re: Need food recs for Chicago. Booking ahead of time.

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Another F&DB poster that lives in Chicago told me to save the list. I did and actually added several spots that slipped my mind the first time (couple listed below). It's at work, so I'll post when I'm back in the office on Monday morning.

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OK, here it is:

Breakfast/Brunch: Café Ba-Ba-Reeba, Batter and Berries, Hash House a Go Go, Pancake House, Yolk, Little Goat, Johnnies Snack Shop

Restaurants: Girl & The Goat, Publican, Publican Anker, Momotaro, Formento’s, Monteverde, Au Cheval, Duck Duck Goat, Swift & Sons, 90 Miles, Irazu, Bavette’s, Kinzie Chophouse, La Scarola, Piccolo Sogno, Charlatan, Twin Anchors, Alinea, Tango Sur, Ada Street, Mott Street, Longman & Eagle, White Oak, Wildfire, Cold Storage Purple Pig, RPM Italian, Dinotto, GT Fish & Oytser

Pizza: Lou Malnati, Pequod’s, Coalfire, Uprising, Giordano’s, Forno Rosso, Art of Pizza, Blaze, Homeslice, Happy Camper, Ranalli’s … The last three mentioned are more-known for the younger crowd and atmosphere, but food is solid.

Casual eats: Small Cheval, Portillo’s, Go 4 Food, Big & Little, Crisp, Birds Nest, Panes, Serai, Andy’s Thai Kitchen, Greek Islands, Nini’s, Vinnies Sub Shop, J.P. Graziano, Bari

Rooftop bars: Cindy's, LondonHouse, J. Parker, Bernie's, Raised, Up & Up, Cabana Club, Green River, Noyane

Cocktail bars: Violet Hour, Fox Bar, Lone Wolf, Boozebox, Izakaya, Moneygun, Matchbox, The Drifter, Sparrow, Broken Shaker, Three Dots and a Dash, Lost Lake, Barrelhouse Flat, The Library, The Hive, Heavy Feather, Beatnik, CH Distillery, Bordel, Drinkingbird, Victor Bar, Scofflaw, Whistler

Bars w/ patio or open-air space: Federales, Big Star, The Dawson, Happy Village, Sheffield’s, Park & Field, Parsons, Bridgehouse Tavern, City Winery (Riverwalk), Bridgehouse Tavern Kaiser Tiger, Howells & Hood, Fountain Head, Aberdeen Tap, G&O, Sportsman’s Pub, Barcocina, Kirkwood, Village Tap, Derby, George Street Pub, Cody’s Corcoran’s, Benchmark, Small Bar, Saint Lou’s Assembly, Zella, Gaslight,
Bars w/ noted food: Owen & Engine, Pub Royale

Breweries / Brewpubs: Half Acre (Lincoln and Balmoral locations), Forbidden Root, Corridor and DryHop (same owners), Revolution, Goose Island, On Tour, Haymarket, Lagunitas, Lo Rez, Great Central, Band of Bohemia, Dovetail, Hopewell, Begyle, Old Irving, Moody Tongue, Motor Row

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Noone mentioend Alinea? That would be top of my list.

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I deleted this part, but my list was just of places I've actually been to.

steakhouse - Gene and Georgetti's - old school Chicago Italian steakhouse
Deep Dish - Lou Malnati's in Gold coast area of town
Wildfire - good food with huge menu to choose from

Forno Rosso's Pizza

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Ignore any Chicago Steakhouse rec's that are not one of these 3!!

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What? Kinzie, Bavette's and Swift & Sons are all highly-thought of, too.