[Chicago] Restaurant recommendations for PyCon...

[sheila miguez]

On Nov 25, 2007 10:37 PM, Brian W. Fitzpatrick <fitz at red-bean.com> wrote:
> On Nov 24, 2007 1:41 PM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:
> > I didn't add Northside restaurants because I wasn't sure that anyone
> > would take the trouble to go there, but to amend fitz's list--I would
> > remove Pizza D.O.C. and perhaps add Spacca Napoli.
> > http://www.yelp.com/biz/0fFLUKl71vv3eNV2xhikEw
> >
> > I've only been to it a few times, so I cannot whole heartedly
> > recommend it, but the neopolitan style I had at Pizza DOC was drowned
> > in gooey cheese.
>
> Weird, I've never had the Neapolitan, but every pizza I've ever had at
> Pizza DOC was almost identical to the pizza  I used to get in Rome (I
> lived there for 3 years).

Sorry for the non pythonic thread continuation but I wanted to give a
report on Pizza DOC.

I decided to give it another change and dragged Carl along. The pizza
was much better this time. If they can maintain consistent quality I
would recommend them highly.

I +1 the idea of offering car pools to neighborhoods in the city (or
in the suburbs if you can find interesting places people might like to
visit) for food or other runs.

Suggestions:

Food outings to Chicago

Chinatown
The Vietnamese neighborhood
Lincoln Square/Ravenswood/Andersonville
Albany Park for Middle Eastern or Korean food
Devon
One of the many good chicago bbq places check gwivs comments in
lthforum or his bbq page
One of the many good hotdog places such as Hot Dougs

Food runs with bringing back stuff informally lest hotel gets pissed:
Go to Devon and get sweets from Royal Sweets

Dessert run to chocolate places
Dessert run to Sweet Occasions in various locations


Food runs to suburbs

Schaumburg area for Szechuan House, Indian food (two South Indian
restaurants available from last I was in the area), Japanese food (if
Bowl House has maintained its quality), Japanese fast food (Todai in
Woodfield then Apple Store).

Tech runs to

Fry's or Microcenter


-- 
sheila