I Wanna Go To Chicago.....

[cjs]

Smoked Alligator



At Chicago's Frontier, chef Brian Jupiter serves smoked alligator ribs with blackberry BBQ sauce on the daily menu. If that's not enough excitement, a group of eight or more diners can pre-order a whole gator, which is stuffed with grilled chicken breasts before serving. Check out our Bizarre Bites video for more on this eye-catching dish.
1072 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago; 773-772-4322

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[scotty71]

I had gator at gator Joes a couple of years back. Folks say it tasteas like chicken. (( DEFINITELY AN INSULT TO THE SIMPLES CHICKEN MEAL ) The swampers use soo much hot sauce that they cant tell how lousy a gator tasted SORRY its just a novelty as I see it.

[cjs]

Not a novelty to me!! But, first - welcome to the forum, Scotty71!! Good to see a new face around here. Hope you will continue to contribute good and bad reviews.

I had 'gator this past winter 2 or 3 times during a trip thru the south and loved every dish I had. I even made a gator pizza while on the road that we liked very much. AND, I brought home 2 1/2 lbs. of frozen gator to play with. Which I need to get busy and do.

Too bad the flavor was diminished by the hot sauce for you - that happens a lot.

[Mare749]

Welcome Scotty71. Too bad you didn't like the gator. I haven't tried it yet...

My favorite aunt lives near there, Jean. I just might get to try that when we visit.

[pjcooks]

That's interesting. Good to remember. As it happens, son#2 is moving out there tomorrow, well, Mt Prospect, an hour away. A trip is in my future!

PJ

The one in the Robin pjs~

[cjs]

Both of you - remember doggie bags and I'll meet you at your house!!

[scotty71]

I don't use hot sauce cept on my scrambled eggs but I think gator is a meat filled with grizzle- Lots of folks like it. I guess its my problem lol

[Gourmet_Mom]

I have only had tail meat fried in tempura batter, but we LOVED it! We were sad when it was all gone. Sorry you had a bad experience, Scotty71. But welcome to the forum! I hope you'll stick around!

Jean, that picture is hysterical!

[scotty71]

Tempura batter sounds great-- 15 years back, I ran with an airboat bunch near the saint johns river and the lone cabbage fish camp served fried gator tail nuggets but never with anything to add interesting flavor. Now I have to try it again. Maybe gator tail teriyaki over steamed rice hmmmm

[BarbaraS]

If you go to Chicago, you HAVE to get a Portillos Beef Sammich!!

Okay, SS from 2010, please speak up!

Barbara