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The deep dish was invented by a Texan
just a bit of useless information
I'll be traveling to Chicago next month, what are the good night spots to go to?Thanks for your help.
Who has the best damn deep dish pizza?
The deep dish was invented by a Texan
just a bit of useless information
remember to pack your McCain/Palin shirt.
Are you jiving me?The deep dish was invented by a Texan
just a bit of useless information
F that! I'll be wearing my Spurs leather jacket when I get off that plane.
smack 'emAre you jiving me?
yack 'em
No. He started a business in Chicago and because he was Texan he decided that pizza needed more of everything. At first people didn't like it then slowly it came around and now Chi-town is famous for them BUT a Texan started it.Are you jiving me?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago-style_pizza
This is not where I got my info but I googled it.
Well s bells. I'll be sure to tell whichever restaurant we go to that the pizza originated in Texas and as a fellow Texan I should be given a discount.
Well s bells. I'll be sure to tell whichever restaurant we go to that the pizza originated in Texas and as a fellow Texan I should be given a discount.Glad I could help.
I have tons of useless info stored up for occasions like this.
Tons of useless Chicago information?
I have tons of useless info stored up for occasions like this.
was in Chicago last year at about this time. I absolutely loved that city. There are a ton of things to do, especially downtown. Museums, restaurants, art galleries, etc... Go see a Bears game if you can. As far as night spots, I went to a bar hotspot near Depaul University. Can't remember where exactly, but there is a lot of Halloween Spirit!
Everywhere you eat the food will be good. Eat breakfast at the West Egg if you get a chance.
I have a good buddy who lives in Chicago (not far from Mr. Obama actually), I will call him up and ask him and get back to you.I'll be traveling to Chicago next month, what are the good night spots to go to?
Who has the best damn deep dish pizza?
Mmmm pizza...
I do know that in Chicago, you always bring a gun to a knife fight. That is the Chicago way.
Random useless info. Not specifically Chicago stuff.
Frontera Grill. Hands down is a great place to go. You have like a half hour in the morning from like 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. to call for reservations otherwise it is a 2 hour wait at least.
The museum of science and acquarium are pretty cool to see.
For pizza I would say Geno's.
Wrigleyville is cool to see, although since baseball season and summer over its is not as cool, but still worth visiting.
Appreciate the info.
That's good to know.
Thanks for the info.......Geno's is definitely on my list of things to go do.
I used to live there... my favorite places to go out are Rockit, Aliveone and English on a Friday or Saturday night if your in the post college crowd (22-30's)
http://www.rockitbarandgrill.com/
http://www.englishchicago.com/
http://www.aliveone.com/
yeah right! Wrigleyville is the place to be if you looking for good bars year round. Central is awesome year round... all the bars are
http://www.grandcentralchicago.com/
Last edited by Thunder Dan; 10-20-2008 at 01:27 PM.
oh and Pizza everyone will say Girodano's because of how big it is, but it's really a tourist trap, Pizzaria Uno and Ginos are better
Rockit
That place sounds like my kinda hangout.
We're staying on Michigan Ave, how close is that to this place?
I believe BigZak is the forum expert on Chicago.
it's like a 5-10 minute cab ride from where I assume you will be staying on Michigan Ave.Rockit
That place sounds like my kinda hangout.
We're staying on Michigan Ave, how close is that to this place?
You will like Rockit, it's always a great place to be at on a Friday or Saturday. They normally have a DJ down stairs and a live band upstairs on Saturday. The upstairs is really awesome, it's like a modern ski lodge
Last edited by Thunder Dan; 10-20-2008 at 03:19 PM.
I find that, in general, this is a terrific way to endear yourself to the local population.Well s bells. I'll be sure to tell whichever restaurant we go to that the pizza originated in Texas and as a fellow Texan I should be given a discount.
it's a great city. i'll definitely go back upon my next 'awakening'...
have fun!
Gino's East is the greasiest pizza I've ever had. It makes my stomach hurt just to look at. They also have the worst staff I've ever experienced. One time I went there, they lost my friend's credit card, found it, then gave him someone else's. Neither the manager nor the waiter apologized or gave us anything comped. The second time I went (same friend, actually), we waited over 50 minutes while sitting at the bar just to get drinks. Unreal. I'll never go back to Gino's.
Uno's is good, maybe on par with Giordano's, but I've lived here for almost 2 years now and Giordano's is consistently some of the best pizza I've ever eaten. There are smaller pizza chains that are in the realm of being as good, such as Lou Malnati's, but Giordano's is excellent, and a lot of Chicago natives go there. They definitely wouldn't it if was a tourist trap. I guess it depends on what you want. Giordano's has excellent cheese and crust, but their ingredients are inferior to a place like Lou's. And there are thousands of excellent restaurants to eat at in this city.
What are you looking to do? How long will you be here? There are thousands of cool little locales to see, and it all depends on your preferences. Are you going to go clubbing? Sightseeing? I can give you a pretty decent rundown of what to do here. Hope you like my city. We play a pretty good host (cross your fingers for those '16 Olympics!) and it's a tough time -not- to have fun here.
Maybe yous and I can head ova to Lou's for some beers, deep dish and possibly some Brats. Then after that we can go catch... DA BEARS!
I agree with Rockit.I'll be traveling to Chicago next month, what are the good night spots to go to?
Also Howl at the Moon (next door, dueling pianos), 10 pin (bowling), The Redhead (piano bar, older crowd), Fado, The Kerryman, Wrigleyville bars, Division/State bars, Division/Damen bars, Viagra triangle bars (expensive), Lincoln Park bars (Oz Park), Depaul University bars, Joe's on Weed St., Wicker Park music venues/bars....the list goes on and on and on.
It really depends on what you are looking for (live music, sports, karaoke, piano, pub quiz, comedy, blues/jazz...), how much you're gonna spend, where are you located, is your crowd college, post college, post post college?
My suggestion: drink everyday, everywhere.
Gino's is great, but for deep dish, Giordano's can't be touched. Then again if you poll people on the best pizza in Chicago, you would get about 10 different answers. Pizzaria Uno and Due are OK, but they have WAY to much crust in their deep dish, not enough cheese, same goes for Lou Malnati's and others.Who has the best damn deep dish pizza?
Other :
eat a Chicago dog
go to the top of the John Han building
visit Shedd Aquarium and the Museum of Science and Industry
take a boat tour on the river somewhere
Buckingham Fountain
shop Michigan Ave.
walk around in Millennium Park
etc.
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