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Kosher Restaurants:

MEAT:
Milt's (BOOOOO).
Get chili, cornbread, and beans. Drink a beergarita. 
3411 North Broadway Chicago, IL 60657. 773-661-6384
Delivery available through Postmates
Open S-T: 11:30-10 F: 11:30-2 S: Call for hours

Shallot's.   Amazing sushi and great steaks though quite pricey.
7016 Carpenter Rd Skokie, IL 60077. 847-677-DINE
Delivery available. Shallots has their own app.
Open S-T: 11:30-9:00 Closed Friday Sat: 1.25 hours after Shkia-11:00

Ken's Diner.  The classic burger diner joint. Better than Milts.
3353 Dempster Skokie, IL 60076. 847-679-4030
Delivery Available
Open S-T: 11:00-8:30

Great Chicago. Used to be owned by Ken's, but sold to a different owner. Many of the same items.
3149 W. Devon Chicago, IL 60659. 773-465-9030
Delivery Available. Great Chicago has its own app.
Open S-T: 11-9 F: 10-3

Taboun Grill. Good Israeli food. Schwarma, Shnitzel, moroccan Cigars.
8808 N. Gross Point Rd Skokie, IL. 847-965-1818
Open S-T: 11-10 F: 11-2 Closed Saturday.

Mizrahi Grill. Similar to Taboun. Located in the northern suburbs. 
215 Skokie Valley Rd Highland Park, IL . 847-831-1400
You can order online via their website.

Tein Li Chow. Chinese food. Located in the Jewel supermarket which also has a kosher bakery and deli.
Takeout only.
2485 W. Howard Evanston, IL. 847-328-4642


The Sandwich Club. Burgers, deli sandwiches...etc.
4507 W. Oakton Skokie, IL 60076. 847-677-6020
Open S-T: 11-8 F: 11-2 Closed Saturday

Bebe's Kosher Deli
. Downtown Chicago- They have bagels/cream cheese on one side and deli sandwiches on the other.
Located in the French Market by the train station. Free parking with $20 French Market Purchase
131 North Clinton Chicago, IL 60661. 312-207-0572
Open M-T: 10-6 F: 10-1(winter) 2(summer) Closed Sat & Sun

Evita Steakhouse. Argentinian Steakhouse -
6112 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60659 (773) 463-8482
Sundays to Thursdays from 5 pm to 12 am. Saturdays on winter time sometime after Shabbat to 12 am. Summer time Saturdays closed!!

Metroklub. Downtown Chicago-Only open during lunch M-Th.
In the Crown Plaza hotel. 733 West Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60661. (312) 602-2104
CLOSED

Hy Life Bistro. Connected to Slice of Life (see below). On the expensive side, though not quite Shallots levels.
4120 W. Dempster Skokie, IL 60076. 847-674-2021
CLOSED

Tacos Gingi. Mexican Place. Pretty much takeout only.
5128 Dempster Street, Skokie IL 60077. 847-983-0648
Open S-T: 11-8  F: 11-1 Closed Saturday

Hamachi Sushi. Sushi Bar and Chinese menu (Meat and chicken) They have their own app. 2801 West Howard Chicago, IL 60645. (773) 293-6904



DAIRY:

Emma's Bagel Cafe. Many breakfast options, but they have lunch dinner options as well like mac n' cheese. 9306 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077. 847-673-3030

Chalavi. 2931 W. Touhy Chicago, IL 60645. 773-338-9640

EJ's Pizzeria.   9149 N. Gross Point Skokie, IL 60076. 224-534-7215 On ubereats, and have their own app as well.

Bond Coffee. Starbucks type atmosphere and food. Has a drive through. Available via grubhub.
7555 N. California Ave Chicago, IL 60645


Slice of Life.(request Cholov Yisroel)4120 W. Dempster Skokie, IL 60076. 847-674-2021  CLOSED

Tel Aviv Pizza (Cholov Yisroel - Pizza is Yoshon), 6349 N. California Chicago, IL 60659. 773-764-3776

The Lincoln Cafe. Breakfast/lunch food as well as pre-packaged wraps and salads. Don't miss the bbq chicken pizza!!! Takeout only. Lincoln Cafe has their own app. Located in The BP gas station 6599 N Lincoln Ave. Lincolnwood IL 60712

Sarah's Brick oven. New place 12/18. Pastas and sandwiches. Located next to Hungarian Kosher Supermarket 4020 Oakton St, Skokie, IL 60076


Nuovo. Italian. Open lunch/dinner. High end dairy restaurant. 3750 W Devon Ave, Lincolnwood, IL 60712. (847) 213-1026


