Greenwood: American Kitchen and Bar in Highwood, Illinois

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES this week with a visit on my wedding anniversary to a new place in Highwood: Greenwood.

The site of an old bowling alley, Greenwood is naturally a complete makeover. And the interior wood paneling is actually greenish. It was very busy on Saturday night, but the noise was not overwhelming. Our server Sarah and her able assistant-in-training, Matt, were very attentive and even watched me do a bar trick (with which they will make lots of money).

The meal was excellent and very reasonably priced. Owner and head chef Mark Newman came out to visit when I asked where the bacon came from. Turns out that it's from the North Country Smoke House in New Hampshire! I was given some of this bacon as a gift in the past from my friend Bob at NEPS, and it was excellent. You can find my evaluation in the archives.

For my main course, I ordered the skirt steak, and in an attempt to go low carb, I did not want the potatoes; instead  I ordered a brussels sprouts side, which contained the aforementioned bacon. The sprouts were a little more cooked than I prefer, but the dish was excellent.

I highly recommend Greenwood. They certainly know how to source their ingredients!