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Chicago Anniversary Trip

Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:12 pm
Posted by lsutiger3672
Melbourne, FL
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:12 pm
My wife and I are heading to Chicago next week for 5 days. So far we have two dinner reservations (Girl and the Goat/RPM Italian).

I would appreciate any other food or entertainment recommendations. We will be staying at Trump without a rental car, but I suppose we could always Uber if something isn’t close by.

We are looking for a good dim sum place and a good Sunday Brunch place. Thanks for any help!
Posted by tigeralum06
Member since Oct 2007
2789 posts
Posted on 7/7/18 at 5:25 pm to
Purple pig is a solid spot.

Art institute.
Posted by NyCaLa
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2014
1019 posts
Posted on 7/8/18 at 7:35 am to
Architectural Boat Tour. Originates near the Trump.
Posted by hoopsgalore
Chicago, IL
Member since Nov 2013
8647 posts
Posted on 7/8/18 at 8:13 am to
Hungover, so my recommendations won’t be as expansive, but...

- Eat at Fat Rice in Logan Square and enjoy a couple of the many cocktail bars in that neighborhood.

- Walk the Southport Corridor, grab a beer at Corridor, and eat at Tango Sur, an Argentinian Steakhouse.

- Know you’re doing Girl & The Goat, so grab a cocktail at Booze Box (“speakeasy”) underneath sushiDOKKU.

- My favorite spots for a steak are Swift & Sons, Bavette’s and Kinzie Chophouse. If you go to Bavette’s, Gilt Bar (next door) is a great place for cocktails and The Library (“speakeasy) is downstairs.

- Favorite restaurant in Chinatown is Go 4 Food. For dim sum, head to Chiu Quon and MingHin.

- I’m not much of a brunch guy, but Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba and Bongo Room are popular spots.

- Plenty of breweries worth going to, including Half Acre (Lincoln and Balmoral taprooms), Forbidden Root, Lagunitas, Goose Island, On Tour, Spiteful (next door to Half Acre Balmoral), Corridor and DryHop (same owners), Revolution, Maplewood, Hopewell, Off Color, and Begyle.

- Head to museum campus if you’re into museums.

- Get out of River North and stroll through Chicago’s neighborhoods (i.e. Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, Lakeview, Old Town, Lincoln Square, etc.). All are accessible by train.

ETA:

- Walk the Lakefront Trail, Riverwalk, and 606 in Wicker Park/Bucktown.

- Go to the Up & Up at The Robey in Wicker Park for unobstructed views of downtown.

- Get ice cream at Jeni's or Annette's. Jeni's has a few locations, but one is next to Annette's near the Armitage Brown Line station.

- Architecture Boat Tour.
This post was edited on 7/8/18 at 4:39 pm
Posted by BrockLanders
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Posted on 7/10/18 at 9:31 am to
Definitely do Bongo Room for breakfast (if not brunch) when you're there, as it's the bee's knees.

Another vote for the architecture boat tour, as well as visiting Frank Lloyd Wright's house/neighborhood.
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