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🍴If it’s on The Spot List… you know it’s worth tasting
📍Champaign-Urbana, Chicago, & North-Shore, IL
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Largest Video Board in College Football Revealed @ Illinois Football Home Opener

#fyp #uiuc #illinoisfootball #collegefootball #giesmemorialstadium by @ryansspotlist

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a month ago

@osteria_da_fortunata_italia makes The Spot List with a perfect 7/7 score ⭐️👏✍️🤝 Can anything ever beat freshly made pasta?!?!?!

Best Pasta I’ve ever had. Mom, I’m so sorry, I think this one slides through just (slightly) ahead of your take on carbonara.

📍Osteria Da Fortunata, Milan Italy
🍴Spaghetti allá Carbonara
✍️7/7 ⭐️👏🤝
⭐️ @luke.ellerstein @levi.giles14 @sr_mayer05 @brandon.scuderi @dylancraigrob

#food #studyabroadlife #fyp #olympics2026 #italy by @ryansspotlist

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8 months ago

Welcome home @johnsummit @illinois1867

#uiuc #johnsummit #champaign #escapetour #college by @ryansspotlist

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12 days ago

NEW DRINK REVIEW: UIUC Bookstore Starbucks has the best team in the barista biz and while normally I get black coffee, this time I switched it up. Here’s my review of the Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso. Enjoy.

#uiuc #starbucksdrink #illini #college #foodreview taken in Illini Union Bookstore by @ryansspotlist

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Want to get great discounts while eating out? Excited to be teaming up with @noshboxapp to provide my UIUC friends with some killer deals at their favorite spots!

Download the Nosh Box app today and start digging into mystery boxes, meal plans, and a whole lot more.

It’s time to Nosh 🍴

#uiuc #noshbox #greenstreeteats #diningout #collegefood by @ryansspotlist

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a month ago

Are you a college student wanting to eat healthy and don’t have a ton of time to make meals? Have no fear… Ryan’s Spot List is here. Healthy Eats Hack is the show where we make good food and do it quick, with limited cooking knowledge!

Let me know in the comments what your favorite quick cooking hack is…

Recipe:
Turkey Pepperoni
Corn Tortillas
Swiss Cheese
- Take two tortillas with cheese and pepperoni in the middle and heat on a skillet until golden brown. Flip if capable. Serve and enjoy!

#uiuc #collegelife #cookinghacks #quickrecipes #foodreview by @ryansspotlist

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The Spot List is back 🤝 After a relaxing summer it’s time to get back out there showing you the best this city has to offer in food. Nobody knows Greek chicken like I do and nobody does it better than A Room, so enjoy.

Ryan’s Order:
Chicken Kalamata Style
Tossed Salad
Taramosalata

📍Athenian Room, 807 W. Webster, Chicago Il 60614

#chicagofoodie #greekfood #fyp #summereats #lincolnpark

📸: @lukehakel taken in Athenian Room by @ryansspotlist

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2 months ago

LIVE food review on insta for the first time ever for the spot list: Tuesday July 7th 2026

Rainbow Cone, TSMGI outing thank you for the invite @jlampertwest by @ryansspotlist

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3 months ago

Your new favorite healthy grab and go snack is here: The Honey Bear Bites, from Sleeping Bear Food Co. 👀🤝

I recently met up with owner and creator Ryan Schaul and his son Dean in the Northbrook IL Sunset Foods to talk all things Honey Bear bites! 🍯🐻

These are a must try and as Chicago Bear, Tyson Bagent says, they truly do taste sorta “cookie dough ish”

#fyp #northshoreeats #healthysnack #smallbusiness #chicagofoodguide by @ryansspotlist

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4 months ago

🤔When you think of a restaurant inside a furniture store, what comes to mind? No longer will you say IKEA once you try the 3 Arts Club Cafe at RH Chicago

📍RH Chicago
🍴Honey Glazed Salmon with Potato Purée
⭐️ Camerawoman, historian, and salmon aficionado: my grandma @smollerjudy

#fyp #restorationhardware #chicagofoodie #goldcoasteats #3artsclubcafe taken in 3 Arts Club Cafe by @ryansspotlist

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4 months ago

You may think hot dog shops are just a one trick pony, but at @littlelouies1967 in Northbrook, they also make the most authentic Mexican food. From tamales, to tacos, and some insane burritos, ellos hacen todo! Pete the owner brings this authenticity alive with his over 20 years of dedication to this community.

What’s the lesson? Great food gets even better when there’s great people making it.

📍1342 Shermer Rd. Northbrook IL 60062
🍴Chicken Avocado Taco, Red Tamale, Rajun Cajun Burrito

#fyp #chicagodog #mexicanfood #chicagoeats #northshorechicago

📸 thank you to my incredible videographer for the day @shi.creative_ by @ryansspotlist

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After working there starting in 1991, Co-Owner Katie Keefe bought this slice of Italy in Northbrook in 2018, and it’s a can’t miss spot. The chicken Marsala was on a whole different level. 🙌🍴

No better way to soak in summer than on that patio with that chicken on your plate. 🍗🇮🇹🍝

📍Trattoria Oliveri, 1358 Shermer Rd. Northbrook IL 60062
🍴Pollo Marsala

📸B Roll Material: @foodiefilms_bymelissa

#italiandinner #ChicagoEats #fyp #northshoredining #northbrook taken in Northbrook, Illinois by @ryansspotlist

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