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Some of the crew at Chicago.com (Jarred, and Vujadin, and I) went to have a night on the town, so we kicked the night off at the Tilted Kilt (www.tiltedkilt.com) located at 17 N Wabash. We had a platter of their nachos that are “big enough to choke an elephant” and drank some Bare Knuckle Stout. The pool tables in this joint are really cool; they have a picture of a hot Scot girl in a kilt embedded in the felt. I have to say sorry to Mike and my electrician friends for giving you such a shellacking at pool. Cousin Vinnie and Vujadin don’t mess around when it comes to pool. The servers were beautiful and very punctual, this is a great joint to kick back, relax and watch the game on a TV that’s bigger than your Aunt Edna’s neck (it has to be 18 feet), that’s not the only TV either they have 42 of them. The wings were delicious and you can also enjoy their “Scottish Cheese steak” that is shaved Rib eye steak, topped with grilled peppers, onions and melted provolone cheese. If you’re around the loop stop by and say hi.
Chicago is known for having numerous nicknames, which reflect the character of historic and present Chicago. Some of these nicknames include: “Chi-town”, a slang term for Chicago that came into play in the 70’s; “Windy city”, which was a reference to Chicago politician bragging about our city; “Second City”, which came from being the second most prominent city in the nation in terms of culture, entertainment, and finance. Out of all the nicknames listed my favorite has to be the city of “Big Shoulders”, referring to our numerous skyscrapers and the burly men who worked on the steel structures that were described as being husky and brawling.
We are not “chi” when it comes to the colossal meals you can find in the second city. Being from Chicago, I did not realize how lucky I really had it until I began traveling around the world. Well, compiled below is a list of the businesses that makes our city “chi-stuffed”. I personally like to thank them for their giant sized deals.
Bacci Pizzeria – www.baccipizza.com/ They have a slice of pizza that is bigger than my ego. All right it’s not that big, but it is gotta be at least as big as your fore arm they call it “the jumbo slice”.
Ricobenes – www.ricobenes.com They are the “HOME OF THE BREADED STEAK” and that is no joke. It is a piece of steak that is tenderized, breaded, deep fried and then dipped in marinara and placed on French bread (I get mine with giardanara and mozzarella). If you get the king size steak, you better devote an hour and a half to scarfing it down.
Gino’s East Pizzeria – www.ginoseast.com if you like deep dish this is your joint. Sorry New York, we love you, but you’s guy’s gotz nothing on deep dish pizza. You can get their 11” deep dish loaded with sausage (this is a heavy pie) cut into 6 slices, which for me is a single serving.
Morton’s steak house – www.mortons.com everything here is great! Their entire menu is à là cart so if you are balling on a budget cousin, you might miss this place. They are famous in Chicago for their “Humongous 48oz Porterhouse”. After I ate that I had to throw on some sweat pants to tie my shoes.
Stay posted to our blog section because there is a “great deal” you can learn about Chicago. Until then, talk to you later Chicago.
6. Harry Carrey’s
3551 N. Sheffield.
(773) 327-7800
While I am a diehard Sox fan I have crept in recently to see what the buzz was about (which is okay, by them) they treated me excellent. Each night at 7:30pm they play a video of Harry singing, “Take Me out to the Ballgame”. The bar is 60′ 6″ in length which is equal to the length from the pitcher’s mound to home plate (which I thought was cool). The place is usually packed during major sporting events and really rocks during St. Pat’s weekend. On Wed $9.95 gets you a 16oz T-bone and Guinness battered onion rings and you can also get $2 bud family bottles and $3.50 Goose Islands. The bartenders are some of the friendliest and nicest people you will meet in the city, and almost everything on their menu is less than 10 bucks. “I am sure if old Harry was still around, he would have loved this joint”.
Average plate price: $7.00 – $10.00
7.Tilted Kilt
17 N.Wabash
(312) 269-5580
A Scottish Hooters on steroids best describes this place for me. They have a fully loaded hot breakfast buffet for $9.95 Sundays from 9am-12pm; ok after taxes we are past the 10 dollar mark, but who cares there are smoking hot girls in mini kilts serving you. They also were running a drink special while I was there 3 for $3 (Sat, Sun, and Mon) Oct 17th- Dec 28th . Impressive beer list, pool tables and endless Happy Hour possibilities made a great night for me. There were also huge plasmas in the bar area, making this an ideal spot to catch a game.
Average plate price:$7.00 – $10.00
8. Trinity
2721 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 880-9293
They are an Irish “Cheers” in Chicago, except nobody knew my name. On Saturday and Sunday’s, you can find an “all you can manage to feed your face buffet” for 10 bucks from 11am-3pm. They have drink specials every night from Mon-Fri 1/2 off all food from 5-7pm and Sat. $3 Burgers hit the spot. The jukebox is hilarious, playing anything from Prince to Survivor. The crowd is always lively but not scary very “Frat-tastic” and the staff is Very friendly. Pretty much everything about this place is cool. Erin go bra less money is what you’ll spend!
9. Holiday Club
4000N Sheridan Rd
(773)348-9600
They were movies playing “Action Jackson”, “Coffy” Pam Greer flicks and movies mostly from this bygone genre of what seemed like African-American action films. The pool table was well kept and the photo booth was swamped with people! I think every video has at least one sex scene involving a set of enormous breasts too. I was spellbound while I was eating their Tue special $5 Hamburgers and $3.50 20oz PBR’s. The menu is very good and economically priced. I also polished off one of their shredded BBQ Pork Sandwiches (great BBQ sauce) for only 8 dollars. Nothing on their food menu here is over 10 bucks and it is “my-tee tasty”!
Average plate price $6.00 – $9.00 dollars
10.Corcoran’s
1615 N Wells
(312)440-0085
This place is located right across the street from where I work Tony and Tina’s Wedding in Piper’s Alley I call this place the “COUGAR’S LAIR” If you are around my age 25-35 beware you cannot keep away from these cougars unscathed. Do not fear these Cougars for they will sniff the fear, like wolves in the wild. If you can escape their grasps you can enjoy an excellent meal Corned Beef Sandwich and turkey club. My grilled Chicken was a little on the dry side but everything else was great. Good food, Fun staff and cool atmosphere make this place a hit. Also you may find some up and coming performers like me to talk to….Until then talk to you Later Chicago!
Average plate price $7.95-$12.95