FRIENDSHIP
Jess found out there is a secret lakefront location of our favorite Logan Square Chinese restaurant, Friendship, so on Tuesday we went to check it out. It was super cute, but completely empty the entire time we were there. It was also hard to get to and very expensive. We had two appetizers and two drinks and the bill was $45! The sangrias alone were $14 each. No thanks! I will stick to the Logan Square restaurant, which is awesome!
I realized it had been a long time… maybe even a couple years.. since I was right down on the lake, even though my office overlooks it. It was so relaxing to take a stroll on a nice night!
After our drinks at Friendship, we headed to the new Hideout location on the Riverwalk. They just redid a lot of the Riverwalk and it’s looking so nice! I’m kind of jealous of everyone who gets to use it and wished that our office hadn’t moved to where it is now because then I could be one of those people! Hideout had opened about five days before we visited and it was perfect. We got reasonably priced (for downtown) Lagunitas beer, split a pastie, sat outside and listened to some bluegrass music, all just feet from the river. It was a gorgeous night and I totally enjoyed myself.
I forget how beautiful downtown is at night! As I was walking past the train, I saw the City Winery location on the Riverwalk. It looks totally cute. I think that one is next on my list!