite pathetic so I just say, "Bonjour!' and "Oui!" This is also a great place to get your fresh produce, cheese, and coffee needs filled. It is conveniently located next to the Memorial Library, so you can check out some books and then get some produce, bread, and coffee. The AH Farmer's Market is a nice way to kick off the weekend in my opinion.

I've often passed Heinen's Grocery Store in Barrington and finally stopped in to explore. The…read moreinside is very spacious with all the grocery departments you can ask for: Produce, Bakery, Deli, Butcher, Alcohol (great wine selection), Frozen, and more! The inside was very clean and well organized. I stopped in with the intent to look for a quick lunch. It was great to find out that do weekday deals (Mon-Thurs) on ready to eat items like salad bar, sandwiches, soup, sushi. I also loved that they had easy meals to purchase and cook at home as well as a large selection of Sweet Ali's Baked Goods. I ended up getting their soup and fresh baked focaccia to take home. It travelled well and was delicious to enjoy! While I wouldn't do all my grocery shopping here, they have quite a few gems here to enjoy!

Dropped into Heinen's to grab a quick & healthy lunch. Staff at the salad and sushi bars were…read morehelpful. Salads, bakery and produce are close together to pick out items and always fresh. Helpful to have beverages near checkout. It did not disappoint. Thank you!!

Tucked in a back corner off of the food court, there's a great little chocolate shop. For its…read morelimited space, this Royce dealer has a lot to offer. I've looked at it plenty of times previously, but finally decided to buy something, I was really craving sweets. They have quite a variety of chocolates- cookies, bars, matcha, nuts, chips and more. We purchased the chocolate covered potato chips and a milk chocolate bar. Both were delicious. The chips were not too salty but still crispy. I was impressed. The chocolate is so silky smooth and not overly sweet like most milk chocolate bars in the world US. The employee was super nice and apologized like five times for the wait, even though I didn't think it was too long. The customer ahead of us was purchasing quite a lot for gifts so I think he thought he was taking too long to assist her. Either way, great experience overall. I'm tempted to set a reminder to myself for next year to buy the advent calendar!

Loveeeee this cute little chocolate shop located inside Mitsuwa Marketplace!…read more First off I want to say the staff here is incredible. Lindsey was beyond personable, helpful, and friendly. She was great at explaining their chocolate. Their chocolate here is superb. It's so different, unique, and quality. The chocolate chip potato chips are absolutely delicious. What differentiates them is their international chocolate that you cannot find anywhere else! Their truffles fell apart in my mouth - incredibly delicious. Everything is fairly priced for the quality, too. I will 100% come back here again. This is the perfect spot to get some chocolate for an anniversary, birthday, or any special occasion for somebody else. Love Royce!

Recently checked out Meat Moot for lunch and was so pleasantly surprised! The restaurant was clean…read moreand nicely decorated. We were given a table but informed we would need to order at the counter. The person working the counter was incredibly hospitable, and helped my sister and I to better understand portions as we deliberated whether or not to share. I am so glad we did because the portions are huge and come with a plethora of sides! We did the brisket lunch special, which came with a variety of dipping sauces. However it was so perfectly seasoned and tender that it was perfect to eat as it was. Sides included roasted potatoes, mashed potatoes, tomato salad, lettuce salad, coleslaw, rice, and giardiniera. Again-- so happy we chose to share! We will definitely be back.

Excellent smoked meats! We went in for the lunch special and that was actually the perfect amount…read more During the weekdays they have a lunch special of with two options: either half pound of brisket or half pound of their lamb shank. We actually got both to share and they were both fantastic! The lamb was so tender and fell CLEAN off the bone. That's exactly what you want with a smoked meat. And the brisket was fork tender and seasoned very well. What is cool about this place is that you can see the meats being artfully smoked right in front of you with what looks like a mini flame thrower lol. You can even pick how you want your meats to be seasoned as they have several choices. I was actually a little hesitant to try the house seasoning as I was afraid it would be too overpowering but glad I was wrong. It added depth to the meat without masking the quality of it. And then there was a mini sauce parade that accompanies every order. You get the pleasure of trying all of their sauces (I think there were 7 total) and some of the sides that definitely stood out to me were the roasted potatoes and their house made coleslaw. Such a friendly staff too! The cook even came out to our table and made sure that everything was ok. Excellent place. Will definitely be stopping by again!

