So it turns out that everyone on this forum goes to the same places . . . Here are my go to spots - my cut off is averaging 2x a year over a two year look back - so off are some places that I love but don't get to that often (e.g. Vito and Nick's, Tank) - but many of these are places that we go to at least once a quarter, and others even more than that (Red Hot Western is probably 2x a month). Fun exercise to think through this, and disappointing to think about places that no longer are around (I went a few years where I was at Nuevo at least once a week).
Hot Dogs: Red Hot Ranch Western Ave.
Take Out Fried Chicken: Harold's 53rd
Loop Lunch Hot Fried Chicken: Budlong
Kids Running Around in a Backyard Fried Chicken: Honey Butter (Summer only)
Fast Food Fried Chicken: Popeye's
Pizza: Piece
Italian Beef: Al's
Italian Subs: Bari
Regular Bar Food: Floyd's
Gastro-y Bar Food: Loyalist
Yuppie Mex: Big Star
Goat Mex: Zaragoza
Seafood Mex: Islas Marias Grand Ave.
Asada Mex: Pasadita
Missing Nuevo Mex: Canton Regio
Bayless Mex: Xoco
Loop Med: Oasis
Italian with Kids: Club Lucky; Tufano's
Italian with the Adults: Osteria Langhe
Friends Steak: Boeufhaus
Work Steak: Bavette's
Working Late Steak: Rosebud Prime
Kids Steak: Erie Cafe
Kids Japanese: Mita
Adult Japanese: Momotaro
Ramen: Wasabi
Sushi: Sushi Dokku
Thai: ATK
Dim Sum: Cai (last time I tried to go it was closed, however)
Sichuan: Lao Sze Chuan
Greektown Greek: Athena
To-Go Greek: Dox
Kids Ribs: Green St. Meats
Adult To-Go Ribs: Lem's
Korean: San Soo Gap San
Take-Out Korean: En Hakkore (original)
Indian: Cumin
Macanese: Fat Rice
Driving to Michigan Fried Fish: Calumet
Out Late Fried FIsh: Goose Island
Kids Burgers: Small Cheval
Late Night Burgers: Au Cheval