Best of Chicago - Award Winning Restaurants and Businesses

Best of Chicago - Award Winning Restaurants and Businesses

Featured here - a very selective list of businesses and restaurants that we know and trust, and that go above-and-beyond the call of duty for their clients, or have great services or products, at a good value. If you are a local resident or are considering moving here, you will find this page to be a valuable resource for information about high-quality local businesses in the area. Nowadays - it's hard to find businesses that supply good old fashioned excellent customer service. Support these entities by calling or visiting one of them, to see the difference!

Local Restaurants:

“TLS Four Seasons” (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you) – Downtown Bartlett at 110 W. Bartlett Avenue - 630-830-1988. Best Chinese and Japanese food in the Chicago area - bar none. Lunch ranges from $5.50 for a plate full of shrimp and vegetables and fried rice with hot tea, to $7 for salmon with salad and three sushi rolls. Amazingly good food cooked by award-winning chefs from China and Japan. Ask for Shawn, the owner, and let him know Relocation Advisors Group referred you.

High-End Painting:

Globe Designer (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you) creates and applys decorative architectural coatings which can be specified on various commercial and residential projects. On the European market since 1996, Globe Designer has shifted its offices to the United States in 2004. They create traditional Italian finishes with the same passion as the masters of the past in Europe. The team consists of designers, artists and applicators. Each area of services has its own specialist. Specializing in polished plasters, natural Venetian Plaster and other Lime products Globe Designer has created a name for itself with execution of high-end painting projects in prestigious residences. Venetian plaster and Marmorino are products of the Renaissance, a time when the plasters we know of today didn't exist. Venetian Plaster was a combination of slaked lime, sand, vegtable oils. During the Renaissance, Italian plasterers in the area around Venice began experimenting with the basic plaster formula and created different types of plasters. Marmorino, Intonachino or Marmofloat. Marbles in a variety of hues were ground into fine particles and mixed with clays, and mineral pigments were added to intensify colors. These mixes were then added to the plaster. The common sand usually used in Venetian Plaster was replaced with finely ground marble dust. The clays were used to extend the lime and produce a harder surface. The result was a hard lustrous plaster in varying hues. These new plasters were applied to the walls and ceilings of the finest buildings in and around Venice. Although the formulas for the plasters were closely guarded secrets, the plasters of Venice spread across Italy, Europe, and eventually by the late 18th century, to this country.

Professional Chef Services in Your Own Home:

White Oak Gourmet, Personal Chef Service (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you) -- Chef Tom specializes in preparing and serving gourmet food for dinner parties, or home meal preparation (You pick the menu - he shops for the groceries, and cooks five days worth of gourmet meals for you - so you don't have to cook during the week). Ask for Tom and Lori Leavitt at 847-754-0708 or e-mail whiteoakgourmet@sbcglobal.net.

Professional Massage:

Healing Your World (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you)-- Invididual Therapeutic Sessions May Include: Deep Tissue, Myofascial, Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, Prenatal Massage, Acupressure, Ortho-Bionomy®, Neuromuscular Therapy, Carpal Tunnel Therapy, TMJD Therapy, Pre/Post Surgical Scar Tissue Therapy, Essential Oils and Reiki Healing. Call Marlene "The Massage Machine" at 847-361-6398 or e-mail Marlene@healingyourworld.com

Local Printing and Signs:

Signs-by-Tomorrow - 660 E. Golf Road, Arlington Heights -- (847) 952-0123 -- (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you) These folks do great work at great prices. Their turn-around time and customer service is excellent. Ask for Gerd.

Local Storage:

Storage USA (A GE company) - 991 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Riverwoods, IL 60015. (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you) Talk to Carol G. Wokan, at 847-279-7830.

Local Art:

Julie Ressler Watercolors -- (please let them know that Relocation Advisors Group Inc. referred you) You can use Julie's watercolor work in many formats -- bookmarks, cards, prints, or originals. Ask for Julie or Ted at 773-728-0057 or 773-368-5533.

Do you have a business that you think should be evaluated for consideration for "Best of Chicago"? E-mail us at: addmybusiness@relocationadvisorsgroup.com and give us an opportunity to sample your product or service. After we review it - we'll let you know if you made the cut! (Our standards are high. We have to LOVE something to have it included). (We reserve the right to delete your listing in the future, for any reason (such as someone rising up to be better in your category.))