BillsPride12 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 My and my buddy are finally stepping up to the plate and doing something we have been talking about for years. I am finally going to make the trek and catch my favorite Basketball team in live action, the Chicago Bulls. We are looking into going down there the weekend of DEC. 10-13 and are looking into either catching the Bulls-Lakers or Bulls-Timberwolves game. Preferebly we would like to see the Lakers game but I'm sure tickets are going to be through the roof for that one. The bears are home against the patriots* that weekend and we are looking into tickets for that game as well. So here I am turning to my messageboard buddies for any and all Chicago related advice, reccomendations, tips, ticket connections, good places to drink or go out to eat, feedback on the Soldier Field tailgating scene, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Wife and I enjoyed the Weber Grill. http://www.webergrillrestaurant.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Paulson Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 My and my buddy are finally stepping up to the plate and doing something we have been talking about for years. I am finally going to make the trek and catch my favorite Basketball team in live action, the Chicago Bulls. We are looking into going down there the weekend of DEC. 10-13 and are looking into either catching the Bulls-Lakers or Bulls-Timberwolves game. Preferebly we would like to see the Lakers game but I'm sure tickets are going to be through the roof for that one. The bears are home against the patriots* that weekend and we are looking into tickets for that game as well. So here I am turning to my messageboard buddies for any and all Chicago related advice, reccomendations, tips, ticket connections, good places to drink or go out to eat, feedback on the Soldier Field tailgating scene, etc Fado in river north- great Irish bar anywhere in Wrigley ville (Cubby Bear or Sluggers) or Lincoln Park for heavy boozing and girls DTF blue Chicago or clue Chicago on Clark or buddy guys or Kingston Mines for blues billy goat on lower Michigan and Wacker= cheeze burger cheeze burger do not hang around the U.C. -get in and get out for the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebug Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I usually tip 25% when in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 More ideas from a couple months ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I usually tip 25% when in Chicago. That is about right... Usually, double the tax right in Cook county (what is it about 10%?) Anyway... Hit GreekTown if you like Greek food/all things Greek: GreeKTown Maybe a bit cold on the 12th of December... But there should be warm food establishments around... Closest to Mexico you can get without leaving the States: Nuevo Maxwell Street: Every Sunday Morning That is if you like fea markets and such... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Fado in river north- great Irish bar anywhere in Wrigley ville (Cubby Bear or Sluggers) or Lincoln Park for heavy boozing and girls DTF blue Chicago or clue Chicago on Clark or buddy guys or Kingston Mines for blues billy goat on lower Michigan and Wacker= cheeze burger cheeze burger do not hang around the U.C. -get in and get out for the game Ahhh... Fadó... Know it well! Bloomsday 1998 (June 16th)... That is where my wife's water broke a month early and she went into labor with our first child... Good thing the pub is dark! Anyway, having to retrieve the car and race back (Odyssey) to northwest Indiana 9(hospital) was a task... I didn't think she seen me lining the car's interior with sheets when I went to retrieve it from the parking lot... Quite a "Bloomsday" (in the literal sense, not the last name) to say the least... My son was born many hours later on the 17th via c-section and a complicated labor at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Ahhh... Fadó... Know it well! Bloomsday 1998 (June 16th)... That is where my wife's water broke a month early and she went into labor with our first child... Good thing the pub is dark! Anyway, having to retrieve the car and race back (Odyssey) to northwest Indiana 9(hospital) was a task... I didn't think she seen me lining the car's interior with sheets when I went to retrieve it from the parking lot... Quite a "Bloomsday" (in the literal sense, not the last name) to say the least... My son was born many hours later on the 17th via c-section and a complicated labor at first. Okay, hold on a second. Fado as an authentic Irish Pub??? Is that not like saying go to Sbarros to get a slice when you are in NY? Please go some authentic places..and BTW while the Goat is famous, not a big fan here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) Okay, hold on a second. Fado as an authentic Irish Pub??? Is that not like saying go to Sbarros to get a slice when you are in NY? Please go some authentic places..and BTW while the Goat is famous, not a big fan here. If I am correct... Wasn't Fadó sorta moved