Chicago Peps.. looking for dining advice

[beanerhawk]

Heading to Chicago tomorrow for the wife's birthday. Going to Twas the night before Christmas show on Thursday then staying Friday night. Looking for any Friday night dinner ideas people may have. We like Tortoise supper club and a few other places down town but looking for something new we haven't hit up. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[GES4]

Heading to Chicago tomorrow for the wife's birthday. Going to Twas the night before Christmas show on Thursday then staying Friday night. Looking for any Friday night dinner ideas people may have. We like Tortoise supper club and a few other places down town but looking for something new we haven't hit up. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

This is a pretty nice list of Chicago classics.
https://chicago.eater.com/maps/38-best-restaurants-in-chicago

A Friday night in December is going to be a tough reservation.

Frontera Grill would be a good one if you want world class Mexican.

I just had dinner at Gaijin and it was terrific and a fun place for Okonomiyaki.

Cindy's is a great rooftop atmosphere (especially for out of towners) but I'm guessing it will be booked.

Lots of terrific steakhouses ($$$$) in that area like RPM, Swift & Sons, etc.

Rose Mary is a really interesting place with Adriatic(!) food.

 

[beanerhawk]

Ate at RPM Seafood for the wife's birthday. Was really good, fun place to go to.

Chicago is so much fun during the holidays. Such good food and things to do. Reminded me we need to take the 3 hour drive more often to visit one of the best city's in the country. csb/

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Ate at RPM Seafood for the wife's birthday. Was really good, fun place to go to.

Chicago is so much fun during the holidays. Such good food and things to do. Reminded me we need to take the 3 hour drive more often to visit one of the best city's in the country. csb/

Will have to hit that up when we go to Chicago next month. Love Gibson’s and Joe’s for steak and seafood.

 

[HawkeyeShawn]

Not an Chicago Pep, but would a Los Angeles Pep help?

 

[beanerhawk]

Will have to hit that up when we go to Chicago next month. Love Gibson’s and Joe’s for steak and seafood.

It was very good. Carson's BBQ and Yardbird were very good also.

Not sure what shows are there next month, but we saw Twas the night before Christmas at the Chicago Theater and it was fun. Just going to the Chicago Theater is an experience in itself.

 

[bhawk24bob]

I always send people to Club Lucky when they ask, never heard a complaint

 

[jasonrann]

You can never go wrong with this:

Al's Beef | Chicago | #1 Italian Beef Since 1938

Al’s #1 Italian Beef has been the sandwich of Chicago for over 80 years, a true food icon, winner of over 150 culinary & critic awards, and has become a destination for people from across the world.

www.alsbeef.com

 

[ThorneStockton]

I always send people to Club Lucky when they ask, never heard a complaint

Just had a nice dinner and a couple of martinis there on Friday.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Did you survive the City wide Pew Pew this past weekend?

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says​

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says

At least 22 people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across Chicago this weekend, police said.

abc7chicago.com

 

[beanerhawk]

Did you survive the City wide Pew Pew this past weekend?

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says​

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says

At least 22 people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across Chicago this weekend, police said.

abc7chicago.com

Yep, me and the other about million tourists in downtown Chi-town did just fine. The amount of people there shopping and visiting for the holiday's was pretty crazy.

 

[IAFB2021Champs]

Did you survive the City wide Pew Pew this past weekend?

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says​

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says

At least 22 people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across Chicago this weekend, police said.

abc7chicago.com

Isn’t that just a typical weekend in Chicago?

 

[dgordo]

Yep, me and the other about million tourists in downtown Chi-town did just fine. The amount of people there shopping and visiting for the holiday's was pretty crazy.

Seriously. My office is on north Michigan ave. It’s crazy how many tourists are here.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Yep, me and the other about million tourists in downtown Chi-town did just fine. The amount of people there shopping and visiting for the holiday's was pretty crazy.

It normally gets pretty crazy when the bullets start flying, I tend to stay away from Pew Pew City (Chicago) and Mall of America when I want to get some safe shopping done.

 

[beanerhawk]

Seriously. My office is on north Michigan ave. It’s crazy how many tourists are here.

It really is, the amount of groups of women shopping was crazy. We went down to one of the Christmas markets, it was the only place we went to that was to busy and we just left. The lines for food were so long, and that was on a Thursday.

 

[beanerhawk]

It normally gets pretty crazy when the bullets start flying, I tend to stay away from Pew Pew City (Chicago) and Mall of America when I want to get some safe shopping done.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Good for you as for me I got a lot of living I want to accomplish and getting the dead on a shopping trip to Chicago isn't my idea of fun.

 

[hawkeyez]

Did you survive the City wide Pew Pew this past weekend?

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says​

Chicago shootings: At least 22 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city, CPD says

At least 22 people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across Chicago this weekend, police said.

abc7chicago.com

I've been to Chicago 100+ times throughout the years and never once have I been concerned for my safety. Chicago is a great city, just stay out of the south side after dark. @RicoSuave102954 is a certified snowflake.

Glad you enjoyed your trip, OP. We saw Beetlejuice @ Auditorium Theater in November and it was fantastic.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

I've been to Chicago 100+ times throughout the years and never once have I been concerned for my safety. Chicago is a great city, just stay out of the south side after dark. @RicoSuave102954 is a certified snowflake.

Glad you enjoyed your trip, OP. We saw Beetlejuice @ Auditorium Theater in November and it was fantastic.

Lots of shootings in the downtown area also, you deniers just keep amazing me.

 

[runkpanole]

This thread went exactly as predicted. Some helpful posts and then the usual idiots.

 

[Hawki97]

This thread went exactly as predicted. Some helpful posts and then the usual idiots.

It’s HORT. It’s Iowa. It’s Florida. Add a pinch of Ryan.

It’s a recipe for delicious stupidity.

 

[EasyHawk]

When we go to Chicago (some refer to it as Naperville or "The Nape" but I just go with Chicago), we enjoy Lou Malnati's. There is some nice shopping plus the Riverwalk area.

 

[OrlandNole]

Love Chicago. It's a more approachable version of NYC.

 

[West Dundee Hawkeye]

Took some friends to Twin Anchors in Old Town this past weekend and they loved it.

 

[CharYoteHawk]

Naperville has a Red Robin, or at least they did about 15 years ago.

 

[Doodads and Hoohah]

Took some friends to Twin Anchors in Old Town this past weekend and they loved it.

Love twin anchors

 

[ThorneStockton]

Took some friends to Twin Anchors in Old Town this past weekend and they loved it.

Did you guys run into "Bono"?

Is That Bono? Impersonator Charms And Fools Crowd At Twin Anchors

"We were saying to each other that this was probably our biggest celebrity sighting since Frank Sinatra," said the Old Town restaurant's co-owner.

blockclubchicago.org