Hilton, south loop
Hilton, south loop
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Hilton, south loop
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Post #1 - December 6th, 2007, 6:29 pmI have a friend staying at the Hilton at 700 or so S. Michigan Ave. I'm a 12 year Chicagoan, but I'm drawing a blank for a casual lunch within walking distance. Any ideas?
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Post #2 - December 6th, 2007, 9:59 pmHow about:
Gage Restaurant and Tavern
24 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 372-4243
Menu here.
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Post #4 - December 6th, 2007, 11:26 pmHow about Eleven City Diner at 1112 S. State? I had a good corned beef sandwich there. Not Manny's but good. The matzoh ball soup, not so much.
Kind of a cool atmosphere in a faux-retro sort of way.Man : I can't understand how a poet like you can eat that stuff.
T. S. Eliot: Ah, but you're not a poet.
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Post #5 - December 6th, 2007, 11:59 pmAll on South Wabash:
Thai Spoons
Harold's Fried Chicken
Exchequer Pub
Miller's Pub
All are within five blocks of your hotel. All will very reasonably priced.
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Post #6 - December 7th, 2007, 12:24 amKitty O'Sheas, right there in the hotel, ain't half bad. Although they do charge hotel prices, the food's servicable, the staff is really from Ireland, they have a bunch of shelaighlies hung up over the bar, that bar has a number of good beers on tap, and it's an easy stumble back to your room.JiLS
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Post #7 - December 7th, 2007, 5:39 amSouth Loop Club, just around the corner on Balbo(?) and State. Decent bar burgers. Open till 5:00 A.M.
South Loop Club
701 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 427-2787Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #8 - December 7th, 2007, 8:40 amLotta grease in some of the above suggestions. For something a little bit different, sushi at Oysy practically just around the corner:
Oysy
888 S. Michigan
and there's a wine bar at the new Sam's down the block at Roosevelt and Wabash where a cheese plate can be had for about $12.
Across the street from Sam's, Bongo Room serves lunch with a few pancake holdovers from breakfast."The fork with two prongs is in use in northern Europe. In England, they’re armed with a steel trident, a fork with three prongs. In France we have a fork with four prongs; it’s the height of civilization." Eugene Briffault (1846)
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Post #9 - December 7th, 2007, 8:52 amYou could try the new kosher cafe by Wolfgang Puck at the Spertus Museum, 1 block north (except not on Saturday).
Yolk, two blocks south, has a lunch menu in addition to breakfast, I believe.
You have a couple of good suggestions on Printers Row already -- there's also Mediterra (kebabs, wraps), Standing Room Only (closed Sun) for chicken sandwiches etc, and Trattoria Caterina for weekday lunches.
Panozzo's, 4 blocks south on Michigan, has very good sandwiches for take out.
For dessert stop by Canady le Chocolatier for a chocolate or gelato afterwards (Wabash just south of 8th St).
