First visit to Chicago

[Drover]

Originally Posted by jdiddy

Okay. The reality is sports bars are all basically the same.

These are sports bars. They have multiple tvs, standard bar fare, buckhunter. The sound will be on to the Bears game. They are close to Soldier field.

Thus, the recommendation.

Ah, but not all sports bars are the same. There's the "Big Buck Hunter" class of sports bars, and then there's the "Golden Tee" class of sports bars. Junior's must be the former class.

[long101]

Originally Posted by jdiddy

Okay. The reality is sports bars are all basically the same.

These are sports bars. They have multiple tvs, standard bar fare, buckhunter. The sound will be on to the Bears game. They are close to Soldier field.

Thus, the recommendation.

Juniors doesnt even have a full NFL package. I went there early once for the Bears and they only had 2 or 3 games on and couldnt put on others. Also you have a fairly decent chance of being the only person in the bar. Nothing like rooting for the Bears by yourself

[jdiddy]

Originally Posted by long101

Juniors doesnt even have a full NFL package. I went there early once for the Bears and they only had 2 or 3 games on and couldnt put on others. Also you have a fairly decent chance of being the only person in the bar. Nothing like rooting for the Bears by yourself

Eh. I'm assuming if you're going to tailgate at the Bears game, and you want to go to a bar near the stadium, its because you mainly want to see the Bears game.

But I'm kind of surprised to hear about the crowd. I saw a game there a couple of years ago and it was filled up. Maybe things changed once word got out I wasn't watching games there anymore.

[prairiestate]

At Cicero Ave. and Marquette Rd. you have the Midway Hotel Center. There are a wide variety of hotels, and you're right in a neighborhood where real Chicagoans live. It's perfect!

[Drover]

Oh sure, the nightlife down in that "real" part of Chicago (aka the suburb of Bedford Park) is just crackin'!

[suzie9998]

Originally Posted by spltend

Cool, I appreciate the info. Let me also add, I'm not into waiting in line all night to get into a club. we wanna go somewhere popular, but somewhere we'd frequent if we actually lived there. oh and we are both guys in our mid 20s if that helps. also, I see ALOT of things going on for Halloween. any recommendations for a specific place to go sat night in a costume that isn't a dance club? and last thing...Sunday we are planning on tailgating for the game and then watching it at a bar nearby, any recommendations for a good sports bar near soldier? thanks again!

Stay near the Wrigleyville/Lincoln Park/Lakeview area that the above poster recommended. Start a new thread and ask particularly for a bar to go to in that area for Halloween night, and someone will have recommendations.

[prairiestate]

Originally Posted by Drover

Oh sure, the nightlife down in that "real" part of Chicago (aka the suburb of Bedford Park) is just crackin'!

Technically the hotels may be in Bedford Park, but the residential areas around it are in Chicago!

If you want a real Chicago experience, come in February. You can trudge through a foot of snow in the 10 below cold and take the CTA down to da' Jewels for groceries. Now that's a vacation!