Today’s post is written by Ron Kaplan of LTHForum.com. Did we miss your guilty pleasure? Let us know so we can share with the group.

So the holidays are in the rear-view mirror, you’ve been diligent in your austere, post-holiday eating but now you’re ready to reward yourself. If you want to “get your grub on,” allow me to direct you to a handful of places where the calorie counts are bodaciously high but the quality of the experience easily squelches the guilt.  These are tried and true eateries that are worth every bit of the indulgence . . .

Barnaby’s Family Inn - 960 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook (847) 498-3900
Does the pizza at this venerable Northbrook institution compare to the pies being produced at the plethora of artisanal, wood-oven joints that have popped up all over town in the past few years? Well, not exactly. Yet, this distinctive, “old-skool,” tavern-style pizza has been hitting the spot for nearly 40 years.

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