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An August 2006 trip to Chicago by saythankyou

NY Strip-tastic Photo - Mortons of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois More Photos
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Intercontinental Hotel Photo - InterContinental Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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The Hotel InterContinental is located in a prime location on the Magnificent Mile. It is located right across the way from a Westfield shopping center with all the usuals: Nordstrom, The Body Shop, Ann Taylor Loft, and similar shops.The walk up rate for a standard room is $299 per night. I was fortunate to book the room through Hotwire for $170.71, including taxes.Parking was an exorbitant $41 per day and valet-only. Parking at the nearby Hampton Inn was $35 per day, which is a nice discount if you are staying more than one night.The hotel has many amenities, including a couple restaurants, a workout facility, and an indoor pool, though to use the workout facility and ...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on August 12, 2006

InterContinental Chicago
505 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 944-4100

Morton's of Chicago Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant | "Morton's, The Steakhouse"

NY Strip-tastic Photo - Morton's of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Morton's Original Gold Coast location on State & Rush is a true steakhouse. We visited the Morton's Phoenix location 5 years ago and remembered that the steak was phenomenal, so we decided to visit the original location on the Gold Coast.The restaurant is located in the basement of an office building (no windows), and there is low lighting. I guess this could be perceived as mood lighting, but I think the lighting had to be low as a cover for the outdated furnishings. I was not impressed by the decor.Our total bill was $190, including two glasses of wine, one NY Strip, one large rib eye, one side of sauteed mushrooms, one order of mashed potatoes, and a chocolate souffle for desse...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on August 12, 2006

Morton's of Chicago
1050 North State St
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312) 266-4820

Goose Island Brewery Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant | "Goose Island Brewpub"

Goose Island Awning Photo - Goose Island Brewery, Chicago, Illinois
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The Goose Island Brewpub is known for its on tap beers, with 10 draughts to choose from every day. The taps were really cool-looking, with gooseheads and phones instead of boring regular taps.We came for lunch and were pleasantly surprised with the offerings. For an appetizer, we ordered Goose fries ($2.95) with Parmesan and garlic on them (an additional $1.45). They were good, but they could have used tons more garlic. My hubby had ordered them on a previous visit with a lot more parm and garlic; I guess it just depends who makes them.We ordered from a Mini Munchie menu that had mini versions of popular menu items for $3 to $3.50 each. I had the portobello "burger" and the Goose D...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on August 12, 2006

Goose Island Brewery
1800 North Clybourn Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60614
(312) 915-0071

Wrigley Building, No Hands Photo - Chicago's First Lady Architecture Cruise, Chicago, Illinois
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This architecture cruise has to be one of the best in Chicago. The double decker boat of Chicago's First Lady definitely provides an advantageous view of 50 of Chicago's beautiful buildings.If you go during the week, the price is $25 per person. It is $27 on the weekends. While some other tours are less, they don't have the backing of the Chicago Architecture Foundation as this one does. Also, the $20 Wendella Cruise Tour uses a single deck boat, so you may not be able to have as good a view of the tops of tall structures. Some of the other cruise tours even have some sort of plastic covering on top, which may pose a problem for picture taking.You can book your tours through Tick...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on August 14, 2006

Chicago's First Lady Architecture Cruise
224 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
(487) 358-1330