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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    chuck nevitt wrote:
    If you eat at Bennigan's while in Chicago you ought to be banned for life.
    that's what im saying!!
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  • Rjonesrm20
    Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    chuck nevitt wrote:
    If you eat at Bennigan's while in Chicago you ought to be banned for life.

    that is a true statement!!
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    If it is two blocks away from your hotel for the month, you get a pass..
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  • lowerleftside
    lowerleftside Posts: 14
    ledvedderman wrote:
    Bennigans (a couple blocks north of the venue on Michigan) is also a pretty neat place to eat if you're just wanting a burger and some brew

    Isn't Bennigan's a franchise? Heck they have one at the mall that's a couple blocks from my house... I live in IOWA!!! It's an ok place but not a place I would take someone visiting from out of town... List some local favorites!!!

    Can't wait to eat me some deep dish pizza next week! om nom nom nom

    ;)
  • san pedro
    san pedro Posts: 169
    must get an italian beef sandwich (soaked!). italian ice (jumbo half watermelon/ half cantalope (oooby gooooby)! and of course WHITE CASTLE! i can't wait to go back to chicago for the 4th of july next year!
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    lowerleftside wrote:
    Isn't Bennigan's a franchise?

    Really?
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  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,551
    ledvedderman wrote:
    If it is two blocks away from your hotel for the month, you get a pass..

    C'mon now!.......If you were two blocks from Bennigans, you were two blocks from about 50 other places to eat and drink as well! :)
  • Rjonesrm20
    Rjonesrm20 Posts: 380
    san pedro wrote:
    must get an italian beef sandwich (soaked!). italian ice (jumbo half watermelon/ half cantalope (oooby gooooby)! and of course WHITE CASTLE! i can't wait to go back to chicago for the 4th of july next year!


    White Castle is the shit....i moved from OH to AZ...I need white castle ... the frozen shit from the grocery store does no justice!!
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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    elvistheking44 wrote:
    C'mon now!.......If you were two blocks from Bennigans, you were two blocks from about 50 other places to eat and drink as well! :)

    What can I say? I was a loner, and once I find someplace I feel comfortable with going by myself...it was a keeper
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,838
    We were in Chicago for Lollapalooza a few weeks back.

    The Chicago Chop House was pretty good.....I was shocked at the huge scoop of butter they give you with the bread.

    Miller's Pub, next to the Palmer House Hilton was yummy chicken and had a good atmosphere.

    The Weber Grill was great....best BBQ hamburger ever!

    We didn't have much time to explore, but we got lucky in choosing some good eats!
  • lowerleftside
    lowerleftside Posts: 14
    ledvedderman wrote:
    Really?

    Can't tell if you're joking or not but it sure is!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennigan%27s
  • voodoopug
    voodoopug Posts: 1,011
    Sawyer wrote:
    do not miss 'Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company' on Clark......best restaurant in the city.....right by the Lincoln Park Zoo.

    I ate their once and thought it was quite bad to be honest with you. I don't understand their need to stuff 10 lbs of green peppers in front of you, and I don't think I am asking much to have the mushrooms at least chopped in half. We went right in without a wait on a saturday night with a crowd of 6, and there was a reason there was no wait. This place lives on reputation, not on food quality. Clever name, clever location, average food.
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  • girlinthewhitepants
    girlinthewhitepants Posts: 242
    So I'm from Chicago and for anyone looking for a special place to go, this is my favorite restaurant in the city by far:

    http://www.chicagoreader.com/cgi-bin/rrr/details.cgi?numb=1683

    Lula Cafe. I try to go there whenever I visit home. A little off the beaten path but a straight shot on the blue line, get off at Logan Square (my old hood) and you'll be there. Everything they do is good - brunch, cocktails, lunch and dinner. It's not dirt cheap but it is an amazing bargain. And notice the guy who wrote that review - another Chicago to NYC deserter, although he's a little more famous than me. :)

    Also off the blue line (Damen/North/Milwaukee stop in Wicker Park, the heart of Chicago hipsterland) is the cheap & delish Irazu:

    http://www.chicagoreader.com/cgi-bin/rrr/details.cgi?&Neighborhoods=Bucktown&Cuisines=Latin+American&SearchByCriteria&PriceCategory=&numb=746

    I also like to have a beer at the Pontiac Cafe, nice outdoor space:

    http://www.chicagoreader.com/cgi-bin/rrr/details.cgi?RestaurantName=Pontiac+Cafe&SearchByName&Neighborhoods=Bucktown&Cuisines=Latin+American&PriceCategory=&numb=751

    And finally I can't forget the Handlebar, healthy, mostly veg, and with a great patio:
    http://www.chicagoreader.com/cgi-bin/rrr/details.cgi?RestaurantName=bike+&Neighborhoods=Wicker+Park&Cuisines=vegetarian%2Fhealthy&SearchByCriteria&PriceCategory=&numb=2511
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    Enjoy! Now I want to go see Eddie and eat myself silly.
  • possomists
    possomists Posts: 428
    go to mollys cupcakes at 2536 n clark, get the ron bennington cupcake, trust me
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  • PJBuckeye
    PJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    chuck nevitt wrote:
    If you eat at Bennigan's while in Chicago you ought to be banned for life.

    TRUE
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  • PJBuckeye
    PJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    lowerleftside wrote:
    Isn't Bennigan's a franchise? Heck they have one at the mall that's a couple blocks from my house... I live in IOWA!!! It's an ok place but not a place I would take someone visiting from out of town... List some local favorites!!!

    Can't wait to eat me some deep dish pizza next week! om nom nom nom

    ;)

    Technically they weren't franchises. They were all company owned restaurants. But your main point is dead on.
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  • PJBuckeye
    PJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    elvistheking44 wrote:
    C'mon now!.......If you were two blocks from Bennigans, you were two blocks from about 50 other places to eat and drink as well! :)

    Not over there. It is kinda dead for restauants in that part of downtown.
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  • shadowcast
    shadowcast Posts: 2,346
    ledvedderman wrote:
    Bennigans (a couple blocks north of the venue on Michigan) is also a pretty neat place to eat if you're just wanting a burger and some brew

    You have got to be kidding me? Have you every been to the city? Why don't you just say TGIF's or Olive garden....Jesus christ!!!

    By the Way I think Italian Village is OVER-RATED. It is cheap though.
  • LeilaMoonTurtle
    LeilaMoonTurtle Posts: 1,418
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  • shestumbledin
    shestumbledin Posts: 24
    freeworld4u&me wrote:
    You have got to be kidding me? Have you every been to the city? Why don't you just say TGIF's or Olive garden....Jesus christ!!!

    By the Way I think Italian Village is OVER-RATED. It is cheap though.

    I've heard really good stuff about McDonalds.

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