I said I would review "nearly" all the restaurants in Hyde Park. With the kosher-ish thing, there really isn't any point in my reviewing these two. What, I'm going to tell you the white bread is good? But you should go to both of them. Regularly. To the best of my recollection, Ribs n Bibs and Harolds are some of the finest eating establishments around. Although, sitdown booths at Harolds? What's that about? That's sort of fake-Harolds.
If you are a U of C student paying full board to the university, try a little back of the envelope calculation. See how far your money would go if you could spend it all at Harolds and Ribs n Bibs instead of forking it over to the dining halls.
Or, you could do what a couple of U of C students from my era in the college did, and go open the Harolds franchise of your dreams after you graduate. Did that really happen? (I'm so old, I remember when we had three Harolds in the neighborhood: the newspaper, the chicken shack, and the Mayor).
Ribs, 5 stars, when they aren't shut down for taxes or something.
Harolds, 4 stars, deducting one star because I don't like the booths.
