Texsox Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Taking all things Cub out of the equation, what is the one place you dislike the most in Chicago? That place or thing to do that when you are showing someone around and they ask to see/do it that makes you wanna :puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Any of the clubs/bars/malls/retail stores. You can do that crap anywhere. Go see the things that make Chicago unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 The Sears Tower. Never understood it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 I was thinking Water Tower Place as I was writing. I am planning a trip back and planning on meeting up with a friend from Miami and she wants to go there. I thought it was about the worse suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 03:02 PM) I was thinking Water Tower Place as I was writing. I am planning a trip back and planning on meeting up with a friend from Miami and she wants to go there. I thought it was about the worse suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 04:02 PM) I was thinking Water Tower Place as I was writing. I am planning a trip back and planning on meeting up with a friend from Miami and she wants to go there. I thought it was about the worse suggestion. Yeah, but at least you're in striking distance of the Clark Street Ale House. Mmmmm beer... I think that craptacular Al Capone's themed dinner show place (near Hard Rock and the Wells and Ontario 50s/60s McDonald's - is it still even there anymore?) was a pathetic eyesore. I never went, but I had a couple people ask to go there when we went in for a visit. I slapped them around for the stupid suggestion of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 03:11 PM) Yeah, but at least you're in striking distance of the Clark Street Ale House. Mmmmm beer... I think that craptacular Al Capone's themed dinner show place (near Hard Rock and the Wells and Ontario 50s/60s McDonald's - is it still even there anymore?) was a pathetic eyesore. I never went, but I had a couple people ask to go there when we went in for a visit. I slapped them around for the stupid suggestion of course. Yeah, R&R McDonald's and Hard Rock. :puke Of course, I was going to say Wrigley first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 03:05 PM) perfectly innocent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(mreye @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) Yeah, R&R McDonald's and Hard Rock. :puke Of course, I was going to say Wrigley first. Hard rocks are essentially a joke. If you have been in one, you have seen them all. The only thing they are worth is getting a glass from them from each city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 03:18 PM) Hard rocks are essentially a joke. If you have been in one, you have seen them all. The only thing they are worth is getting a glass from them from each city. Geek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I'd have to go with Navy Pier. It's nice that they decided to use it for something back in the early '90s but, unless you really like ferris wheels, it's just a crowded tourist trap. When I entertain friends in the city, I like to take them up to 96th floor of the Hancock building for drinks at dusk. The view is spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 04:30 PM) I'd have to go with Navy Pier. It's nice that they decided to use it for something back in the early '90s but, unless you really like ferris wheels, it's just a crowded tourist trap. When I entertain friends in the city, I like to take them up to 96th floor of the Hancock building for drinks at dusk. The view is spectacular. I love telling them we'll be having drinks at the tip of the (Han)cock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Nothing really...I love EVERYTHING that is Chicago (well, except for the ugly urinal on the north side). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt35 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(BridgeportHeather @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 05:36 PM) Nothing really...I love EVERYTHING that is Chicago (well, except for the ugly urinal on the north side). Even the traffic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 05:41 PM) Even the traffic? Nope! Don't mind it at all! I'd rather have it than no traffic living in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(BridgeportHeather @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 06:46 PM) Nope! Don't mind it at all! I'd rather have it than no traffic living in the middle of nowhere. Are you sure about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro1983hat Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Without a doubt, unquestionably, the most overrated tourist things to do in Chicago are the Chicago Auto Show, the Taste of Chicago, Billy Goat Restaurant. The way the local media covers these events, you would think we lived in Pig Slop, Mississippi, and we have nothing else to offer. The Auto Show: A bunch of cars. That's it, no big deal. No reason for every local TV station to have hour-long shows showing you the cars. Taste: Nothing like some 350-lb temporary worker sweating over your over priced turkey leg in 100 degree heat, while fighting through 1 million people, most of whom smell like they haven't showered in a decade. Billy Goat: s***ty, crappy, overpriced, miniscule burgers. f*** Sam Siannis and his uncle's dumb curse. I think the reason I would not want the Cubs to ever win has more to do with not wanting to see that old bastard and his girlfriend (some goat they got from Lincoln Park Zoo), than anything about the baseball team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Hard to answer. I love everything about that city whenever I get to make it up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 09:09 AM) Billy Goat: s***ty, crappy, overpriced, miniscule burgers. f*** Sam Siannis and his uncle's dumb curse. I think the reason I would not want the Cubs to ever win has more to do with not wanting to see that old bastard and his girlfriend (some goat they got from Lincoln Park Zoo), than anything about the baseball team. The popularity is mostly from the SNL bit with Belushi, Akroyd and company. Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger, no fries, cheeps, no Coke, Pepsi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 03:09 PM) Taste: Nothing like some 350-lb temporary worker sweating over your over priced turkey leg in 100 degree heat, while fighting through 1 million people, most of whom smell like they haven't showered in a decade. Disagree, I love Taste. It's the only time I get a Rainbow Cone, b/c I'm rarely in Chicago, and even then I'm not going to drive all the way to the sw side for an ice cream. Plus, the concerts were fun when I was in hs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 09:33 AM) Disagree, I love Taste. It's the only time I get a Rainbow Cone, b/c I'm rarely in Chicago, and even then I'm not going to drive all the way to the sw side for an ice cream. Plus, the concerts were fun when I was in hs. Rainbow cone? None for me. I'm a Republican! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 The Division street bar scene. Is Mother's still there? LAME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I grew up 5 blocks away from Rainbow Cone, and it's still one of the first places I go to when I go back to visit. Yummm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 06:33 PM) I grew up 5 blocks away from Rainbow Cone, and it's still one of the first places I go to when I go back to visit. Yummm! Lucky. Only place I've ever had it is at Taste. I keep planning on making a trip there when I'm in Chicago in the summer, but then I think to myself, I'm going to drive 45 min each way (at least) for ice cream??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 09:18 PM) Hard rocks are essentially a joke. If you have been in one, you have seen them all. The only thing they are worth is getting a glass from them from each city. I agree and every city has that 'touristy neighborhood' that are pretty much clones. You have to get into the neighborhoods and the underground and meet the people to see the real city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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