Just bought a brand new Toyota Tundra last night, I really like it. This is actually the first car I have really bought that was sold by a real dealership so my experience last night was interesting to say the least. All the stories are true and it is for sure intimidating walking into that little room were you are negotiating your deal, but it all went well. 
May St. Cafe is a little place in Pilsen. It's a real "diamond in the ruff." This place is way off the beaten path, but that doesn't mean it's not frequented. The restaurant from the outside is a nice bright color green, impossible to miss from the road. The size is a little misleading and though it's definitely not all that big, there is plenty of room. The menu is Latino mostly, but like its deceptive size, it is much more than it looks. The menu is actually Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban food, but has both Asian and French influences. The food is truly unique and has its own style. All the food I tried was excellent and enjoyed by everyone at the table. We had two different kind of quesadillas for apps - the Cuban with beans and cheese and one with chicken in it. For entrees I had the shrimp diablo, an amazing dish that I thought was going to be small, but actually turned out to be the biggest meal. It was mostacolli type noodles with a spicy, rich sauce and a hefty amount of shrimp mixed up inside it all. Some of the other meals at the table were a pork tenderloin that was cooked to perfection and was very juice. It, too, was a good sized portion. The salmon came out with rice, beans, and tortillas which made awesome little tacos. Last, but not least and easily the most interesting of all the meals and probably the bravest order was the chipoltle cinnamon chicken fajitas. This was exactly what it sounds like and that's what made it so interesting. Cinnamon and chipotle don't seem like they could possibly work, but it did. It was something new and different, but still good. The price isn't too bad either. I mean it's not cheap, but it is a really nice restaurant and it is BYOB which cuts down on the bill greatly. Transportation really has to be by cab; you could find public transportation around, but it's a walk.
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I love this bar, it is on the corner of Fullerton and Western across the street from an old school diner. This bar looks real sketchy from the outside and is sketchy looking on the inside, but the place and people are not. The crowd usually starts out consisting of old timers but has a younger crowd that shows up a little after work usually to sip on some nice beers from around the world. They have hundreds of beers in this small place. It is set up so that you pick what you want to drink by the country. So if one day you want some beers from a country like Brazil well then you can choose off their giant blackboard under the Brazilian flag and grab say a, Xingu (a great black beer) or you can get a Belgium Kwak in a hilarious glass that actually needs to be held up by some wooden contraption. Quenchers also has a back room where they almost always have something going on, live shows, parties, karaoke, etc. They have the usual bar food not all that bad but not anything special, they do have a popcorn machine if you don't want anything, something I always enjoy in a pub. This is a bar to definitely check out.
were going to raise there prices, almost every other bar in the city had specials that day to celebrate. Other bars realized that they would be making more money because the Bears were so deep in the playoffs instead of alienating people. Well their lose. Next year we will be at a different bar.
The Bucktown Pub is one of my favorite spots. It's a simple corner bar with a chill atmosphere, and usually not that many people are in there, which I like. The bar used to be an old biker stomping ground just off the highway, but since then has gone through some major changes. It looks as if at one point it was more of a hippie rock n roll bar with black light posters and old 1960's concert posters. It is not that way anymore, but still real laid back. Some little perks that make this bar better than just the normal dive is the stale popcorn and the games in the back. They have, obviously, Golden Tee and pinball which are great, but the real reason I go back each time is because they have old school shuffle bowling, a great game in which you slide a small metal puck across a slick waxed surface sliding underneath what looks like pins hanging from above. Once underneath it triggers the pins to pop up and you play like regular bowling, a great game, that has been the start of even better nights. Another good thing about this bar is their summer beer garden which isn't the biggest in the world, but it's never crowded. The beer and liquor menu are nothing special but they have everything the average drinker would want. The only downfall is they don't have any other food besides the popcorn. This place is real good for a pint after work or before you go out on the weekends. The bar is ok on Friday, Saturday night, but it does get a little crowded. I like going there with a small crew and hanging out watching a Bulls playoff game before going out. Like I said, it's one of my favorite bars.
