December- Leadbelly

Cheers to the end of our year long adventure!

Yesterday Brian and I wrapped up our year long project of a new restaurant a month. We met my sister and her boyfriend in Chicago and we went to a hamburger place called Leadbelly. Leadbelly's is named after a blues singer named Lead Belly. All of the sandwiches are named after his songs, and the entire restaurant is rock and blues themed. The restaurant is decorated with posters of famous musicians, and the big screen TV doesn't play sports (YEAH!), it plays old concerts.

Brian and I both agreed that as far as our year long project goes, we saved the best for last. The restaurant is small, and you order at the counter and they bring the food to you. I ordered The Gallows Pole, which is a burger with caramelized onions, mushrooms, smashed taters, Swiss cheese, and Bearnaise sauce (whatever that is). Brian ordered Black Betty which is a burger with smoked bacon, bleu cheese, onion straws, and buffalo sauce. We split an order of bleu cheese fries which were covered in bleu cheese and buffalo sauce. Both of our sandwiches were very flavorful. The bun was nice and soft, the burger meat was super fresh and flavorful. The size was just right. It filled me up without pushing me over the deep end. The buffalo sauce was a little spicy, but I usually can't handle spice, and I still thought they were good. You know it is a sign of good food when everybody at the table ordered a burger and fries, and not one person reached for the ketchup and mustard bottles that were on the table. Oh I almost forgot, each meal comes with a tasty cookie.

The Gallow Pole and Bleu Cheese Fries

For beverages they have coke products, but they also have wine, craft beers, milk shakes, and spiked milkshakes. Brian and I got...you got it. Coke. At first I was annoyed that a can of Coke cost $1.95, but then when I went up to buy two more cans for Brian and I, they gave them to us for free, so you do get free refills if you ask (unless the girl was just being extra nice to us).

Black Betty

I know we will go back to Leadbelly's this summer. In fact when we were sitting there Brian and Marcus were discussing what they will be getting next time. We drove through a snow storm to get there and I will still say it's worth it :) I highly recommend Leadbelly's to anybody looking for what Brian called, “The best burger I ever ate.”

And with that our year long project comes to a close. Brian and I had a lot of fun experiencing different things each month. Happy New Year, and we will see you again next year with perhaps a new blog idea :)

Food: 5 STARS
Price: Offer to Pay