One thing I miss about no longer living in Illinois is that I can't go to Egg Harbor Cafe. It's a breakfast restaurant and I LOVE IT!! I still dream about their potatoes.
Although Mariano's is a grocery store, their ice cream is delicious (specifically the strawberry one).
Chinatown in Chicago is small but nice. Lots of little restaurants that smell delicious and probably taste as good.
Not a food rec or anything but Illinois has the biggest corn maze in the world (it's at Richardson Farms). Loads of fun, I'd recommend going. I also love six flags.
That's all I remember but have so much fun and I hope you discover lots of new places!
Dec 28, 2024
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bars:
* rainbo club
* california clipper
* inner town pub
* sleeping village
* best intentions
* the hi-lo
* easy does it
* outside voices
* the owl (but only after the 2am bars close)
pizza:
* pequods
* malnati’s
(deep dish is a myth and no chicagoan actually eats that)
breakfast:
* lula cafe
*flying saucer
* middlebrow (also for lunch or dinner)
* allez cafe
* kasama
lunch/dinner:
* 90 miles cuban cafe
* club lucky
* rootstock
* all together now
* yours truly
* elske (fancy, michelin star)
i prob have more but i haven’t lived there in 3 years (plus 2 years of covid) so i haven’t experienced chicago in its full glory since 2019 🥲
Jul 2, 2024
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holstein park pool
quesadilla la reina del sur (restaurant)
logan arcade (bar)
the charleston (bar)
taking the brown line on a summer day
chef’s special (restaurant)
rainbo club (bar)
gemini / penelope (shop)
handlebar (restaurant)
running/walking/biking on the 606
dial m for modern (vintage furniture)
engine coffee shop
lula cafe (a dinner must)
club lucky (martinis n caesar salad)
merz apothecary (lotions n potions)
logan square farmers market
ok feel like there’s so many more recs but honestly you can do anything in chicago during the summer and have a good time
Jul 4, 2024
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This time of year you really can’t go wrong with hanging out at any of the beaches or spending time in Lincoln Park. Get as much sunshine as possible!
Hard to give just a few food recs but my faves now probably are Rose Mary, Mama Delia, and Armitage Ale House. For something quicker get tacos at La Pasadita or a hot dog or a burger at Red Hot Ranch.
A lot of good thrifting/antiques on Grand Avenue in West Town if you’re into that, and then some awesome bookstores too are Myopic Books in Wicker Park and Open Books in Logan Square.
The Robey Hotel is also an amazing place to grab drinks, now that it’s summer their pool bar will be open too! If that’s not your speed and you just want a good ol dive bar and cheap cans of beer, Rainbo Club is right down the road from there! Enjoy!
May 4, 2024
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I love seeing the live site activity because it's like omg we're such different people all around the world who happen to be here at the same time. Like hi hello welcome to the app I can't wait to hear what you have to say. We're all just little ants and I think that's so cute. This is such a stupid thought but oh well maybe someone else feels this way.
Dec 30, 2024
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I think we need to bring Box Tops back. One of my favorite parts of elementary school were the Box Tops competitions for a pizza party and I feel sad for the children who didn't get to experience that. Maybe there's an equivalent I don't know about (???) but I think Box Tops competitions are something every kid should get to experience.
Jan 3, 2025
Went to visit Colombia and saw these two beautiful cats outside. I don't know if these photos can even show how absolutely stunning they were. I like how beautiful cats are
Jan 10, 2025