Gonna be in Chicago this weekend, any good places to visit?

[loser]

Choose carefully Moose, any time you spend at places you want to go will be punished by twice the time at the Mall of America.

[DiabloTX]

Chicago?  MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


Pizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I am talking about:

[FUNKED1]

Originally posted by DiabloTX
Chicago?  MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


Pizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I am talking about:

MMMMMMMMMMMMM PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZA

[Octavius]

Ditto what everybody else said... and try to find a small place called  "Flash Taco!"  Squeezed between some large buildings in the downtown district.  I forget what street it's on, but if you find it, you're in for some DAMN GOOD colon cleansing!

[Pollock]

Want the best prime rib go to lawrys

[Thorns]

Well, I got 27 years of living in the Chicago burbs, so here goes;

Clear day - Take her to Sears Tower for a good vista.

Nightime - Go to the 95th floor in the John Hancock Building

Daytime -  Walk along North Michigan Ave., let her see the stores, or walk the lake front Shedd Aquarium to Navy Pier.

Museums -  Science and Industry, Shedd, Art Institute.

Hotels - well there isn't any cheap hotels downtown- find a chain like Holiday Inn, or stay in the burbs outside of Chicago

Places to listen to the Blues - Buddy Guy's Legends, Kingston Mines, House of Blues, Back Door, lots of good places, etc.(Fitzgerald's in Berwyn is great), and if you dig the girl your with, take her to the Redhead Piano bar - seating around the piano.

Movies - 900 N. Michigan Ave.

Hungry?  So many places to eat...Seafood is Shaw's Crab House(I'm from Maryland, I know crabs), Signature Room 95th floor of John Hancock Building, deep dish pizza(you don't get bad pizza anywhere in the Chicago area, best thing Wisconsin ever did was CHEESE), Houston's, Ed Debevic's, Pick em'

Chicago is a great city...but like any city, it can bite you, don't venture away from the downtown when on foot, stay around the Loop, North Michigan area, Navy Pier, River North, and Near North areas.  Be aware of who is around you, and where you are...

Thorns

P.S. If you see the Old Onz Oldman, he knows Chicago better than Richie Daley  

[sling322]

Originally posted by AKcurly
Omigawd, Moose on a road trip to Mn.  Hope your ex will enjoy Florida.

curly

heh heh.....how true.

 

[Zigrat]

Ohhh go to Ricobenes and get their wings on the bed of fries. its so good. If you get drunk and are out at 5 in the morning and want to pollute your body stop by one of the Maxwell Street Diner trailers (ie Ghettodog) for a 2.22 Dog,Bag of fries, and an rc cola.

For a cheap place to stay ther are some ~100 a night places around the Roosevelt stop on the red/green line that are actually pretty nice. I think one was a holiday inn over on Michigan but its a little hazy, I havent lived there in 2 years now.

[Nath[BDP]]

No one mentions Union Station?

Sad Sad Sad.

[Charon]

No one mentions Union Station?

LOL. It's classical/historic architecture, but to me it's just a place to have a couple of cocktails and catch the train back to the burbs on occasion

Charon

[Nath[BDP]]

You must be numb to the fact that that single building epitomizes the greatest era of your city.  Visit it, if not to take a train, to witness and learn what was built to grace cities before the curse of modernism.  



This is full structure, in 1969 the concourse (the building in the foreground) was demolished to make way for a  misguided "urban renewl" project.

[moose]

Sooo
We got a room in Elgin, and that worked out great. ;-)

Saw the sears tower... fun fun

Ate some deep dish pizza at this Gierdaniossss something place which was excellent. Watched the Yanks get beat by the Marlins!! WOooooooo

Got lost trying to find the Museum of Science and Industry. Ended up taking the train down to 63rd street (waaay south chicago) and that was real scary. Needless to say we made it outta the projects on foot and got to the museum just in time for closing

Tried to go see some blues, but of course she isn't 21 so we got nixed there too.

However we had a good time and I managed to stay in the right state. I'm actually still with her, she doesn't want me to leave now so I'm like 3 days past leaving Wisconsin

[FUNKED1]

I think somebody must be taking Architecture Appreciation 101 in junior college.  

[beet1e]

Lived in Mt. Prospect, IL 60056... Chicago never really was "my kind of town". Someone once said it has all the disadvantages of New York with none of the advantages. But I've been to most of those places people have suggested. I also liked the La Villa restaurant on Pulaski, about four blocks S of Irving Park Road. Loved Wrigley Field and drinking Old Style.

[NUKE]

Originally posted by beet1e
Lived in Mt. Prospect, IL 60056... Chicago never really was "my kind of town". Someone once said it has all the disadvantages of New York with none of the advantages. But I've been to most of those places people have suggested. I also liked the La Villa restaurant on Pulaski, about four blocks S of Irving Park Road. Loved Wrigley Field and drinking Old Style.

Did you get your big belly living there?