RALFFERS 0 #1 June 26, 2008 Goes to show you how well I know this city... I feel like treating myself and go out to dinner tonight. Thing is, not sure what i want. Any suggestions? Oh, and a place that serves a good drink would be great - I could use a drink or 2 tonight. Thanks Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryan_d_sucks 0 #2 June 26, 2008 Weiner Circle They don't serve drinks, but I'm pretty sure you have to already be smashed in order to eat there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 June 27, 2008 Chicago Chop House. Across the street from the Hard Rock Cafe. Or it use to be. I have not been up there in a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #4 June 27, 2008 il Vincenzo on western ave. Stefani's on Fullerton Cafe BabaReeba for Tapas Frontera Grill. Gene and Georgetti's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhrmustang 0 #5 June 27, 2008 QuoteWeiner Circle ----------------------------------------------------------- The Weiner Circle is an awesome local dive. But how about Ruth's Chris Steakhouse? Or the Signature Room on the 95th? Great view from the top of the Hancock Building if it isn't cloudy.The strong can always afford to be gentle, It is only the weak who need to "give as good as they get." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #6 June 27, 2008 Hemma's Kitchen for Indian Reza's for Middle Eastern Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #7 June 27, 2008 What, (if any) would Chicago be famous for, cuisine wise??You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #8 June 27, 2008 Everything! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #9 June 27, 2008 hot dogs ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #10 June 27, 2008 Quote Goes to show you how well I know this city... Thanks Go up to Milwaukee and go to the Safe House. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CSpenceFLY 1 #11 June 27, 2008 Pizza Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airdvr 197 #12 June 27, 2008 Shaw'sPlease don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites StreetScooby 5 #13 June 27, 2008 Be careful out there. I hear the citizens have guns now. We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Whiskeyboi 0 #14 June 27, 2008 Downtown or burbs? And if you wait until next week, you can just go to Taste of Chicago and try a bit of everything. Oh, sure - you'll get run over by a bunch of sweaty midwesterners, and charged an arm and a leg, but that's the price you pay... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Slowfaller 0 #15 June 27, 2008 If I could eat anything from Chicago right now it would be a burrito, cheese fries and an horchata from Taco Burrito House on Fullerton Ave. Just east of Clyborne. Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildblue 4 #16 June 27, 2008 Quote Cafe BabaReeba for Tapas Yum... made it a point to go there last time I was in Chicago. Only got to have a beer and a snack, but it was good.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #17 June 27, 2008 QuoteCafe BabaReeba for Tapas -------------------------------------------------------------- Yum... made it a point to go there last time I was in Chicago. Only got to have a beer and a snack, but it was good. OMG, that is the best place ever!! The lovely Vallerina took me there a few weeks ago on a date. She even let me wear my tuxedo tshirt cause i wanted to be formal, but yet i was there to party. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites marcandalysse 0 #18 June 27, 2008 depends on what neighborhood you are in! Clark between belmont and addison (south of wrigley field) has lots of ethnic choices....ethiopian, mexican, jamaican, japanese, thai....on a weekend I'd have lunch at one, wander around till dinner and choose another for dinner! I really like Veracruz Mexico style seafood. There's a few related places like Costa Azul on Ashland just north of chicago ave, Playa Azul on south 18th near ashland in pilsen mexican village etc. Greek town on Halsted near madison has LOTS of great places! Greek Islands, Costas, many others The SouthEast Asian area around Argyle exit on the El has dozens of places- viet, laos, thai, cambodian etc all very good. Shaws Crab House near Marina City is always nice as someone mentioned. "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RALFFERS 0 #19 June 27, 2008 sounds like you spent/spend a good amount of time here...Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites banesanura 1 #20 June 27, 2008 TASTE OF CHICAGO IS THIS WEEKEND! GO there!Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RALFFERS 0 #21 June 27, 2008 Quote TASTE OF CHICAGO IS THIS WEEKEND! GO there! That isn't a bad idea... Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #22 June 29, 2008 Quote Go up to Milwaukee and go to the Safe House. I agree, but let me know when you go so I can be inside waiting While in Milwaukee you have to stop by Kopp's Custard. You can't beat Gino's East downtown for the best pizza in the city....and the Chop House has the best steak in all of Chicago. If you have the cash, a trip to MK is very worth it. But if you are going to spend that much, you may as well go to Tru. (Both will be over $100/plate) Wildfire is good, as is Cafe Iberico if you want a good tapas and sangria. Lalo's downtown is a decent Mexican place as well._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lippy 771 #23 June 29, 2008 An Ethiopian restaurant???? Does Sally Struthers work there?I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites warpedskydiver 0 #24 June 29, 2008 IMHO, Geno's east is for tourists who don't know crap about pizza. But what do I know, I am just half Sicilian by heritage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChasingBlueSky 0 #25 June 29, 2008 QuoteIMHO, Geno's east is for tourists who don't know crap about pizza. But what do I know, I am just half Sicilian by heritage. Well, I doubt you want to get pizza from my local area which is about as good as you are going to get. But the original Gino's downtown is damn good, even if they went flashy touristy a few years ago when they purchased the Hollywood building. BTW, Chicago pizza =/= Italian. It's something all on it's own now._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. 