I wasn't sure I'd like this place, but with a name like "Big Buns & Pita," how could it not have at least some redeeming qualities? (Makes you wonder if their first choice for a name was "Fat Ass & Bread" but Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc. had a prior claim on the tradename.)

Well, it turns out that the food was pretty spectacular and we had a really swell time.

By the way, the Spanish-dubbed movie showing on the TV while we were in Big Buns & Pita was "Red Sun," starring Charles Bronson, Toshiro Mifune and Alain Delon. The film isn't nearly as bad as some reviews on IMDb might suggest.

OTHER ASSESSMENTS

1. LTHForum.com
2. Chowhound.com
3. Yelp.com
4. Read about Jedi mind tricks of the restaurant industry -- and then scroll to see a nice comment about Big Buns & Pita.

Big Buns & Pita
6649 N. Clark St.
773-262-2000

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