On the corner of Milwaukee and California is Max Gerber’s showroom. This building has been closed and empty since we moved to Logan Square a little over a year ago. From what I can tell from random bits of information online, it seems to have closed in late spring or early summer of 2008. So just before we moved in. This space is big enough, I’d love to see a supermarket go in. Logan Square is desperately lacking as far as groceries go. The closest supermarkets are not walkable. I think if one went in here it would really do the neighborhood well.
Each table has two beer taps, one Bud Light and one something else. Ours was Bud Light and Stella. Some of the other tables had different kinds of Goose Island beers. The waitress gets you glasses and starts the meter and then you are free to help yourself to all the beer you want. There’s a computer with a screen that displays how many ounces of each beer that you have poured. It’s a pretty cool concept. Dangerous. We had so many people we were kind of all mingling in front of the table and the table was serving as our own private bar. I can imagine people sitting at the table and just drinking glass after glass without even the delay of wait staff going to get your drinks. Also, we wondered how many people had gotten totally bombed and put their mouths under the taps! I’m sure there’s the obvious reason for this, but just seeing how many ounces you’ve poured without a dollar amount attached is pretty useless. 72 ounces? No idea how much that bill is. 
Had a great time catching up. Hoping we’re now back on track with our monthly dinners. It had been something like 9 months