I went here for a late lunch before my flight home and they were not very busy at the time. I…read moredecided to try the wings, fries and jalapeño poppers and everything was amazing. The building is easy to access and walkable in the downtown area. The staff was really friendly and helped explain I could use their sauce bar or have the wings sauced I decided to try the sauce bar so I could try different flavors and seasoning. I tried the lemon pepper dry rub and the garlic parm sauce both were really flavorful. The real star of the show is the extremely crispy and juicy wings the skin was some of the crispiest and crunchy wings I've ever had in Chicago and with no breading it was amazing. The wings also were nicely flavored by them self without any sauce. If you like crispy wings you have to try this place !! The place is very clean and charming with a friendly staff I'll make sure to stop in next time I'm in the area

We stepped into a bright and colorful space that looked like a candy store or soda fountain for…read moregrownups. That's pretty much what it is, except they also have chicken. And escape rooms. It's a fun atmosphere, and everyone we talked to was very friendly and helpful. Our group ordered chicken wings, tenders, cheese curds, fries, and sweet potato tots. Everything was above average, except the fries. They fell short. Prices aren't bad, and it's easy to see why they're swamped with kids once school lets out each day. We'll have to return for a meal and escape room experience one day.

These pastries/candies are so good. The green one has pistachios and the nougat was light and not…read moreoverly sweet. The crushed nut ones are nutty and flavorful, but not overly oily like what you'd expect with western peanut butter. And the red candies were chewy and lightly sweet and sour. The texture is just right, not too hard or soft, and leaves a clean after taste. I can't rave enough about this candy store. I loved everything I've tried so far. Loved how it is rich in variety and depth of labor, the texture is just right and not overly sweet or greasy. I ordered some pastry for a party and every guest loved them!

I didn't have a chance to take pictures of the goodies I got since I absolutely devoured them…read morestraight away. I had never really had turkish delights before but man are they truly delightful. I originally went in for the dubai chocolate which was good but the true star of the show are their delights. They have an endless amount of flavors and so far all the ones I've tried are fabulous. I'm tempted to go in and try a piece of each flavor. Alasoufi deserves all the hype; they're a great place for a sweet treat that doesn't leave you feeling bad about yourself.

I want to give a shout out to Andrea and Chris (I wish I had last names!)…read more You know what it's like when life gets so stressful that you are struggling to find a reason to make it through the day, and then you discover a sweet treat in the international candy aisle of your local Tony's that is like nothing else you've ever eaten, and it becomes your nightly reward for making it through another day? No? Just me? Well, then humor me. I found that treat (and I'm not identifying it because I don't want my store to run out!!) and I stopped in my Tony's Monday morning to get my week's worth, and despite the fact that I hadn't seen the supply dwindle at all in the months I've been eating these treats (so I just assumed I was the only one who bought them,) AND they had literally boxes full of product every time I came to Tony's, my heart SUNK when I saw the empty shelf. Sometimes when life rains, it pours, and life has been pouring on me, and seeing that one of the few things I had to look forward to was gone, broke the camel's back. I headed toward customer service, and saw a woman standing in front of customer service (she may have been supervising the self checkout) and I approached her on the verge of tears and explained that they were out of the only thing that brought me joy, and she said "well then, we will find it." That was Angela. Thank you, Angela!!! Truly, an angel! I was expecting judgment, not kindness. I was hoping they had just moved the candy to a different display or something but Angela looked into it and they were completely out (and when I'd been in less than a week earlier, there was still a LOT of product that was about a year away from expiration, so I guess I'm NOT the only one who finds this item irresistible!) So Angela recruited a very kind gentleman named Chris who got my information, placed an order with the vendor, and barely 24 hours later I got a text from Chris that the product was at the store waiting for me. My experience with "customer service" on a whole lately has been that no one seems to care anymore. Or that people do the absolute minimum that they can get away with. I cannot remember the last time I had a company truly care if I was happy with my shopping experience. Angela could have just told me to "go look for the product at other Tony's stores" or online ... but instead she made sure the item would be available at my preferred store. Chris could have just told me "they'll be in some time next week, come in and look" .... but instead, he texted me to let me know when they arrived, and because I couldn't make it into the store that day, he made sure to set side the quantity I need. Again, these are all such small things in the grand scheme of life, but Joy and kindness are so important and so hard to come by these days. Because of the kindness of Andrea and Chris, I'm able to find little bits of joy at the end of the day, as I work my way through this difficult chapter in my life.

I have to give the deli 10 stars. My mother-in-law passed away last month, and I needed two deli…read moretrays the same day (large extended Italian family stopping in and out the whole weekend leading up to the funeral.) They were able to create them. I would never usually ask for special treatment or a short order, and when I did, they delivered. I cannot thank them enough for easing the burden on such a hard weekend. I have shopped there since the Prospect Heights store opened. I love the selection, the workers, and the deals. A good store run by good people.