Peggy Kinnane's is located at 8 North Vail Avenue, Arlington Heights Illinois. It's an Irish pub easily accessible from the Arlington Heights Metra stop. Almost all of the structure of this Irish pub came directly from Ireland, like the stones come from County Clare. It's a dim restaurant. They also often have live music going on Fridays and [...]
Metra
The Metropolitan Rail Corporation or Metra in Chicago is a train system that connects the suburbs to the city of Chicago. It goes past about 241 train stations and is broken up into 11 different lines. One even crossed the border into Wisconsin. It's a relatively easy train system to use, once you know where [...]
Saint’s Alp Tea House
Saint's Alp Tea House is probably one of my favorite places in Chicago. Located at South Archer Avenue this tea shop restaurant serves some of my favorite teas and snacks. Throughout the time I've lived in/near Chicago I've gone here a lot. I've had the same waiter, accidentally and coincidentally almost every time I've gone. [...]
Fabcakes
Fabcakes is a breakfast, brunch, lunch, dessert cafe in Chicago's River North at 714 North Wells. It's relatively easy to get to from the Chicago Brown Line stop or the #37 bus. I met up with a friend there for a late breakfast. I ordered a chai latte and my friend ordered the vanilla rose [...]
Menchie’s
Menchie's is a chain frozen yogurt shop that I hadn't seen before outside of the suburbs of Chicago. I thought the little character mascot was super cute and everything in the shop tends to follow that theme. They were selling stuffed animals, pencils, pins, and t-shirts with the mascots on them as well as a [...]
Emerald City Coffee
Emerald City Coffee is located underneath the Sheridan Redline stop at 3938 North Sheridan Road. I went to meet up with a friend who lives in the area. I ordered a cup of their ginger peach tea and they offered me one bag or two. I got one since I don't like my tea [...]
Cafecito
There are two Cafecito restaurant in Chicago, the one I've been to the most is located at 26 East Congress. It's a Cuban restaurant next to a hostel so it can get pretty busy. The most recent time I went was to catch up with a friend over tea and a quick lunch. I've only [...]
The Indian Garden
The Indian Garden is located at 247 East Ontario Street. It's on the second floor, I only saw stairs to get to it, so I'm unaware at how handicapped friendly it is. I went with friends for lunch and after looking through the menu and at the buffet we ended up all getting the buffet. [...]
Alliance Patisserie
Alliance Patisserie is a sister cafe to the Alliance Bakery, both are owned by the same chef. Alliance Patisserie focuses on French pastries. It's located next to Adagio at 615 North State Street. The patisserie is filled with beautiful and tasty macaroons and French desserts, the bakery is also a cafe with limited seating in the back and [...]
Pierogi Heaven
Pierogi Heaven is a small Polish restaurant located at 169 North Wells Street. A friend and I met up there for a quick small lunch. Pierogi's are Polish dumplings stuffed with meat, cheese, potatoes, sauerkraut, or fruit and topped with fried onions or butter. Pierogi heaven sells inexpensive specials in sets of three, so I [...]