Sam’s Red Hots, Bucktown, Chicago

Last night I was walking on Armitage to meet up with the Chicagoist staff for happy hour at Cleo’s. I passed Sam’s Red Hots and liked how it looked in the sun. I love the mild temperatures, intense sun and long shadows of autumn. My favorite time of the year.

Our happy hour was really fun. I got to meet some people on staff who I’d actually never met in person before. Everyone drank entirely too much and I picked up the check, so it was a great time. FYI, Cleo’s has half price ($3.99) 12″ pizzas on Thursday nights, which makes the pizza cheaper than a lot of the beers they have. And they’re not like grody frozen pizzas, we’re talking about bacon & blue cheese, barbecue chicken, margarita, etc.