Category Archives: Restaurants and Dining
Roscoe’s – Best Summer Patio For Boy Watching in Chicago…And You Can Bring Your Dog Too!
Located right in the heart of Boystown, Roscoe’s is the place to hang out in the summer on patio, have some great food, boy watch…and now, you can even bring your dog too!
Roscoe’s
3356 N Halsted St @ Roscoe,
773-281-3355
Long considered one of Chicago’s favorite gay clubs, Roscoe’s offers a friendly atmosphere and a variety of entertainment. There is no stand-and-pose attitude here – everyone comes to drink and have fun. The club itself is divided into five major areas, each with its own bar. The front room has a genuine tavern feel with dark wood, copper bar, large windows, lots of video screens and a pool table.
Toward the back, you’ll find a dance floor and an outdoor patio. Regular drink specials (like pitchers of Long Island Ice Tea or Vodka and Lemonade), theme nights, Post Office Sundays and special events keep things hoping just about everyday.
In the summer months, the outdoor cafe serves up food from about Noon-10pm. Excellent appetizers like Artichoke Dip and Pesto, Tomatoe, Goat Cheese Pizza. Great salads, sandwiches and wraps, there is something to satisfy everyones taste. Roscoe and Halsted is the epicenter of Boystown and a great place to watch people….especially the hot guys walking by!
Thanks to an ordinance passed this year in Chicago, this is the first season the city officially allows dogs on patios—as long as the bar or restaurant has a Dog Friendly Area License. And Roscoe’s does. Of course, there are a few rules:
• You must keep Rover on a leash.
• You must have you dog’s rabies vaccination tag or other proof of rabies shot.
• The restaurant must have outdoor seating accessible from the street—you can’t walk through an indoor area to get to a patio.
• Don’t expect any food for Fido: These spots are only allowed to provide water for your pooch.
Celebrating 21 years! Owner Jim Ludwig goes out of his way to make Roscoe’s a friendly place.
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Best Italian Food and Tiramisu Uptown Chicago
Just a few blocks from Boystown and Andersonville, is Anna Marie Pasteria– a little hidden gem with great Italian food and consistently voted best tiramisu in the city of Chicago! Service is always great and the food is always great in this quaint little spot ran by 2 sisters.
A mix of modern and traditional Italian cuisine, the cozy ristorante has long been a local favorite. Sisters Anna and Maria, originally from the Basilicata region of southern Italy, first opened the doors of Anna Maria Pasteria in 1989.
Beginning at age seven, Anna fell in love with cooking, creating her first plate of Pasta e Fagioli, a simple peasant dish which is now an Italian specialty. Enamored with cuisine and hospitality, Maria followed the family tradition and put her heart into making the best and most heavenly Tiramisu.
After nearly two decades, Anna and Maria continue to dedicate themselves to the finest home-made Italian cuisine and service. Each entree is prepared to order with only the finest and freshest ingredients.
I have sampled many of their dishes from Chicken with Artichokes (Pollo Carciofo), traditional Veal Picatta, to special pasta dishes made with creamy pesto sauces!
Everything has a delicious taste! And the Ceasar salad dressing was excellent. – And you must save room for the Chicago famous Tiramisu! Voted the best in the city! Perfectlt proportioned amounts of expresso, lady fingers and marscapone cheese.
Entres $10- $19
Salads $5 – $74400 N. Clark St. @ Montrose,
Chicago Tel: (773) 506-2662
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