We have been mourning the loss of Fredhot’s & Fries for quite some time… and when we saw the signs saying a new restaurant was going to open in that spot, we weren’t super enthusiastic. We miss our fredhots. When the signs got an update telling us that an Armenian grill was opening there, we got a little more interested. An Armenian grill? What’s that? And will people go to such a thing in whitebread Glenview? Hmmm.
The Siunik Armenian Grill has been open now for a few weeks and we’ve all peered inside and quietly wondered about it as we drove by. But nobody ever really said – let’s stop there.
Today, was TW’s mom’s 75th birthday. We went to Elly’s circus performance and planned to go out for birthday dinner – but where were we going to go for birthday dinner. The choices were uninspiring (to me) because nobody really offered up any ideas. The only suggestion was Booby’s (from Elly) and while we all do like Booby’s… I just wasn’t in to it. That’s a long drive from Evanston on a school night after one of the longest, most stressful weekends in a long time – when some of us are sick (or flaring… yea, you know who I’m talking about…)
So I quietly suggested we try the Armenian grill. TW was game but we weren’t sure they’d be open for dinner on a Sunday night in whitebread Glenview. I called and checked the hours – bingo, they were going to be open.
So we stopped.
As everyone on Yelp has already said, the owner is super nice and helpful. The other folks on staff were equally nice and helpful. They kept offering us more food, though our table was covered with food. Elly ate pretty much every bite of her steak wrap. RJ did eat every bite of her veggie plate. None of the rest of us could completely finish our plates, though TW’s mom ate the rest of Prine J’s eggplant because there’s one thing we don’t get a lot of here – eggplant (we don’t allow eggplant in the house – long story.)
The food was excellent. I think we might all have our favorites. Prince J really liked the buckwheat pilaf but didn’t love the eggplant. Everyone who ordered the steak raved about it. RJ enjoyed whatever sauce Prince J got (it wasn’t the spicy… it was something else) and dipped her bread in it until it was gone. I really liked the onion sumac and the hummus was excellent as was the cabbage salad.
(Oh, if you’re wondering – the prices are excellent. Steak wrap is $6.90, steak plate is 8.90 (the most expensive items on the menu, by the way.)
We’re still mourning the loss of Fredhots but Siunik is fabulous – we’ll be back.