Carol’s Pub, Sheridan Park, Chicago
After Minnies and Marquee Lounge, the group headed up to Carol’s. Joe and Chris are regulars there on karaoke night and showed us the ropes. I don’t even know where to begin describing Carol’s. Dirty? Smelly? It’s not a bar acting like a dive. It IS a dive. The old bartender [...]

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Minnies, Lincoln Park, Chicago

Minnies, Lincoln Park, Chicago

Minnie Cheeseburger - certified ground angus beef, american cheese, on a brioche bunCuban - ham, slow roast pork, swiss cheese, and pickles grilled on a baguette Venezia - fresh mozzarella tomatoes, and basil on a light toasted baguette

Minnies is a restaurant on Halstead where they serve about 20 different [...]

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Chicago Theatre Marquee, The Loop, Chicago
Last Friday we went to see Corinne Bailey Rae and John Legend at the Chicago Theatre. Before going we weren’t sure where to go eat that was nearby, so we went to South Water Kitchen. It was alright. Overpriced, we thought. The show was really great, though. Even better than [...]

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Thai Linda Cafe, Roscoe Village, Chicago
Thai Linda Cafe is one of our close by Roscoe Village restaurants. I like the interior decor and the food is pretty good. I like that Roscoe Street is all businesses and restaurants and the side streets are all residential. And that I can walk out, just steps away, onto [...]

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The Big Bat: You are standing next to an exact-scale replica of the model R43, 34 wood bat designed to specifications requested by Babe Ruth in the early 1920s. The “Bud Hillerich” signature that appears with the famous oval logo is a tribute to John A. “Bud” Hillerich, who turned the company’s first bat in [...]

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