- People who have improved our day today: Caitlin-sp
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Some days after work it’s fun to explore a new area. We picked the Chicago Ave near Ukie Village/Noble Square part of town… in fact, I am not too sure which part of town this truly is. I believe it’s called West Town! Because Bryce would be traveling home this Friday, we decided to go for a fancy restaurant on a Thursday instead. Somehow SushiFriday could not be celebrated too early so we walked nearly the whole length of Chicago Avenue looking for the most unique dining venue. We already tried Beatnik, and there was a smattering of mexican, thai and pizza places. We found the perfect solution for unique eats at the newly opened Funkenhausen! German hospitality with southern comfort and it more than lives up to this monniker. The lead chef draws his inspiration from a research & development trip (more on this later) to Argentina and in general prepares “a mishmash of where I grew up and what my family fed me.”
We shared a pretzel appetizer, shown above, followed by a delicious sunchoke salad “The Other Artichoke” on the menu. It’s delicious, and I had no idea what sunflower root tastes like — amazing! Especially when paired with sunflower sprouts and grapes and smoked trout on the side. Y-U-M!
After trying the sweet potato and mushrooms with dried apples and walnuts and pistou, and washing it down with a kellerbier (sorry oktoberfest bier.. it wasn’t quite our thing) we had little room left for dessert.
There is a lot more to explore in this part of town and although the road seems under chronic construction there are some hidden gems: Hoosier mama pies? Anyone?