PleaseBlitz Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Haha, NO TAKE BACKS! Seriously though, thanks for the input. I'll try to post that picture if/when we take it. Trip is the weekend of July 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Haha, NO TAKE BACKS! Seriously though, thanks for the input. I'll try to post that picture if/when we take it. Trip is the weekend of July 11. Haha, no worries. Enjoy yourselves. I think you'll catch the tail end of the taste of Chicago if that's when you're in town. That'll be in Grant Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Sweet, WIllis Tower sells tickets that let you skip the line. You just can't buy them in advance. Giordiano's is a chain, but the place to get pizza? Its a damn good chain. You'd have even the most ardent Chicagoans argue about this one, but it's one of the following: Giordano's Lou Malnati's Gino's East Pizzeria Uno (*NOT* the gross chain you're familiar with) You can ask around with your hotel staff once you get here. Danger - those are two different pizzas. You want a stuffed pizza from Giordanos or Lou Malnati's. Thos rock, especially with the huge chunks of fennel sausage. You do NOT want a "deep dish" pizza from Uno's (or Gino's East). Those are doughy soup buckets, they suck azz, and they have ruined the national repuation of Chicago style pizza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 What is in the Grant Park area? North end is the Art Institute and its outdoor section, Millennium Park. Did you ever play a game called "Masterpiece" as a kid? Every painting from that game is in the Art Institute. It's a fantastic museum. In the middle is the big fountain from the credits of "Married with Children" At the South end are the natural history museum, the aquarium, the planetarium and Soldier Field where Da Bears play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice work gentlemen. All this talk about Chicago-style pizza just made me order a pizza from Lou's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Useful thread because my girlfriend and I have planned our next vacation to Chicago. I've been there once before but I was 11 and my parents took me to some ****ty beach on a freezing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Please don't miss Stugein's suggestion above of going to Portillo's for an Italian Beef sandwich. Also, hit this place up for breakfast or brunch: http://www.wildberrycafe.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Please don't miss Stugein's suggestion above of going to Portillo's for an Italian Beef sandwich. Also, hit this place up for breakfast or brunch: http://www.wildberrycafe.com/ Appears to be a Silver Diner with different signage . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 It has a beautiful skyline and boat cruises down the river and out on to Lake Michigan to learn about the architecture. Found this vendor. Getting ready to book it. http://www.chicagoline.com/architectural.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkeyBoy Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Appears to be a Silver Diner with different signage . . . I'm a Hash House A Go Go fan if only for their portions which are some of the largest I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Appears to be a Silver Diner with different signage . . . I mean if you don't like breakfast food served all day then sure, all places that serve breakfast all day are going to be pretty much the same to you. This place is better than the Silver Diner though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxiumone Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Been to Chicago once and while I have no input on where to go I can tell you what a great great city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Try some of that pizza. I was watching this show on Travel Channel yesterday which was essentially pizza pr0n. IT was so tantalizing, they went to Chicago and went to Pizzeria Uno's and Malnati's. There's also a place called Nick and Vito's which serves conventional pizza but it's not really in "the city" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocountyskins Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Go look for Fredo and let him know you want to put some work in on some opps.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The one time I went up there, we didn't need advance tickets, but I'd check. I can't really speak to how long the lines get. Honestly, I've still never been to the top of the (whatchoo talkin' 'bout) Willis building. The one cool thing about the Willis building is that they added these glass enclosures that overhang the street so you can get pictures literally standing over the city. The pictures look pretty cool, but I imagine it's not every fun if you're afraid of heights (random internet picture below): Apparently those glass overhangs aren't so cool: Coating on Willis Tower Skydeck's Ledge Cracks Under Tourists Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I would have **** my pants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Haha, I just read that elsewhere and came here to post that. Like I said... Han**** Tower (In all seriousness, it apparently was not the supporting glass that cracked but some other outer covering. Not that it would have prevented me from soiling myself) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 So you guys dont recommend pooping on the Willis Tower observation deck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 So you guys dont recommend pooping on the Willis Tower observation deck? I recommend not falling out of the window. Whether you decide to poop or not is a personal decision and I don't think I'm really in the place to recommend a course of action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 I recommend not falling out of the window. Whether you decide to poop or not is a personal decision and I don't think I'm really in the place to recommend a course of action. I don't want people to think I'm some dumb tourist. Would a for-real Chicagoan poop? From what i know of Chicago, the entirety of which is from these guys, I think they would. Pretty sure i just hijacked my own thread, with a discussion of poop no less. I disgust myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I've been hanging out in Chicago the last 2 days. Love stealing cars, hacking people's bank accounts and snuffing out criminals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 That's actually pretty accurate, except they're wearing Blackhawks gear now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I was standing on that platform 2 months ago. Would have shat myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 http://checkplease.wttw.com/restaurants/chicago-chop-house At the Chop House the owners are always present as is a live pianist, giving the restaurant a warm atmosphere. More than 1400 historical photos tell the tale of old Chicago when meat-packers, politicians and gangsters vied for control. An awe-inspiring 64-oz porterhouse, 16 and 24-oz New York Strips and 24-oz prime rib are all served charred and bursting with prime-aged flavor. Order the bone in rib eye. trust me. This place is old school, not to high end, not to expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Buy a white half with hot sauce from a place owned by this guy. It is better than crack. The premises will be filthy, the service will be horrible, the wait will be long, and it is totally worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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