Obama Check Please

Dixie Kitchen, Hyde Park Restaurant Touted On TV By Obama, Closing

Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago


The Dixie Kitchen & Bait Shop, a staple of the Hyde Park restaurant scene that President Obama once touted on "Check, Please!", is closing in June, th...

"Check, Please!" Creator David Manilow on "The Interview Show"

Mark Bazer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago


Mark Bazer

The creator and executive producer of "Check, Please!" discusses the show, Barack Obama's appearance, his favorite Chicago restaurants and more.

Obama, "Check, Please!" and the South Side

Josh Brusin | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago


Josh Brusin

While the discussion of Obama's restaurant was interesting, his quote about retail and restaurant interest in the South Side was more telling.

Obama's 'Check, Please!' Appearance: Talks Johnnycakes, Peach Cobbler, Small Business (VIDEO)

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 02.06.2009 | Style


**Scroll down for video** CHICAGO — Barack and Michelle Obama are known for nights out on the town in Chicago, dining at some of its poshest re...

"Check, Please!" Airing Unseen Episode Featuring Obama

Chicagoist | Chuck Sudo | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago


["Check, Please!" will] be going deep into the vaults on January 16. In response to a recent feature on WBEZ's "Eight Forty-Eight," WTTW will be runni...