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Local Restaurant Reviews
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A Commonsseur Review of La Pizza Via
So, my wife wanted to check out the new Magical Forest Bookstore in Fox River Grove. I was like, “Yeah, sure, I could do that,” since it happens to be right next to Needle Drop, the new record store. I figured I could swing in there to check out some records while she did her thing. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before she was back to drag me out, and I had to leave the five or six albums I wanted behind. We were kind of hungry, so my wife left to grab some sushi as my d

The Commonsseur
Sep 252 min read


Two New Drive-Thru Coffee Shops, Two Very Different Experiences
No cozy couches, soft lighting, or people tapping away on laptops here. Just delicious food and drinks bought through the drive thru from friendly, casually dressed workers. This is the set up at 7 Brew Coffee and Cary Out Coffee, two drive-thru only coffee shops opened this spring in Crystal Lake and Cary, respectively. New Cary Business vs. a National Chain Expanding to Crystal Lake 7Brew has been expanding in locations and flavors since they opened in Arizona in 2017. The

Holly Huffstutler
Jun 243 min read
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