Illinois eatery's meals challenge the hungriest guests

Nobody finishes the skillet meals at Johnny's Kitchen & Tap in Glenview, Ill., even a restaurant reviewer who makes his living evaluating giant meals. Despite his rave for the restaurant's Chicken al Forno -- half a wood-roasted chicken and a pound and a half of penne pasta, cooked with tomatoes, vegetables, marinara sauce and cheese -- reviewer Irv Leavitt took home enough food to serve leftovers for three.

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This story published in National Restaurant Association SmartBrief on 11/05/2009





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