The menu items weren’t always 100 percent Irish, but ChicagoScope definitely enjoyed our recent visit to Lake Villa’s Blackthorn Grille. I especially enjoyed the Reuben egg roll, shown above. Leah Zeldes wasn't sure she'd go for this creation, but she sure warmed to it.

"The Reuben egg rolls turn out to be burrito-sized, two to an order," Leah writes in her published review. "The crisply fried wrappers contain corned beef, caraway-seasoned sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, with a drizzle of thousand-island dressing. I'm a convert."

I'd go back to the Blackthorn just for those egg rolls!   

I also have to thank Leah and Dick for valiantly tolerating my junior high school reaction to the Blackthorn Grille's signature "Celtic knots," which are hard, twisted bread rolls, tossed in garlicky oil.

I thought the Celtic knot I selected looked amusingly like a certain part of the male anatomy -- and I wondered whether the things got bigger when you buttered them. Or if one of these rolls could have a meaningful relationship with a pita bread.

Read Leah's complete review.

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