Fast-food restaurants are typically chain establishments that offer inexpensive food quickly. Diners may be able to order and pick up their food from a drive-through window. There are plenty of fast-food options near the naval base, most of which are nationally known. Restaurants include Arby's (arbys.com), Burger King (bk.com), Taco Bell (tacobell.com) and two McDonald's (mcdonalds.com).
Casual dining restaurants offer a dining room, wait-staff service, and sometimes even a bar or lounge. Meals are inexpensive and menus feature appetizers, sandwiches, soups, salads, pasta and simple entrees. Some casual dining restaurants are national franchises, but Chicago features several that are unique to the area and specialize in local fare. Casual dining options in North Chicago include Honey Bays Country Kitchen, the Friendly Tavern, Big Ed's BBQ (bigedsllc.com) and Flanagan's (flanaganssportsbar.com).
Ethnic dining restaurants focus on the cuisine of a specific culture. Dining styles and costs vary. Ethnic cuisine options available near the naval base include Mexican, Italian, Asian and Indian. Chicago ethnic dining options include Hunan Sixth Happiness, Lola Adang's Kusina, Risotto's Italian Ristorante (risottosgurnee.com) in Gurnee and Taqueria Morelia (taqueriamorelia.com).
Elegant dining restaurants offer upscale environments, quality ingredients and unique preparation. For instance, ordering a basic dish such as lasagna from a casual dining restaurant in Chicago is the same as ordering it from the same chain establishment in another city. At an elegant restaurant, your lasagna is prepared from a recipe unique to the executive chef or owner's style. Elegant restaurants are locally owned and usually have only one location. Fine dining choices in North Chicago include the Grille on Laurel (thegrilleonlaurel.com) in Lake Forest and Steven's Steaks (stevensofgurnee.com) in Gurnee.