brick-by-brick from Ireland to Chicago? Anyway... I get what you are saying... I never really said what you said. Oh... And why fly or go anyway outside of being local when your wife is 8 months pregnant?... Unless you are Sarah Palin and then you just fly the whole west coast and drop the kid in when you get back to AK soil? Does your rebuke have something to do with "having the world at your doorstep?" Edited November 22, 2010 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) If I am correct... Wasn't Fadó sorta moved brick-by-brick from Ireland to Chicago? Anyway... I get what you are saying... I never really said what you said. Nah, big chain.Maybe a good place open Chi Town back then, but now that place is just a chain like Olive Garden . Very Disney-esque feel to them. BTW, he also mentions Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park. Back when I lived in Chicago(86-87), those were the places we hung out, but got a feeling maybe some areas has changed just a slight bit since then Fun town though to be single and right out of school, OP should have a great time there. Also, the poster who said "get in get out" of the United center dead on, mugged outside the ole Chicago Stadium after a Hawks game once Edited November 22, 2010 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Nah, big chain.Maybe a good place open Chi Town back then, but now that place is just a chain like Olive Garden . Very Disney-esque feel to them. BTW, he also mentions Wrigleyville and Lincoln Park. Back when I lived in Chicago(86-87), those were the places we hung out, but got a feeling maybe some areas has changed just a slight bit since then Fun town though to be single and right out of school, OP should have a great time there. Also, the poster who said "get in get out" of the United center dead on, mugged outside the ole Chicago Stadium after a Hawks game once We haven't been there (Fadó) since that fateful day in 1998... My wife hit the washroom with a friend... I slammed the rest of my grilled salmon and headed to pick-up the car... That was the last I seen of the place 121/2 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Paulson Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) We haven't been there (Fadó) since that fateful day in 1998... My wife hit the washroom with a friend... I slammed the rest of my grilled salmon and headed to pick-up the car... That was the last I seen of the place 121/2 years ago! just to clarify- never said authentic but when we used to go there they had plenty of Irish nationals working- maybe it's changed but some friends went a few months ago and had a great time Edited November 23, 2010 by Robert Paulson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 just to clarify- never said authentic but when we used to go there they had plenty of Irish nationals working- maybe it's changed but some friends went a few months ago and had a great time Honestly... That is the first slack being thrown around about the place (Plez)... We just never had a chance to go back... Like anything else, the more word gets around the more popluar it becomes. I bet it is still a nice place... I would like to go back. We had a great time until I heard those fateful words... Thank God I was only into one beer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 (edited) Honestly... That is the first slack being thrown around about the place (Plez)... We just never had a chance to go back... Like anything else, the more word gets around the more popluar it becomes. I bet it is still a nice place... I would like to go back. We had a great time until I heard those fateful words... Thank God I was only into one beer! Did not mean to come off as a know it all, just that you can go to FADO in, I would say, at least 15-20 cities now..sure there are some very cool drinking establishments unique to Chicago, Goose island being an example, I also had plenty of great times at the Wild Hare, just an awesome place for live raggae and just a great atmosphere http://www.wildharemusic.com/ Edited November 23, 2010 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Buddy Guy's Legends Blues Club It's a sin to go to Chicago and not catch some live blues. Edited November 25, 2010 by reddogblitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Just got our tickets to the Bears game...has anyone tailgated at Solider Field before? From what I am seeing so far it looks like we might need to get a parking permit to tailgate there? I hope not because the bears tickets were very pricey. Also are Chicago folks as accomodating as Bills fans because we will obviously not be bringing a grill or anything with us but if we brought a 30 pack to the game to share with some fans would we would be able to score some grub? I would like to think there are people like that out there, I know me and my group did our fair share of things like that when we had season tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Ann Sathers cinnamon rolls are a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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