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10-02-2019, 11:00 AM
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I asked a similar question in June.
My wife and I ended up spending 1.5 days at the Art Institute, which is amazing, ate at Topolobampo, Portillos, and Girl and Goat - all wonderful. We also spent some time at the Museum of Natural History, caught a Chicago Symphony concert in Millennium Park, and took a nice walk along the river/lakeshore. I wanted to get to MoSaI, but we were so in love with the Art Institute that we never found the time. 
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10-02-2019, 11:40 AM
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MSI it is!
Sounds like a great place for both of us. Thanks also for the great dining recs...We'll have fun with that. Howsabout a casual blues club without the 'scene' that my son can be comfortable just sitting and listening for a bit? Thanks!
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#19
10-02-2019, 11:59 AM
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Jazz/Blues - GreenMill - it’s one of my favorites...I’ve stumbled out of there a few times.
http://greenmilljazz.com Untitled- Another favorite “stumbling” place and bonus if you are into Whiskeys (see link for an extensive list) https://www.untitledsupperclub.com/calendar/ https://www.untitledsupperclub.com/w...ST-10.1.19.pdf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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#20
10-02-2019, 12:26 PM
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better pizza
Another vote Science and Industry Museum. Architecture tour along the river is also fun and worthwhile.
As for Pizza since it has not been mentioned. Pequod's in Lincoln Park is worth the trek if you are staying downtown. Hands down, best in term of Chicago deep dish, although they don't call it that. Live here my whole life and tried them all, several times actually, Pequods still edges here for the win. Other pizza place are good, don't get me wrong but if I had one last weekend in Chicago, Pequod's would be on the list. https://pequodspizza.com Someone mentioned Green Street Smoked Meats for BBQ. Pricey but definitely the better BBQ in the city. https://greenstreetmeats.com If you are staying north of Chicago, there's also wonderful BBQ spot called Smoque. https://smoquebbq.com
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#21
10-02-2019, 12:35 PM
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Museum of science and Industry seems like a no-brainer
Green Street at the end of the night Walk around Millennium Park including the bridge that takes you to the lakefront take the trains everywhere. The Red Line has especially good views including going past Wrigley field. Taking the elevator up to the Signature room at the Hancock tower is fun, the view around sunset is nice because all the city lights of the city turn on and you can see the grid. Uno's is my favorite deep dish but coming from L.A. anything with butter in the crust and sauce on top is going to blow your mind. For the train: It's a long ride and you're not in Europe. Bring a pillow and a blanket and bring lots of food that you would be happy to eat. There is microwaved food and beer (probably also microwaved) in the dining car but in my experience, you're going to want to have a little control over your diet if you want to be comfortable and stable for the trip. Pro tip, but possibly not applicable, you can bring your own drinks--alcohol included. I would check to see if there are phone/device chargers on the train. If not, buy one of those battery pack thingy's Chicago is a great city so you really can't go wrong with anything you do. Look at everyone's recommendations and make a schedule that has you starting and stopping where you want. Nothing in Chicago is really out of the way so you can see a lot very conveniently. Bring your camera!
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#22
10-02-2019, 12:39 PM
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Rosa's Lounge
For Blues, I'd recommend this hidden gem:
https://rosaslounge.com/ Likely to be much less of a "scene" compared to Green Mill, and a place you can just sit and listen Quote:
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#23
10-02-2019, 12:48 PM
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Second the recommendation of Mr. Beef on Orleans (666 Orleans to be precise)
While Al's Beef and Portillios are acceptable, they are still a franchise...go to the one and only Mr. Beef Quote:
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10-02-2019, 08:31 PM
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I still like Rosa's or my suggestion of B.L.U.E.S but nothing wrong with Buddy's place. Most touristy but so what :-)
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#28
10-03-2019, 10:32 AM
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For BBQ:
Smoque is off the beaten path but good. Lillie's Q is more standard BBQ and in a nicer setting, if that's what you're into. Green St can be crazy busy and a bit expensive, but it's probably the best in the city. Any of these 3 will be good though. If you have time the newly redone Chicago riverwalk is nice if you are downtown. When you head to O'hare take the blue line to get in more train time. For Blues: I personally think that Kingston Mines is the place to go. Longstanding Blues Club that has live music every night of the week.
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#29
10-03-2019, 11:18 AM
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  Several good options in the Lincoln Square area if you want "wood fired oven"/Neapolitan style pizza in addition to Spacca Napoli Pizza Art Cafe - https://www.pizzaartcafe.com/ - Right off the Rockwell brown line stop. Unfortunately, Pizza DOC has closed.  If you're down by the Museum of Science and Industry, might want to consider thin crust pizza on the south side https://www.palermosof63rd.com/
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10-03-2019, 11:48 AM
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That was years ago though, so maybe that has changed now too. There is still Pizza D.O.C's sister pizzeria, Trattoria D.O.C in Evanston.
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