WHEN ON A TRIP TO CHICAGO, WE ATE IN THE SUBURBS AND I CAN'T FIND IT
ANYWHERE. I BELEIVE IT WAS THE SUNRISE RESTAURANT, WITH A SPECIAL
STEAK CALLED A SKIRT STEAK.  THERE WAS THE INTERSTATE, A MOTEL I
STAYED AT NEXT TO THE INTERSTATE AND THEN THIS RESTAURANT SEVERAL
HUNDRED FEET ACROSS FROM THE MOTEL.  THEY WERE GREEK OWNERS, I GOT TO
MEET HIM, THE FATHER.  THIS WAS ABOUT 8 TO 10 YEARS AGO. CAN YOU HELP
ME?

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Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 16 May 2002 07:20 PDT

Hi -- Do you remember which suburbs, or at least which direction from
the city?  Which interstate?  Which motel?  Anything like that would
help.  Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by hiyafob-ga on 16 May 2002 12:48 PDT

I THINK THAT ITS IN THE AREA OF DOWNERS GROVE, SCHAUMBURG, DEER PARK
AND DES PLAINES.  I WAS HOPING THAT SUNRISE REST. WOULD HELP. BUT I
FEEL THAT THAT IS ALL I KNOW.

Hi there!

	The restaurant you are looking for is definitely the Sunrise
Restaurant and Pancake House.  It is located at 905 E Rand Rd., in
Mount Prospect, IL.  The phone number is (847) 253-5530.

After you clarified some of the surrounding towns, I mapped their
locations using mapquest ( http://www.mapquest.com ).  This must be
the correct restaurant because a) mount prospect was within only a few
miles of all of the towns you noted and b) it is the only restaurant
listed under “Sunrise Restaurant” by two Chicago dining guides:
 
http://www.city-life.com :
http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:OKd_aKUpnw8C:www.city-life.com/cgi-bin/citylife/citylife.cgi/chicago/listname.html%3F%26category%3DRestaurants%26letter%3DS+%22sunrise+restaurant+%26+pancake+house%22&hl=en&ie=UTF8
and http://metromix.com :
http://metromix.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Dining-!PlaceDetail-9488,00.html

[Please note that the first link is pointing to a Google cache of the
city-life.com listing.  You are unable to go to the original webpage
because it appears they have reorganized the site.]


In case you plan on going back to the area to dine, more information
about restaurants in the Chicago area can be found at:

The Restaurant and Dining Guide To Chicago
http://chicago.citysearch.com/section/restaurants/

Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau’s restaurant listing
http://www.chicago.il.org/DINE.HTM


Search terms used:

Chicago "sunrise restaurant"
://www.google.com/search?q=chicago+%22sunrise+restaurant%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&sa=n&oq=Chicago+%22sunrise+restaraunt%22

"sunrise restaurant & pancake house"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&q=%22sunrise+restaurant+%26+pancake+house%22

Chicago restaurants
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&q=Chicago+restaurants


Thanks for using Google Answers!
Andrewxmp

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Request for Answer Clarification by hiyafob-ga on 17 May 2002 04:22 PDT

NO THIS IS NOT THE SUNRISE I WANT.  IT WAS CLOSE THE INTERSTATE, THE
MOTEL AND THEY SERVED <SKIRT STEAKS>.

WRONG ANSWER.

Hello.  Perhaps this is the one you're looking for?

http://metromix.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Dining-!PlaceDetail-9488,00.html

Best wishes!
foodie212-ga

I've eaten at that Sunrise Pancake House, and it's nowhere near an
interstate (one of the Asker's criteria).

Part of the problem is that Chicago is full of greek-run diners and
pancake houses, and I bet a lot of them are named "sunrise" or some
derivative.  Having the interstate or hotel name would help a great
deal.

You can't assume Metromix (a entertainment and leisure guide owned and
operated by Ticketmaster and the Chicago Tribune) will have listings
for every single restaurant and diner in Chicago.  Most of the little
greek coffee shops in this town operate way underneath everyone's
radar, and would hardly go to any effort to be listed in a web guide
besides that.

I'll reiterate, Andrewxmp. Mount Prospect is NOT NEAR ANY INTERSTATE
HIGHWAYS.  My apologies, hiyafob, for being let down by a fellow
Researcher.

I'd argue that a fundamental flaw of Google Answers is that you cannot
claim any priority on an answer because of a specific expertise you
have in a given subject.  It's certainly democratic to let anyone that
can fire up a browser answer any given question, but it's certainly
not in the best interests of the person paying money to get a truly
enlightened answers.

Hiyafob212 and Koz,
     I'm sorry for the delay (as I was out of town for two days),
confusion, and possible error in my answer, and will be back with a
clarification very soon.

Hiyafob,
I'm sorry if the answer I gave was not the one you are loking for. 
However, I asked the google answers program management about this and,
after looking over the question, the research I did, and the answer I
gave, they felt I answered in an appropriate manner.  I will, however,
probably use more discresion when selecting questions to answer next
time.  I'm sorry for any problems this might have caused you.

THIS IS NOT THE ONE IT WANT.  THEY SERVED SKIRT STEAKS. AND THE ONE I
WANT STARTS WITH THE HIGHWAY, THE MOTEL AND THE RESTAURANT. ALL IN EYE
SIGHT OF ONE ANOTHER.

Hi there,

I'm from the area you're talking about, and I've done my best to
figure out the answer for you.

Might it be the Sunrise Family Restaurant on State Route 251 in
Rochelle, IL? Rochelle is not all that close to the towns you
mentioned, but it's also not that far away. Rochelle is located along
I-39 and I-88, a bit west of DeKalb, so it fits the "along the
highway" requirement you had. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a
hotel within eyesight of this restaurant.

Check here for a list of motels in Rochelle: 
http://www.ilohwy.com/r/rochelle.htm

Check here for address and phone number of the Sunrise Family
Restaurant in Rochelle:
http://rochelleil.areaguides.net/restaurants.html?city=Rochelle&ST=IL&heading_id=195251&heading=&business=&alpha=S

I was hoping to find a menu online, but I've exhausted my usual ways
of finding that. Hopefully, a quick call to the restaurant can
determine whether it's the one you're looking for.

I hope this helps. :)
ferrbie