What in God's name are you doing in Chicago?
Hard to recommend a "good" resturant knowing that you probably won't have reservations on a Saturday night. That said, Carmichael's is a fairly acclaimed steak house (since we were talking steak before). They don't require reservations, but I'd at least try to call ahead and see what the situation is. I mentioned the Signiture Room before in the post Christmas thread and, while I know they do accept walk ins most nights, I'd call ahead there as well. Pricey, too. However, there's a bar on the floor above the dining room that you can go to and get a great view of the city while you drink. Lloyd's Chicago is supposed to be a great bar and dining room, but I have to admit to having never been. Friends were there recently though and spoke well of it.
I'm at a loss on the after-dinner scene for you as I don't do much with the clubs in the city. Or out of the city. The typical "gotta see" bar in the city is probably the Green Mill, oldest jazz bar in the city. Even then, I've been and, while worth going to, it's still a bar. Any other bar I could mention in the city isn't downtown and would probably take you further north than you're looking to go.
It occurs to me that even the Green Mill will drag you north to the Lincoln park area. It's your cab fare
Edited, Sat Jan 24 16:40:27 2004 by Jophiel
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Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.