Chicago food and fun?

fgalpern
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Loved seeing Jeff's Missoula hit list.
How about something similar for Chicago from fellow fans?
Most importantly, which deep dish pizza is "the one"?
Also, would love to know best museum, record stores and comic book shops.
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  • cmalisze
    cmalisze Posts: 2,636
    Pequods Pizza or Lou Malnatis (Pizza TRY BOTH)
    Field Museum(Natural History) Shed Aquarium(Aquarium)
    Reckless Records in Wicker Park
    Challengers Comics in Bucktown
    Sabatinos (Italian food)
    Gale Street Inn (Ribs)
    Twin Anchors (Ribs)
    Alive One (Bar)
    The Lodge (Bar)


  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,553
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 
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  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,540
    JojoRice said:
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 
    https://chicago.eater.com/maps/best-chicago-steakhouses
    This list is pretty much spot on.
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,410
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/273966/things-that-are-a-must-do-when-in-chicago#latest
  • wbutler29
    wbutler29 Posts: 970
    JojoRice said:
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 

    Gibson's is the city's best steakhouse in my opinion
  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,321
    edited August 2018
    wbutler29 said:
    JojoRice said:
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 

    Gibson's is the city's best steakhouse in my opinion
    We enjoy Gibson's a lot but we also visit Ditka's as we have little ones (5 and 3 last time we went) and I have to say the hospitality and service especially with a couple of little ones making a mess and/or noise was beyond fantastic at Ditka's. And even the food was delicious. Gibson's is a home run but Ditka's is a great clean-up hitter ;)
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    JojoRice said:
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 

    RPM Steak is phenomenal.  
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,362
    elvistheking44 said:
    JojoRice said:
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 
    https://chicago.eater.com/maps/best-chicago-steakhouses
    This list is pretty much spot on.
    I look at the photos on this list and wonder: "that's a great looking appetizer...but where a the rest of the meal?"

    Do they sell the autographed middle finger photo of Da Coach at Ditka's? I've never been there, but I thought I heard they did. I'd go just to buy one of those bad boys.
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  • merlecakes
    merlecakes Posts: 19
    Go get a burger at Kumas Corner.  You won’t be disappointed.
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,362
    merlecakes said:
    Go get a burger at Kumas Corner.  You won’t be disappointed.
    +++++1 × a million
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    merlecakes said:
    Go get a burger at Kumas Corner.  You won’t be disappointed.
    second that...I'm planning a visit there as well

    The mac and cheese is good but don't pass up a burger for it...
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  • Dug1200
    Dug1200 Chicago Posts: 206
    cmalisze said:
    Pequods Pizza or Lou Malnatis (Pizza TRY BOTH)



    Pequod's or *Giordano's .... Lou's sauce is too sweet IMO
  • JP218404
    JP218404 NJ Posts: 1,412
    Gern Blansten said:
    merlecakes said:
    Go get a burger at Kumas Corner.  You won’t be disappointed.
    second that...I'm planning a visit there as well

    The mac and cheese is good but don't pass up a burger for it...
    Kuma's rules and is a special place with an amazing burger that you cant go wrong with but the best burger is at Au Cheval

     

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  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,631
    JP218404 said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    merlecakes said:
    Go get a burger at Kumas Corner.  You won’t be disappointed.
    second that...I'm planning a visit there as well

    The mac and cheese is good but don't pass up a burger for it...
    Kuma's rules and is a special place with an amazing burger that you cant go wrong with but the best burger is at Au Cheval

     

    Yes to Au Cheval.  The fried bologna sandwich is also awesome.  I want either the chicken or a burger next time.
  • kramer73
    kramer73 Posts: 2,631
    Graham Cracker Comics is pretty good.

    I stay away from deep dish, it's more of a tourist thing to do.  Thin crust is where it's at in Chicago, and I would go to either Pequod's or Lou Malnati's.
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    kramer73 said:
    Graham Cracker Comics is pretty good.

    I stay away from deep dish, it's more of a tourist thing to do.  Thin crust is where it's at in Chicago, and I would go to either Pequod's or Lou Malnati's.
    Definitely agree with the pizza selections but I’d have to recommend trying deep dish for out of towners. I’ve lived here for 37 years and I still love deep dish, although I get it far less frequently than thin crust. If I was not from here, I’d definitely want deep dish. Better yet, get one of each. 
  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,553
    elvistheking44 said:
    JojoRice said:
    Whats the best steak house?  We are planning on trying Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse and maybe Ditka's. 
    https://chicago.eater.com/maps/best-chicago-steakhouses
    This list is pretty much spot on.
    Thanks a bunch!  Really helpful
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    kramer73 said:
    JP218404 said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    merlecakes said:
    Go get a burger at Kumas Corner.  You won’t be disappointed.
    second that...I'm planning a visit there as well

    The mac and cheese is good but don't pass up a burger for it...
    Kuma's rules and is a special place with an amazing burger that you cant go wrong with but the best burger is at Au Cheval

     

    Yes to Au Cheval.  The fried bologna sandwich is also awesome.  I want either the chicken or a burger next time.
    never been there....I assume Au Cheval and Small Cheval serve the same burgers?
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  • madhat181
    madhat181 Posts: 373
    edited August 2018
    Gern Blansten said:
    never been there....I assume Au Cheval and Small Cheval serve the same burgers?
    Yes they are the same and Small Cheval usually has shorter wait.
  • wbutler29
    wbutler29 Posts: 970
    Where can you get good thin downtown or near Wrigleyville? Had Rosati’s and PAL Joey’s back in the day in the burbs, but haven’t found good thin in the city 

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