New and improved City of Chicago Thread (Check OP for Recs)

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    Good luck to anyone flying in or out of ORD today. Palestinians protesters have taken over 190 and are blocking all traffic. I drove by it and it's absolutely nuts.
     
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    Looking to make a trip at the end of June for my birthday. Flights are pretty cheap and so are hotels.

    I feel like I want to stay in River North area. We will just be looking to window shop/go to watch stores and eat good food.

    What’s the consensus Chicago style pizza place? Was checking out Bavette for a dinner but open to other suggestions. I also like tiki drinks a lot so will definitely hit up 3 dots and a dash.
     
  6. tjsblue

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    Hey buckeye, did you read the thread title?
    Bavette’s is great for a bday trip. Tell your server it is your bday. Their cork fee is you have to give a glass to someone else in the dinning room so you may get a free pour.
     
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    Get thin crust instead of deep dish
     
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  8. Bert Handsome

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    Deep Dish well knowb
    Best: Pequods
    Acceptable: Lou Malnati's
    Dogshit: Giordano's

    Thin Crust
    Best: D'agostinos
    Acceptable: Lou Malnati's
    Dogshit: Giordano's
     
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  9. Bert Handsome

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    Is Pizanos still a thing downtown? The one in Glenview closed
     
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  11. DollarBillHokie

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    Foxtrot sucked. Good riddance
     
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    Bavettes is incredible and their sister restaurant next door, Ciccio Mio, is one of the better Italian meals I've ever had. Only been to Chicago twice but every meal I've had there has ranged from good to incredible, except the pizza, personally I'd skip it.
     
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  13. Truman

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    How else are we suppose to look cool holding a cup of coffee?
     
  14. fucktx

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    Didn’t Mariano’s recently buy that place? Makes me think something else was going on for them to shut down suddenly
     
  15. Bert Handsome

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    The guy that started Mariano's started Doms and then Foxtrot invested in Doms or something like that

    Mariano's blows now too after becoming Kroger
     
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    It did but replacing bustling spaces in popular neighborhoods with empty store fronts is less than ideal
     
  17. fucktx

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    I really wonder what the fuck happened with them. They’re going to get sued by their employees and owe them pay + some now because they had over 100 employees. They had some in Dallas too. Apparently filing bankruptcy but to do that during the middle of the day with no notice is… strange to say the least
     
  18. DollarBillHokie

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    That’s the most likely time to file bankruptcy. Nobody says “wow, employees, we are going to quit operations next Tuesday and liquidate” because that’s stupid and likely would result in lawsuits from creditors. Employees won’t be able to sue for the immediate termination component.
     
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    They killed their website and updated Google and everything. Shit is real weird. Bet it comes out that someone was embezzling money somewhere
     
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    Let’s talk about Oberweis filing chapter 11
     
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    I’m not a lawyer, so I don’t know shit, but aren’t they required by law to give a 60 day notice or have to pay their employees since they have a certain number? I read that’s the case bankruptcy or not
     
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    eh someone else is just going to buy it and continue under the same name and they said they’re not changing anything about it
     
  23. Truman

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    On one hand - hahaha Jim Oberwies is a piece of shit.

    On the other - oh man, they make good ice cream
     
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    Be interesting to see. There’s been others that walked after doing some due diligence already.
     
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    Culvers and Andy’s > Oberweis anyways
     
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    I've never had it because
     
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  27. Bert Handsome

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    Treasure Island pulling the plug was much more of a loss than Foxtrot.
     
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    Oberweis chocolate milk is incredible
     
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    going through this summer without berlin is going to suck
     
  30. Truman

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    Didnt they close because the staff tried to unionize? If true - fuck them. But also get it sucks if that was your spot.
     
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    yeah they had no interest in compromising with the union, i don’t feel bad for the owners at all. it was just nice having it as a hub for queer stuff that was a little different than a lot of the boystown scene
     
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  32. rcragg82

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    yes, but with the most over the top demands of all time. Here are some of those. Also, i liked Foxtrot.

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  33. DollarBillHokie

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    $635 / month is a huge amount for a 401k contribution. Thats effectively a standard 401k match at a Fortune 500 for a $250k salary.