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Roast Beef Debris Poor Boy Sandwich made with thinly sliced Fischer Farms roast beef in its own gravy, on homemade French bread with mayonnaise, Mighty Vine tomato, shredded cabbage and butter pickles . . . . . #bigjones #poorboy #roastbeefsandwich #fischerfarms #roastbeef #edgewaterchicago #frenchbread #bigjoneschicago #chicagocomfortfood #bestfriedchicken #freshcutfries #curbsidedining #madeinchicago #eaterchicago #chicagofood #chicagomalayalee #chicagosbest #chicagostreetfood #curbsidepickup #chicagoeats #yelpchicago #chicagofoodies #chicagobucketlist #strangefoodschicago #chicagofoodie #checkpleasepics #chifood #tommytheswamy #americanmalayalee #chicagofoodauthority (at Big Jones) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMkUk0PloF5/?igshid=e9lzaie18ext

Shrimp & Grits made with Key West Pink Shrimp simmered in tasso ham gravy, with creamy heirloom cheese grits and scallions #bigjoneschicago . . . . . #bigjones #southernfood #shrimpandgrits #shrimpngrits #southernhospitality #chicagomalayalee #chicagofoodauthority #noleftovers #chicagogrammers #chicago #strangefoodschicago #yelpchicago #chicagofoodies #chicagobucketlist #TommytheSwamy #multiplesclerosisfighter #americanmalayalee #malayaleeyoutuber #brownanddown #malayali #chicagosbest #alwayshungrychi #bestfood #chicagoeats #checkpleasepics #fabfoodchicago #chicagocraves #chicagofood @bigjoneschicago Big Jones 5347 N Clark St, Chicago www.bigjoneschicago.com (at Big Jones) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UbTjrBpZz/?igshid=1mx8aooxp8oc5

When ordering chicken and biscuit(s), I expect to get great chicken and great biscuits. In this dish, the great part was the collard greens and gravy. The chicken was flavorful and moderately juicy but the skin was not very crispy. This was served less than 5 minutes after ordering, so I suspect it wasn’t just-cooked. When I asked the waiter, he said they had some $15,000 equipment that kept fried chicken “fresh”, but I think that just having fresh chicken would have been a better option. The biscuit was very “robust” - it was very dense and the exterior was kind of hard, such that it required a knife to cut. Taste was good, but I expect biscuits to be more flaky and less what a cowboy would carry. The gravy and collard greens were both excellent - the gravy was super-rich and a great thickness and the collard greens were exploding with flavor. Nothing about this meal was offensively bad, but I expect a southern restaurant that’s considered reputable to be able to better deliver on fried chicken and biscuits. 

Shrimp + @ansonmills grits + mushroom and Tasso gravy + Worcestershire sauce + scallions. This shrimp and grits dish from @bigjoneschicago reminded me so much of my time in the Lowcountry, and how grateful I am for all the memories I made and great people I met down there. #memories #food #foodie #bigjones #andersonville #lowcountry #shrimpandgrits #chieats #eatchi #thegoodstuff #southerncooking #southernfood #instalike #instagood #photooftheday #igfood #latergram (at Big Jones)