Went there for our anniversary last week.

The rib eye was more than marbled, it was actually kind of fatty. The Porterhouse was real good though. And they aren't shy with the cocktails. I would recommend it.

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I just ate a bacon harbonero quarter pounder at McDonalds. Very tasty

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

the fuck is a harbonero??

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Former sponsor of Pappy's 5 minutes of 30 seconds of news or whatever that was.

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You know me like that.

Had i known this before hand...

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Nice neighborhood joint. The bar patrons usually strike me with their quite amusing clothing and jewelry choices.

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"It's not exactly a rocket surgery." D.J.

Not a bad pre-United Center dinner place.

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@audioidkid

Carmichael's has always struck me as a place the builder of that development reserved for himself as a vanity project for until he got a big offer on the rest of the lot.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

If you'd like I can confirm that theory for you. My childhood buddy owns that whole square block. Here's the story of how that entire neighborhood developed....

My friend's family owns Carmichael Trucking. That whole block of Monroe used to be one of their warehouses. Then around 1989 or 1990 they took one of the warehouses (the one that now houses the steakhouse) and converted it into a loft for my buddy to live in. PLace was amazing. Two story loft with a huge rooftop deck and hot tub. Also had the warehouse attached. As our first apartment in the city, our group of friend's were quite spoiled to call that our home in the city. We had some amazing parties there. At the time there weren't any other homes in the west loop, we had the only residence. The only other sign of life was the police station down the block and the occassional prostitute who would walk by on her way to the edge of the loop.

Then, much like a famous cow who kicked over a lantern and changed the city forever, a fire turned the west loop from a barren wasteland into what it is today. In the mid 90s one of the other warehouses on the property caught fire and burned to the ground. Carmichael trucking was left with a decision. Rebuild or tear it all down and build condos instead. Needless to say they went with the latter route. We were all pissed cause that meant the end of our condo/loft hangout. My buddy moved his family into one of the condos where he still lives. The rest turned into a gold mine as the condos spurred all the development in the area. Along with the condos they built the restaurant on the site of our hangout. You can still see how the building is the same, the second floor of the steakhouse used to be the kitchen/living room nad I think now its either for private parties or works as an office for the restaurant. The first floor was two bedrooms which were obviously gutted to make room for the restaurant.

As for the motivation for building the restaurant in the first place, I doubt the intention was to sell. I just think they are so loaded and they figured hey it would be fun to own a restaurant so they went ahead and did it.

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They really did a fantastic job on the architecture of the townhomes. It is one of my favorite townhome developments.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I spent a lot of time on that particular block as a kid.

My father had a business in the last place to go condo, 1025 W Monroe. The F. Landon Cartage was the original owner of much of that block back in the day. The three walk ups on the north side of Monroe, just west of Morgan, are the only original buildings left on the block.

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I bought a lot of Milwaukee's Best from the wholesale liquor store at Aberdeen and Adams.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

ahhhhhhhhhh. Good old Vogt's Wine Shop.

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Going here sometime this weekend I believe. Will report back.

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Tell 'em Pappy sent ya!

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You know me like that.

They'd probably ask me why I'm not in the kitchen, then.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

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All timer, right there.

Formerly used the architects that occupied the front of the party space in the back building. One of the better unknown small/big rooms for any event in the city! Went to many a gig there!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

You're one of the good ones. I'll vouch for you.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

My wife was drinking a Negra Modelo last night and said "It's one of the good ones.".

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My buddy's wife made a shirt that says "the black is the better scotch". It was a comparison of Johnny Walker Red and Johnny Walker Black, with a twist on Jimmy the Greek's thoughts on black athletes.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Drove by on Saturday night and didn't see you Camps.

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I'm going to miss the proximity of that place that I enjoyed for a decade. The finer dining concepts in the area of my new humble abode are defined by the Seashell's and Franconello's restaurants.

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"It's not exactly a rocket surgery." D.J.

here is a pic of the back building/party room. Not attached to the dining establishment, but right out the backdoor, really a cool room, great for parties. Seen 2 record releases there, good bathroom facilites as well to handle the crowd!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Looks like KC Johnson is having a wonderful time there.

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He will not admit to having a good time!!!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

KC will tell you about the party 3 months from now.

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