I'm good with pizza. Mmmmm ... pizza ...
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Aims - Jul 25, 2007 11:06:36 am PDT #6279 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Kathy A - Jul 25, 2007 11:29:50 am PDT #6280 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Lincolnwood works great for me. I'll be working at B&N until 6:00, but can be there directly afterwards depending on how long it takes to get to the restaurant from Arlington Heights.
Aims - Jul 25, 2007 11:31:22 am PDT #6281 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
How far is Lincolnwood from downtown?
Kathy A - Jul 25, 2007 11:34:42 am PDT #6282 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
It's on the northwest side, close to the Edens and Touhy, probably about ten miles from the Loop.
vw bug - Jul 25, 2007 12:13:01 pm PDT #6283 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
Yeah, that's probably not gonna work. I think we need something in the Loop. Brenda suggested some great restaurants to me in e-mail that are mid-priced. I ate at one of them yesterday. Let me grab that info.
Here we go...
The Village. Casual Italian - this is part of a three story trio of joints called the Italian Village. First floor is pretty upscale, 2nd floor is more casual and inexpensive but still very good food. [link]
Heaven on Seven - cajun, creole. Lively atmosphere without being overwhelming. [link]
Brasserie Jo is a little more expensive probably, but a neat place with a great patio. [link]
Salvador's Barro. Good mexican, margaritas. [link]
I went to The Village yesterday, and it was fabulous. I'd be more than happy to go there again. And, we could probably make reservations there.
ChiKat - Jul 25, 2007 12:13:42 pm PDT #6284 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
How many people will be coming from downtown? Because Lincolnwood would NOT be a good option for them. It's doable via public tran from the Loop, but it would require some transfers and quite a bit of time, and if they aren't familiar with our system, easily lost.
Downtown there are some pizza places, but none of them have parking, so those coming from the 'burbs would have some problems.
brenda, tommyrot, any suggestions on the north side?
brenda m - Jul 25, 2007 12:17:51 pm PDT #6285 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That tapas place we went to once was good. Lots of other options, but I'll have to wait until I get home to think about it.
Okay, this is kind of late, but would be great fun with this crew: [link]
I can't believe I looked that up at work. But I know we tried once before and the dates didn't match up.
vw bug - Jul 25, 2007 12:20:33 pm PDT #6286 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
Oh, brenda, you're so right! That looks like a blast for us.
brenda m - Jul 25, 2007 12:21:54 pm PDT #6287 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We can definitely find good food and drink in that area before hand, if we want to hit it. The restaurant at Schuba's comes to mind, but I can think about it and post more. Shrift, Tom, ideas?
ChiKat - Jul 25, 2007 12:33:43 pm PDT #6288 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I would so be up for that show.
Restaurants in that area that I know of that are good:
Cheap:
Nookie's
Chicago Diner
Penny's Noodles
Las Mananitas
Nohana
Giordano's
Not Cheap:
Jack's
Firefly
Cornelia's
HB...Home Bistro (formerly the Hearty Boys)