Anyone familiar with this place?
The greasy spoon-looking place on Irving Pk., just west of Southport that serves Korean and vegetarian food? I used to be a semi-regular there, but driving by it recently, I think that I saw just an empty lot.

Was I correct or was that a nearby lot? Is Jim's really gone?

Any of y'all even know the place?

Just looking for info from you North Siders. Thanks.

can't say i've ever heard of it

Never heard of it. And I walk between Ashland and Southport on Irving fairly often.

Goddamn, I could totally go for a Toons burger right now.

Oh man, this is the best burger around. Hand patted, black angus burgers that are gigantic and juicy and delicious. So, maybe a BABILF.

It is (was?) the only place that you could get a bool-goo-gi (korean bbq beef) omelette (that I've heard of).

And, although it sounds completely unappealing, their Soy Veggie pancakes were insanely great. Not sweet, like regular pancakes, but a savory dish, that you top with spicy miso paste and watery plum sauce -- served over sticky rice. Absoloutely incredible.

Although I think that you can still get those at Amitabul on N. Milwaukee (6000 block); owned by the guy who originally started Jim's (oddly enough, named Dave).

Also had a great Bi-Bim-Bop and a large selection of teas, including barley teas.

It was one of those places, where they knew their clientelle and would serve the neighborhood homeless a nice meal and help them find shelter for the evening at a local church or shelter. Just a special place that made you feel good for eating there on many levels.

It would be a shame if it is, in fact, gone.

But I will make it a point to get to Amitabul some time soon.

Oh YEAHHHHHHHHHH! I know what you're talking about. I think it moved because I have a few friends who've talked about it in recent years.

Korean breakfast never sounded appealing to me.

i had to get up an hour and a half early
to help the city load up a statue
so i skipped breakfast

this thread has given my stomach a boner
i'd even try korean breakfast

but i really need a burger

i've been there, but not in over two years, so i have no idea if it's still there. i rarely even bike around there either. it was ok, but ridiculously cheap to offset.

i liked that they had smashing pumpkins articles all over the walls. i guess the band used to live around there and frequented it.

Yeah.
They were regulars in the pre-stardom years. Saw Billy in there once or twice.

Nope. Just Z.

I've eaten at Jim's Grill. I literally lived around the corner from it on Janssen and Irving Park. I wasn't too impressed with the food, but they did have a signed Smashing Pumpkins poster on the wall.

I remember them having a large number of vegetarian dishes on the menu.