Headed to Chicago- any advice, suggestions?
jammer
Senior Member
Hey guys- headed to Chicago with mom in a few weeks to see Mets vs Cubs at Wrigley on Sat and Sun, then over to see Red Sox vs White Sox that Monday night. Doing a tour of Wrigley on Monday as well.
Anyway- we are going to have some free time, so any advice on places to go, or not to go, restaurants, or anything else for that matter.
We are staying between the Magnificent Mile and the Navy Pier.
Thanks in advance, Jammer.
Anyway- we are going to have some free time, so any advice on places to go, or not to go, restaurants, or anything else for that matter.
We are staying between the Magnificent Mile and the Navy Pier.
Thanks in advance, Jammer.
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We are flexible when it comes to food. We were thinking about Ditka's and Fogo de Chao, maybe Joes Stone Crab.
I definitely want to try the deep dish pizza and italian beef sandwich.
I have quite a few restaurant recs that I'd consider nicer than ditka's and fogo de chao but depends on what you're willing to spend.
Hubbard street is the bar area closest to where you're staying. A few rooftop bars in the area (epic, rockbottom brewery, zed 451, roof at the Wit).
Lake Michigan is cool, great places on the south and North side. South has blues bars, North may be a bit younger crowd.
Be safe, be aware, and have fun! It's a great place, but like all big cities, a few rough areas. Just ask your concierge or can driver.
Have fun.. And remember, don't even think about putting ketchup on your hot dog! That's a no no here!
Live in chicago since 1958. 4 miles from Wrigley. PACKING HIGLEY RECOMMENDED SOUTH OF WHITE SOX PARK . Also recommend the shed aquarium. The bars and restaurants around Wrigley Field before and after the game. Very highly recommend a Blackhawks playoff game. The weather supposed to be nice next week have a great time.
I would recommend that you set one of your 4/5 hour blocks to do the following (and this considers the fact that you are staying near all three):
Hancock Tower, Navy Pier, Millennium Park.
I say this because:
1) They are all very close to each other and your base of operations. I don't know how much your Mom will want to walk around because I don't know her age but you can easily walk from the Navy Pier to Millennium Park and then take a super quick cab to Hancock Tower.
2) Hancock Tower had the better views of the city, especially the shore line. I did both Willis and Hancock and my whole group enjoyed Hancock more.
3) Millenium Park is awesome. Seeing the famous bean (aka Cloud Gate) was real cool and the park there in general is beautiful. I think your Mom would really love it and the photo ops are the best.
I also agree with the poster who mentioned going to the Gibson (a great steakhouse) for dinner. I enjoyed it and I got a little nastalgia from the fact that they featured it as the local watering whole on "The League" which used to be a great show till season 3. Haha. If you want to do a famous pizza joint I would recommend Giordanos but if something else is more convenient for you, the top 5 are close to interchangable (Lou Malnatis, Burts, Pequod's etc all exceptionally good).
Enjoy!!
You mean when it ceased to have almost anything to do with fantasy football and became a show full of raunchy jokes that weren't necessarily funny? Agreed. Hope they get it back it on track in season 4 but not holding my breath.
Apologies for the non-Chicago post, never been there.
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