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warpedskydiver 0 #6 June 27, 2008 Hemma's Kitchen for Indian Reza's for Middle Eastern Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #7 June 27, 2008 What, (if any) would Chicago be famous for, cuisine wise??You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #8 June 27, 2008 Everything! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #9 June 27, 2008 hot dogs ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #10 June 27, 2008 Quote Goes to show you how well I know this city... Thanks Go up to Milwaukee and go to the Safe House. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 197 #12 June 27, 2008 Shaw'sPlease don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #13 June 27, 2008 Be careful out there. I hear the citizens have guns now. We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskeyboi 0 #14 June 27, 2008 Downtown or burbs? And if you wait until next week, you can just go to Taste of Chicago and try a bit of everything. Oh, sure - you'll get run over by a bunch of sweaty midwesterners, and charged an arm and a leg, but that's the price you pay... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slowfaller 0 #15 June 27, 2008 If I could eat anything from Chicago right now it would be a burrito, cheese fries and an horchata from Taco Burrito House on Fullerton Ave. Just east of Clyborne. Chris --"Someday you will die and somehow somethings going to steal your carbon" -MM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #16 June 27, 2008 Quote Cafe BabaReeba for Tapas Yum... made it a point to go there last time I was in Chicago. Only got to have a beer and a snack, but it was good.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #17 June 27, 2008 QuoteCafe BabaReeba for Tapas -------------------------------------------------------------- Yum... made it a point to go there last time I was in Chicago. Only got to have a beer and a snack, but it was good. OMG, that is the best place ever!! The lovely Vallerina took me there a few weeks ago on a date. She even let me wear my tuxedo tshirt cause i wanted to be formal, but yet i was there to party. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #18 June 27, 2008 depends on what neighborhood you are in! Clark between belmont and addison (south of wrigley field) has lots of ethnic choices....ethiopian, mexican, jamaican, japanese, thai....on a weekend I'd have lunch at one, wander around till dinner and choose another for dinner! I really like Veracruz Mexico style seafood. There's a few related places like Costa Azul on Ashland just north of chicago ave, Playa Azul on south 18th near ashland in pilsen mexican village etc. Greek town on Halsted near madison has LOTS of great places! Greek Islands, Costas, many others The SouthEast Asian area around Argyle exit on the El has dozens of places- viet, laos, thai, cambodian etc all very good. Shaws Crab House near Marina City is always nice as someone mentioned. "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RALFFERS 0 #19 June 27, 2008 sounds like you spent/spend a good amount of time here...Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banesanura 1 #20 June 27, 2008 TASTE OF CHICAGO IS THIS WEEKEND! GO there!Best Girl Scout Ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RALFFERS 0 #21 June 27, 2008 Quote TASTE OF CHICAGO IS THIS WEEKEND! GO there! That isn't a bad idea... Dialogue/commentary between Divot, Twardo & myself - "from your first Oshkosh when the three of us were riding to or from one of Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #22 June 29, 2008 Quote Go up to Milwaukee and go to the Safe House. I agree, but let me know when you go so I can be inside waiting While in Milwaukee you have to stop by Kopp's Custard. You can't beat Gino's East downtown for the best pizza in the city....and the Chop House has the best steak in all of Chicago. If you have the cash, a trip to MK is very worth it. But if you are going to spend that much, you may as well go to Tru. (Both will be over $100/plate) Wildfire is good, as is Cafe Iberico if you want a good tapas and sangria. Lalo's downtown is a decent Mexican place as well._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 771 #23 June 29, 2008 An Ethiopian restaurant???? Does Sally Struthers work there?I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #24 June 29, 2008 IMHO, Geno's east is for tourists who don't know crap about pizza. But what do I know, I am just half Sicilian by heritage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #25 June 29, 2008 QuoteIMHO, Geno's east is for tourists who don't know crap about pizza. But what do I know, I am just half Sicilian by heritage. Well, I doubt you want to get pizza from my local area which is about as good as you are going to get. But the original Gino's downtown is damn good, even if they went flashy touristy a few years ago when they purchased the Hollywood building. BTW, Chicago pizza =/= Italian. It's something all on it's own now._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
