Going to Chicago 1st Time PJ Places to see?

RhinoJam

Hey Jammers, i'm going to Chicago for the first time over July 3rd-July 7th and was curious for recommendations on places to see, eat, see live music, any Pearl Jam favorite locales? -- Gonna get to a cubs game while i'm there, but outside of Wrigley, anything I HAVE to do per your recommendations?

Thanks,

Rhino.

Still In Hiding

eat at harey carey's if you get the chance

and Kinch is playing at the Empty Bottle on July 3rd...i saw them open for Local H last month and was very impressed with their sound

veddergirl232

This couldn't have come at a better time. I'm going next Tues. for one night on business but will prob have some time to do some things. I've been there before but always had to drive to another town so never actually stayed in Chicago very long. Does anyone recommend any good restaurants in the downtown area?? Or cool places to see?

KingJeremyD

Navy Pier is pretty neat...Genos pizza is pretty good..But, there is a lot of good pizza joints in Chicago..Just depends on your preference...Sears tower would be a good place to checkout..

Jeremy

medSEAfan7

Taste of Chicago food festival June 25th through July 4th in Grant Park:

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/t ... icago.html

Looks cool- not only food but entertainment all week as well which is free and admission free too.

I am actually going myself this Friday for the weekend- can't wait! FIrst ever trip

Kevinman

You'll be here at the right time. Taste of Chicago is going on. Festival right downtown near the lake in Grant Park that has food from a lot of the restraunts in the Chicago area plus bands and beer. Depends on what kind of bar you want to go to. Downtown is a little pricey. A cheap cab ride will get you to some better places. Wrigleyville or Lincoln Park for a younger college aged crowd. Rush and Divison for the late night tourist bars. Division street between Ashland and Damen for a 30's crowd. Wicker Park for a mix of 20's-late 30's crowd, with plenty of bars to choose from. Plenty of places to drink and eat all over the city. Pizza is usually a tough decision. Everyone here will tell you a differnt place is the best in the city. Bars to see bands at are Metro by Wrigley, Empty Bottle on Western Ave., Double Door at North, Milwaukee and Damen Ave., and Bottom Lounge on Lake street to name a few. They all have websites so you can look up who's playing while you're here.

Hope this helps. Have fun.

If anything metromix.com will list the different festivals and bands playing during the time you're here.

81

the tatse is over rated. i'd skip it unless you like a lot of fried foods.

tons of places downtown to eat. we went to catch 35 last week. it was good.

we plan on hitting hte 95th at the hancock next week for lunch. it looks a bit pricey for a lunch, but it beats paying the willis tower money to ride an elevator to an oberservation deck.

check out the art muesum (and buy something to support the gf)

lot of micro brews to check out.

LikeAnOcean

Yeah, the Taste has gotten pretty ghetto. I wouldn't recommend going. My sister went last year and regretted it.

Gibson

The Vic theatre is about a mile from Wrigley. I didn't get to go to the infamous show, but it was still really cool for me to see.

Giordano's pizza was awesome. I'm a big aquarium fan, and Grand Lux Cafe is epic for a semi fancy lunch/dinner. Touristy? Yes. Worth it? Yes.

Sawyer

Go to Lincoln Park Zoo followed by an early dinner at Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company....trust me....best restaurant in Chicago.....not far from Wrigley either

MoonTurtle

shoot - out when I went in 04 or 05

but I saw counting crows

LikeAnOcean wrote:

Yeah, the Taste has gotten pretty ghetto. I wouldn't recommend going. My sister went last year and regretted it.

Hbudjr

Crossroads on Madison Ave about 10 blocks or so from the United Center had really good food when I was there last August for Pearl Jam. I was actually shocked!

mvw

Sawyer wrote:

Go to Lincoln Park Zoo followed by an early dinner at Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company....trust me....best restaurant in Chicago.....not far from Wrigley either

This person knows what's up!

pjfan021

if you want THE BEST HAMBURGER YOU'VE EVER HAD go to Kuma's Corner on Belmont, close to elston. You'll have to wait a little for a seat but the list of amazing micro brews and ridiculous gourmet burgers will make every second worth it. plus it's metal(esque) themed so lots of good tunes from classic rock to current stuff. check it out!

If you wanna go to the taste it's crowded and kinda pricey but good food. Plus steve miller band is playing for free on the 3rd and robert randolph and the family band on the 4th. Both very worth your time. other than that the usual museums and sights are all good.

81

95th floor is pretty cool. hell of a view. food was lacking. most expensive lunch i've ever had. then again, i had a martini and the gf had desert...plus the Daly tax.


if you wanna be cheaper, just shoot up to the 96th floor, take a look and then take off. free

or stop into the bar and have a beer.

Anon

pjfan021 wrote:

if you want THE BEST HAMBURGER YOU'VE EVER HAD go to Kuma's Corner on Belmont, close to elston. You'll have to wait a little for a seat but the list of amazing micro brews and ridiculous gourmet burgers will make every second worth it. plus it's metal(esque) themed so lots of good tunes from classic rock to current stuff. check it out!

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+1 Kuma's is SO good!

billybob7088

I will be heading out to Chicago myself in August. My plans are to have Pizza at Geno's East on friday night. Then off to Rick Blayless Frontera on saturday night best mexicain in the states. Sunday night will be trying out The Publician new hip gastropub. Sears Tower, River tour, Art Inst., Fields Museum, Frank Lyold Wright house are on my list of things to do. Might check out on Chisox game one night.