well, you picked kind of a shitty time to go...eliminates the lakefront, navy pier, wrigley field.
are you staying downtown? there are plenty of great restaurants and blues/jazz clubs. there's the art institute, shedd aquarium, planetarium, museum of science and industry.
you can see a bulls game...
what are you interested in?
are you staying downtown? there are plenty of great restaurants and blues/jazz clubs. there's the art institute, shedd aquarium, planetarium, museum of science and industry.
you can see a bulls game...
what are you interested in?
for italian food, it doesn't get any better than maggianos. if you like steak, the chop house is the place to go.
the house of blues is right downtown and has great music and good food. i used to live in lincoln park, which is north of dowtown (by wrigley field). its a $10 cab ride from downtown. go up there on saturday night and check out kingston mines...a blues bar on halsted & wrightwood.
the house of blues is right downtown and has great music and good food. i used to live in lincoln park, which is north of dowtown (by wrigley field). its a $10 cab ride from downtown. go up there on saturday night and check out kingston mines...a blues bar on halsted & wrightwood.
I have no idea what they call it there but I accidentally drove thru the part of town I would refer to as LITTLE MEXICO
stay away. it was somewhere around depaul uviversity.
things to do: order a pizza.. youll be friggin amazed. I swear to god their pieces of pizza weigh a pound, ATLEAST. and the sauce is on top...kinda weird.
Chicago has some fine ass women.. I suggest you order one of those too.
stay away. it was somewhere around depaul uviversity.
things to do: order a pizza.. youll be friggin amazed. I swear to god their pieces of pizza weigh a pound, ATLEAST. and the sauce is on top...kinda weird.
Chicago has some fine ass women.. I suggest you order one of those too.
Kingston Mines, House of Blues (by Harry Carays), Buddy Guys Legends are great live venues if you are into Blues.
If you like the college scene, the Wrigleyville area has many bars that surround Wrigley Field (Hi-Tops, Cubby Bear, etc). They get alot of DePaul students and suburbanites. Excaliber is the spot downtown.
I don't think it was mentioned, but Gibsons is awesome for steaks.
If you like the college scene, the Wrigleyville area has many bars that surround Wrigley Field (Hi-Tops, Cubby Bear, etc). They get alot of DePaul students and suburbanites. Excaliber is the spot downtown.
I don't think it was mentioned, but Gibsons is awesome for steaks.
peteep said:
the downtown club scene is not my specialty but i know it exists. if you are looking for a club with blarring music and people dancing...i can't help you really. if you are looking for a nice bar to tip a few beers, check out hot ladies and meet some cool people, take the cab north to lincoln park. check out:
school yard tavern on southport
kelseys on lincoln avenue
guthries on addison
there are some great improv theatres and comedy clubs in lincoln park as well.
what I recommend
Italian:Spiaggia pricey but worth it though Michigan and Oak
La Gondola Fullerton and Ashland one of the best
Steaks:Gibsons Rush St.
Gene and Georgetti's Franklin St.
Seafood: Hugo's Frog Bar Rush St.
Nick's Fish Market forget the street
Chinese: I like going to Chinatown Won Kow my fav
Greek: Go to Greektown and go to Rodity's one of my alltime favorite restaurants
Sushi: Sushi Wabi Randolph St, Kamahachi Wells St.,Sushi Samba Franklin St. I believe
Do you like bars or nightclubs?
Bars you can head to wrigleyville there are a ton there. It never really was my type I always liked clubs. I believe it is John Barleycorn in Wrigleyville which is supposed to be pretty good.
Nightclubs
Piano Bars: The Redhead, Rizzo's
Dance: Sound Bar, Rokit, Moda, Spybar many more ask around
Blues: I like Kingston Mines like Blue said
I will add more as I think of it
Italian:Spiaggia pricey but worth it though Michigan and Oak
La Gondola Fullerton and Ashland one of the best
Steaks:Gibsons Rush St.
Gene and Georgetti's Franklin St.
Seafood: Hugo's Frog Bar Rush St.
Nick's Fish Market forget the street
Chinese: I like going to Chinatown Won Kow my fav
Greek: Go to Greektown and go to Rodity's one of my alltime favorite restaurants
Sushi: Sushi Wabi Randolph St, Kamahachi Wells St.,Sushi Samba Franklin St. I believe
Do you like bars or nightclubs?
Bars you can head to wrigleyville there are a ton there. It never really was my type I always liked clubs. I believe it is John Barleycorn in Wrigleyville which is supposed to be pretty good.
Nightclubs
Piano Bars: The Redhead, Rizzo's
Dance: Sound Bar, Rokit, Moda, Spybar many more ask around
Blues: I like Kingston Mines like Blue said
I will add more as I think of it
Not really a vacation, rather a little getaway. Got a few days off and it costs next to nothing to get there.
Probably going with a lady friend so I can gotta keep in mind what she would want to do. Will probably end up at a bar/pub most nights but might check out a club at one point. Any restaurants that would impress a lady?
Probably going with a lady friend so I can gotta keep in mind what she would want to do. Will probably end up at a bar/pub most nights but might check out a club at one point. Any restaurants that would impress a lady?
