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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 #1120 on: February 26, 2016, 03:59:47 PM »
MDW is much closer to Field Museum than O'Hare, so yes -- definitely UberX.   You should do Milt's for lunch, Shallots for dinner.  Or Milt's for lunch, Milt's for dinner.  (No, there aren't any other options)

If he's would be driving in for shallots, there are plenty of other options.

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1121 on: February 28, 2016, 08:49:25 PM »
If he's would be driving in for shallots, there are plenty of other options.
In the end we did Uber x. There was a ride share option which knocked down the price some but what was a bit of an inconvenience. We landed around 1pm spent the day at the museum and millennium park, went to Milts for dinner (slab of ribs) and back at the airport (mdw) by 8pm. 5500 wn pts RT .
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1122 on: March 03, 2016, 11:08:08 AM »
Whats the closest breakfast/lunch to the McCormick area?, as per the wiki there is only 1, Bebe's Kosher Deli, is there any other options close by?   

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1123 on: March 03, 2016, 05:10:14 PM »
Whats the closest breakfast/lunch to the McCormick area?, as per the wiki there is only 1, Bebe's Kosher Deli, is there any other options close by?

You can get sandwich club boxed lunches (which are good) for $14 at Loop Synagogue.  Also Milt's Truck, if it's around.

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1124 on: March 03, 2016, 05:20:56 PM »
how do i know if milts truck will be in the area ?

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1125 on: March 03, 2016, 11:16:54 PM »
how do i know if milts truck will be in the area ?

Check their Twitter morning of: https://twitter.com/miltsbbqtruck.  Hasn't been downtown in a while, though, as it's been traveling the country.

Meanwhile, this is exciting news from Great Kosher Restaurants:

CHICAGO RESTAURANT NEWS:

So let's get to the little surprise we have for you from yesterday and my day with Elías Michel Barnatan from Argentina. While Elias owns 3 sushi restaurants in Buenos Aires, called Pi-Chi-Klin (interesting name), he and his family are actually moving to Chicago and opening an Argentinean Steakhouse on Lincoln Avenue, near Peterson Park this summer!

He was in Chicago the last 2 weeks putting things in place and on his way back to Argentina he was doing a little research yesterday in New York. He was very impressed with the concise menu of the restaurants we went to in Le Marais, Wolf & Lamb and Izzy's, so expect a menu that is straightforward and specializes in Argentinean cuisine. The restaurant will be waiter service with about 60 seats at first with room to expand to over 100. I believe there is a party room upstairs but more more details will be revealed as they start the renovation soon. 

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1126 on: March 04, 2016, 12:43:05 AM »
Check their Twitter morning of: https://twitter.com/miltsbbqtruck.  Hasn't been downtown in a while, though, as it's been traveling the country.

Meanwhile, this is exciting news from Great Kosher Restaurants:

CHICAGO RESTAURANT NEWS:

So let's get to the little surprise we have for you from yesterday and my day with Elías Michel Barnatan from Argentina. While Elias owns 3 sushi restaurants in Buenos Aires, called Pi-Chi-Klin (interesting name), he and his family are actually moving to Chicago and opening an Argentinean Steakhouse on Lincoln Avenue, near Peterson Park this summer!

He was in Chicago the last 2 weeks putting things in place and on his way back to Argentina he was doing a little research yesterday in New York. He was very impressed with the concise menu of the restaurants we went to in Le Marais, Wolf & Lamb and Izzy's, so expect a menu that is straightforward and specializes in Argentinean cuisine. The restaurant will be waiter service with about 60 seats at first with room to expand to over 100. I believe there is a party room upstairs but more more details will be revealed as they start the renovation soon.
Any idea where on lincoln?

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1127 on: March 04, 2016, 02:22:14 AM »
I'm looking for a nice spa in the shallot area, any recommendations

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1128 on: March 06, 2016, 03:31:01 AM »
Any idea where on lincoln?
he and his family are actually moving to Chicago and opening an Argentinean Steakhouse on Lincoln Avenue, near Peterson Park this summer!
 

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1129 on: March 06, 2016, 06:01:46 AM »

FYI Lincoln passes by Peterson Park and is not a specific location...

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1130 on: March 06, 2016, 07:07:01 AM »
FYI Lincoln passes by Peterson Park and is not a specific location...

Its pretty specific.

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1131 on: March 06, 2016, 01:36:11 PM »
Its pretty specific.

It's great!
It's much closer to West Rogers Park than the other high-end restaurants.
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1132 on: March 06, 2016, 04:06:13 PM »
Can I order food from Milts and have über pick it up and driver to my hotel?

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1133 on: March 06, 2016, 04:10:57 PM »
Of course.
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1134 on: March 06, 2016, 04:22:07 PM »
How ?
Do I order as a person pickup with pickup and delivery location? How do I notate it's a food pickup ?
When I hit the food pickup option it doesn't let me choose a restaurant?
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« Reply #1135 on: March 06, 2016, 07:26:39 PM »
How ?
Do I order as a person pickup with pickup and delivery location? How do I notate it's a food pickup ?
When I hit the food pickup option it doesn't let me choose a restaurant?
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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1136 on: March 07, 2016, 03:21:57 AM »
How long of a stop in ORD do I need in order to go to Shallots, sit down, have a good meal, and then go back to the airport?

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1137 on: March 07, 2016, 11:41:09 AM »
How long of a stop in ORD do I need in order to go to Shallots, sit down, have a good meal, and then go back to the airport?

3-3.5 hours.   

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« Reply #1138 on: March 07, 2016, 11:46:04 AM »

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Re: Chicago Master Thread
« Reply #1139 on: March 07, 2016, 11:55:14 AM »