ALL DAIRY RESTAURANTS LISTED ABOVE ARE C"Y AT THIS TIME (9/2021) BUT DOUBLE CHECKING IS RECOMMENDED AS THINGS CHANGE

Activities:
Navy Pier
Millennium Park/The Bean
Segway Tour
Six Flags Great America
Botanic Gardens
Willis Tower Skydeck
Lincoln Park Zoo (Free, but their lot is pay to park, look for street parking)
Museum of Science and Industry


Hotels:
Fairmont Millennium Park
Park Hyatt Chicago>Category 6
Hyatt Regency Chicago>Category 4
Hyatt Regency O'Hare>Category 2
W Lakeshore>Category 5
W Chicago City Center>Category 5
Westin Chicago>Category 5
Aloft Chicago City Center>Category 4
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers>Category 4
Aloft Chicago O'Hare>Category 2

Shabbos Tips:

Public Transport options:

Guidebooks:

Other Tips
Parking at ORD: The cheapest place to park is in the O'hare lot G. It's $10/day. Be aware that you need to take a bus to the tram (in lot E) which takes you to the terminals. This can take 20-25 minutes
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #760 on: March 03, 2015, 09:00:32 AM »
Milts for lunch, Shallots for Dinner.

that's the custom around here.
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #761 on: March 03, 2015, 01:00:00 PM »
Milts for lunch, Shallots for Dinner.

that's the custom around here.
I know. I would like to but I won't be able to do that.

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« Reply #762 on: March 04, 2015, 01:14:19 AM »
Milts for lunch, Shallots for Dinner.

that's the custom around here.
Meh
Better off doing shallots for lunch and shallots for dinner IMHO :D

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« Reply #763 on: March 04, 2015, 01:36:21 AM »
Meh
Better off doing shallots for lunch and shallots for dinner IMHO :D

No need for shallots twice. Just get it all by Dinner and have a lunch by Milts.
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« Reply #764 on: March 06, 2015, 03:37:08 PM »
I will never again do Milt's for lunch and shallots for dinner unless there is a solid 8 hours in between.
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #765 on: March 10, 2015, 06:31:03 PM »
What's the closest kosher restaurant to MDW?
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« Reply #766 on: March 10, 2015, 07:12:06 PM »
What's the closest kosher restaurant to MDW?

IF you are there during the day (lunch) then MetroKlub or Bebe's Kosher Deli in downtown are about 25-30 minutes away. Everything else is about 45 min to an hour or longer depending on traffic.

Nothing close.
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« Reply #767 on: March 10, 2015, 09:22:30 PM »
New product from Illinois Nut....it's the same caramel and peanuts as taffy apple but on a pretzel!!!

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #768 on: March 14, 2015, 08:57:36 PM »
Are all the rental car companies in the airport open 24 hours?

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« Reply #769 on: March 14, 2015, 10:10:03 PM »
Psa: covenant wines is having a wine and food pairing march 19th at shallots.

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #770 on: March 15, 2015, 07:10:13 PM »
What's the closest kosher restaurant to MDW?

milts is about 25 min without traffic

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #771 on: March 16, 2015, 10:23:12 AM »
Avis ORD charges a $14 fee if you drive under 75 miles.

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« Reply #772 on: March 16, 2015, 10:29:51 AM »
Avis ORD charges a $14 fee if you drive under 75 miles.
Only if you don't fill the tank.
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #773 on: March 16, 2015, 10:33:35 AM »
You serious? The guy at the counter told me it's automatic.
 I returned the car a hair under full.

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It's automatic if you don't give them a receipt showing you bought gas.
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« Reply #775 on: March 16, 2015, 10:36:43 AM »
You serious? The guy at the counter told me it's automatic.
 I returned the car a hair under full.


It's automatic if you don't give them a receipt showing you bought gas.
And is not just ORD, and not just avis

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« Reply #776 on: March 16, 2015, 10:46:22 AM »
I returned a hertz car at ord last week,  and she asked me 2 or 3 times if I filled the tank,  but no receipt was needed.  She looked very closely at the gauge,  though

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« Reply #777 on: March 16, 2015, 10:51:35 AM »
It's automatic if you don't give them a receipt showing you bought gas.
The guy at the counter told me not to fill it up because I'll be charged anyway.
And is not just ORD, and not just avis
I guess I never rented a car and went  less than 75 miles.

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« Reply #778 on: March 16, 2015, 11:10:54 AM »
It's automatic if you don't give them a receipt showing you bought gas.

Ahhh, that would explain why I was charged the other time at Hertz LAX. I complained via twitter, sent them the receipt, and they refunded me right away, plus gave me 675 points.

But then again, I rented from Avis in PSP drove about 35 miles, returned the car and wasn't charged. And did not get fuel
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« Reply #779 on: March 17, 2015, 01:39:57 PM »
Just a side note. Went to Milts last week, got the full slab, got the two long ribs pictured a couple pages back.

Can truthfully say there was A LOT of meat on there and it satisfied my hunger pains. Was just as good.
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