Recommendations for Chicago

The wife and I are planning a trip to Chicago in the spring... Got any good suggestions as far as must see places, eats/drinks, that aren't tourist traps?

The wife and I are planning a trip to Chicago in the spring... Got any good suggestions as far as must see places, eats/drinks, that aren't tourist traps?

One of the few major cities in the country I haven't visited. I look forward to hearing about your trip. A close friend of mine who was an usher at my wedding is from Chicago. I'll ask him for some recommendations.

The eats are suppose to be awesome there, never been myself.


I am going to Santa Barbara at the end of the month for work went last year decent time.

I was in Chicago for 2 weeks and could not tell you one place I went except for a base ball game. I went for training when I opened up my office in 1994 but it was a waist of time. So I had a two week party on the company.

Having lived in Chicago for many years, this is what I've got off the top of my head:

Pizzeria Uno is the originator of Chicago style pizza and thus a good place to go...although I think that Giordano's version is better due to a better sauce.

The Art Institute is great and the aquarium is really interesting, and since they are close together you can visit them both in one day easily.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park has some very fine and educational displays.

Polish Town on the west side has some terrific small Polish restaurants. Likewise for Indian food in India Town on Devon St. on the north side.

If you want something regarding religious culture, the Bahai temple in Evanston in the far north is an amazingly beautiful world-famous building and the Bahai community is very warm and welcoming.

The Abbey Pub has some very fine traditional Irish or Irish fusion music at night. The Old Town School of Folk Music gets some great indie acts.

The Steppenwolf always offers fine theater, if you are into that.

On Clark St. near Wrigley Field there are several good sushi restaurants which are in a perpetual price war, so you can get good eats at a good price.

And if you want to go low-brow and have a genuine taste of Chicago, check out one of the Harold's Chicken outlets.

The eats are suppose to be awesome there, never been myself.


I am going to Santa Barbara at the end of the month for work went last year decent time.

I've never been to a bad restaurant in Chicago. Deep dish at Pizzeria Due, Italian Beef at Hot Diggity Dogs, take an hour and a half drive up to Lake Geneva, WI and get great seafood at Popeye's. No, not that Popeye's, this one (http://www.popeyeslkg.com/)

I love Chicago, and would move there in a second...if not for the damn cold weather

Take a jacket....
Take 5 jackets..........and two.....ehrr, three blankets

We're not going til May, weather should be fine by then. Plus I live in NY, so c'mon, I'm used to some cold. ;)

Having lived in Chicago for many years, this is what I've got off the top of my head:

Pizzeria Uno is the originator of Chicago style pizza and thus a good place to go...although I think that Giordano's version is better due to a better sauce.

The Art Institute is great and the aquarium is really interesting, and since they are close together you can visit them both in one day easily.

The Museum of Science and Industry in Hyde Park has some very fine and educational displays.

Polish Town on the west side has some terrific small Polish restaurants. Likewise for Indian food in India Town on Devon St. on the north side.

If you want something regarding religious culture, the Bahai temple in Evanston in the far north is an amazingly beautiful world-famous building and the Bahai community is very warm and welcoming.

The Abbey Pub has some very fine traditional Irish or Irish fusion music at night. The Old Town School of Folk Music gets some great indie acts.

The Steppenwolf always offers fine theater, if you are into that.

On Clark St. near Wrigley Field there are several good sushi restaurants which are in a perpetual price war, so you can get good eats at a good price.

And if you want to go low-brow and have a genuine taste of Chicago, check out one of the Harold's Chicken outlets.

nice suggestions, thanks

We're not going til May, weather should be fine by then. Plus I live in NY, so c'mon, I'm used to some cold. ;)

May?..............2 jackets