Going to Chicago in February

[KillyKillall]

My g/f and I are going for a little get-away trip. We plan on hitting the art institute, sears tower, SuperDawg, etc...

Anything that we might not think of that we definitely shouldn't miss?

 

[amdskip]

Field Museum, planetarium, Shedd Aquarium

 

[Dulanic]

Pizza Stop at Giordano's, Lou Malnati's, or Gino's East while your there. I moved to MA from Chicago and damn do I miss the pizza.

 

[milehigh]

Get yourself one of these...

http://citypass.com/city/chicago.html

I see you live in Tuscon...I'd love to escape winter completely but I can't convince the wife!

 

[Xylitol]

I moved from Chicago to California like 10 years ago but I still visit my family there

Pizza
Gino's East, Uno's

 

[upsciLLion]

DainBramaged's pants.

 

[Liviathan]

What part of town are you staying in?


I recommend:
-Rino
-Japonais
-Second City
-Adobo Grill

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
DainBramaged's pants.

I live in Rockford, I'd be proud to show them off if you want to make the drive. I have pics of upsciLLion in compromising positions that would make it doubly worth your while.

 

[MaxDSP]

^ what amdskip and Dulanic said

 

[KillyKillall]

ROFL...wow..great suggestions..even from DB! hhahahaha...

The city pass looks like a good idea since we want to hit most of that stuff and have kicked ourselves in other cities for not getting it before.

 

[xrax]

Navy Pier, Gino's East pizza

 

[Platypus]

If you're into music check out the house of blues or soundbar.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
If you're into music check out the house of blues or soundbar.

Speaking of which, Buddy Guy was playing a bunch of concerts at his place down there. Not sure if that is still going on or not. I would love to go to that.

 

[SilverTorch]

When are you going to Chicago?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
If you're into music check out the house of blues or soundbar.

Speaking of which, Buddy Guy was playing a bunch of concerts at his place down there. Not sure if that is still going on or not. I would love to go to that.

I would suggest instead of H.O.B
B.L.U.E.S.
2519 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL
or
Rosa's Lounge
3420 W Armitage Ave

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: DainBramaged

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
If you're into music check out the house of blues or soundbar.

Speaking of which, Buddy Guy was playing a bunch of concerts at his place down there. Not sure if that is still going on or not. I would love to go to that.

I would suggest instead of H.O.B
B.L.U.E.S.
2519 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL
or
Rosa's Lounge
3420 W Armitage Ave

Make sure you don't let your GF out of your sight on halsted or you'll be hit on

 

[Mr N8]

Fronterra Grill is excellent, but you'll NEED reservations.

Get the city pass, check out Navy Pier (if you've never been there). The Chicago Symphony Center is a great concert hall on Michigan Ave. Check them out to see if they have anything that interests you while you are there. http://www.cso.org/

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: SilverTorch
When are you going to Chicago?

Feb 17 - 20

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: Mr N8
Fronterra Grill is excellent, but you'll NEED reservations.

Get the city pass, check out Navy Pier (if you've never been there). The Chicago Symphony Center is a great concert hall on Michigan Ave. Check them out to see if they have anything that interests you while you are there. http://www.cso.org/

I'm usually not tempted to eat Mexican food while in the midwest since I eat the "real" stuff here in AZ. Hehehe..but it looks good, so I'll look into it. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Savarak]

navy pier, blue man group, too much light makes the baby go blind, wicked(if you can find tickets... HAH good luck), MAXWELL STREET POLISH, and chinatown

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: Savarak
navy pier, blue man group, too much light makes the baby go blind, wicked(if you can find tickets... HAH good luck), MAXWELL STREET POLISH, and chinatown

I TOTALLY want to take her to see Wicked..but don't really want to pay $200-$300 per ticket for it.

 

[alien42]

is the museum of science and industry still as great as it used to be? when i was kid that place was great.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall

Originally posted by: SilverTorch
When are you going to Chicago?

Feb 17 - 20

The Chicago Auto Show runs the 10th-19th.

 

[KillyKillall]

also will be in Milwaukee for the few days before, but I've been there multiple times on business now...never really that impressed with the area.

 

[caivoma]

I found that the Sears tower isnt too interesting for my 60 bucks 7 years ago ( 2 tickets and a parking ticket). May be they have something news now but getting on the longggggggggggggggg line and paid that much money to go up there and look down is not really something i enjoyed. By the way, try to go up there on a sunny day.
Gonna go offtopic here: any chicagoans know a korean place that has good food and not too expensive ?