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Chicago Restaurant recs for OOT guests

peggyo10peggyo10
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Hi Ladies,

Some of our out-of-town guests are starting to ask for restaurant recommendations in the city.

I can point them to the famous places/places I used to go when I lived out there, but it's been a while, so I thought I'd get your thoughts.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

One of my bridesmaid's bdays is the day before the rehearsal, so they are coming in early and her boyfriend wants to take her out for a nice dinner.  I know she loves paella, so if you have a great paella place, I'd be most appreciative!  (I don't eat meat or fish, so I got nothing on that one!)

Thanks, ladies!
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Re: Chicago Restaurant recs for OOT guests

  • SaraAndrew2010SaraAndrew2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    Cafe Ba Ba Reeba has good paella and is a very popular restaurant. 

    The Bergoff is an old Chicago staple serving German food and their own beer.

    Frontera Grill is a very hot and hip Mexican restaurant by celebrity chef Rick Bayless.


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  • u_rica77u_rica77 member
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    edited December 2011

    I put together a list of our favorite bars/restaurants on our wedding website- this might be helpful. Click on the "Where to Eat" and "Where to Go Out" tabs on the left.


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  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    edited December 2011
    Cafe Ibericho (tapas and paella)
    Here are my other favorites:
    pizza-Ginos East, Aurelios (though not really fancy)
    steak-N9NE, Sullivans, Smith and Wollensky
    Fondue-Geja's Cafe (super romantic)
    Italian-Quartino, Francescas, Tuscany
    trendy/upscale bars with good food-Theory, Hub 51, Market, District
    HTH!
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  • peggyo10peggyo10
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    edited December 2011
    these are great suggestions!

    thank you so much!
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  • uscuba2uscuba2 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_chicago-restaurant-recs-oot-guests?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:08aae3a7-a787-4a39-9e24-cba8bf9fe1d1Post:37853cbd-71e3-4f2d-8e82-61675fc27502">Re: Chicago Restaurant recs for OOT guests</a>:
    [QUOTE]Cafe Ibericho (tapas and paella) Here are my other favorites: pizza-Ginos East, Aurelios (though not really fancy) steak-N9NE, Sullivans, Smith and Wollensky Fondue-Geja's Cafe (super romantic) Italian-Quartino, Francescas, Tuscany trendy/upscale bars with good food-Theory, Hub 51, Market, District HTH!
    Posted by aimers1525[/QUOTE]

    I  kinda of interested  in the list, mainly because you say Aurelios is not  really fancy but you list Ginos east where you write on  the on the wall. How is writing   on a wall   make a pizza place  fancy and a sub par  place at that. and since when is a pizza place supposed  to be fancy? IMHO.            
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  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_illinois-chicago_chicago-restaurant-recs-oot-guests?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:72Discussion:08aae3a7-a787-4a39-9e24-cba8bf9fe1d1Post:1b6f2b2e-d268-4eb5-9e73-2ab95d9f068d">Re: Chicago Restaurant recs for OOT guests</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Chicago Restaurant recs for OOT guests : I  kinda of interested  in the list, mainly because you say Aurelios is not  really fancy but you list Ginos east where you write on  the on the wall. How is writing   on a wall   make a pizza place  fancy and a sub par  place at that. and since when is a pizza place supposed  to be fancy? IMHO.            
    Posted by uscuba2[/QUOTE]
    I acutally meant that neither Ginos nor Aurelios were all that fancy. The OP mentioned her BM wanted to go our for dinner at a nicer restaurant, but I thought I would mention the pizza places anyways in case she wanted to suggest them to her other OOT guests.
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  • uscuba2uscuba2 member
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    edited December 2011

    ohh, my  mistake. sorry

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