A Brunch Wedding – Catie and Eric

Today our review jumps into realms unexplored - a wedding and reception. The reason it qualifies for our blog is that it was a brunch wedding. Could it get any better? You (and we) are about to find out. Since our destination was in River West right off of Halsted Street, we decided to take …

Duffy’s Tavern & Grille

There's no good way to introduce this, but we were feeling adventurous. We wanted to step outside our comfort zone to experience a brunch situation that we have heard much about, in both legend and hazy memory. We decided to jump on the 151 for door-to-door transit service and head to the southern edge of …

Southport & Irving aka SIP

Another beautiful Chicago summer day, and we decided to venture to an old favorite of ours that we have not visited in a while, Southport & Irving. Setting the Scene Jodie was feeling the Sambuca Sadness, so we didn't arrive until around 1:30pm. Partying with teachers claims yet another sad, sad victim. It was a …

Cellars Bar and Grill (Formerly Broadway Cellars)

With a longtime friend of Jodie's in town for the weekend, we had a tough decision ahead of us on how best to spoil her with Chicago's many tempting culinary delights. We settled on a place we've read about and got multiple recommendations to try - formerly know as Broadway Cellars, the newly minted Cellars …

The Reservoir

An unusually cool and cloudy July day kept us more than a little sleepy, and a sore back and shoulder had us moving even more slowly, so we decided to stroll to an old neighborhood haunt of ours, Reservoir. Setting the Scene Groggy and overcast, we didn't ooze into Rezzie until 2 pm, with only …

Zia’s Lago Vista

A beautiful and mild July day, we decided to invite friends to meet us for brunch before a block party. We ventured a little bit west to a Happy Hour favorite of ours, Zia's Lago Vista, to see what their brunch had to offer. Setting the Scene The Cubs were at home for a night …

Bites Asian Tapas & Sushi

Does champagne go with sushi? We have no idea, but we're up to the challenge of finding out for you, dear readers, as we head to Bites Asian Tapas. Setting the Scene Bites is next door to one of our favorite haunts, Hutch, and we were curious about their offerings. Taking advantage of an early-week …

Bistro 750 – Update!

We recently revisited Bistro 750 for brunch to see how they were getting their bearings on brunch in the neighborhood. It was a quiet Saturday, we believe many people were out of town for the long holiday weekend, so we had the interior of the bar to ourselves. Our bartender Meghan kept us entertained with an …

PR Italian Bistro

Another absurdly beautiful summer day found us wandering over towards Sheridan, to a place we pass by frequently, but had yet to visit, PR Italian Bistro. Setting the Scene It was a warm and quiet Sunday, adjacent to a holiday weekday (4th of July). We assumed a lot of people were out of town because of …

Hutch Bistro

In our post-Pride haze, we awoke Monday morning-ish and decided to head to our second brunch of the weekend at Hutch Bistro. Yeah, I don't know what we were thinking either. Our zeal for delicious breakfast items overrides our poor judgment every time. Setting the Scene It was a bright, sunny, and cool day, with …