Tour de Tiki series starts Sat. Nov. 21 with Stage One: South Side
Folks,
This series, taking place on Sat. Nov. 21, Sat. Jan. 16 and Sat. Feb. 20, will explore some of Chicagoland's many faux-Polynesian hideaways serving tiki drinks in a tropical atmosphere.
Join us Saturday, November 21 for Stage One of the Tour de Tiki: South Side. Meet at Boulevard Bikes, 2535 N. Kedzie in Logan Square, at 6 pm, departing at 6:15. Ride ten miles southwest to Hoe China Tea, 4020 W. 55th St., near Midway Airport, for “the Best Chinese Food in Illinois” and tropical drinks in the shadow of a five-foot-tall tiki statue.
Catch the El home from the nearby Pulaski Orange Line stop, or if you’re up for more adventure, ride seven miles east along Garfield Boulevard to Hyde Park and the Cove, 1750 E. 55th, a (mildly) nautically-themed dive bar. After that we’ll stop nearby at the former location of the defunct Ciral’s House of Tiki, 1612 E. 53rd, featured in the Gene Hackman movie The Package.
From there we’ll ride nine miles up the Lakefront Trail to slightly swanky but still cool Trader Vic’s, 1050 N. State, the new location of the legendary tiki bar chain, in the heart of the Gold Coast’s “Viagra Triangle” nightlife district.
Cheers,
John Greenfield
This series, taking place on Sat. Nov. 21, Sat. Jan. 16 and Sat. Feb. 20, will explore some of Chicagoland's many faux-Polynesian hideaways serving tiki drinks in a tropical atmosphere.
Join us Saturday, November 21 for Stage One of the Tour de Tiki: South Side. Meet at Boulevard Bikes, 2535 N. Kedzie in Logan Square, at 6 pm, departing at 6:15. Ride ten miles southwest to Hoe China Tea, 4020 W. 55th St., near Midway Airport, for “the Best Chinese Food in Illinois” and tropical drinks in the shadow of a five-foot-tall tiki statue.
Catch the El home from the nearby Pulaski Orange Line stop, or if you’re up for more adventure, ride seven miles east along Garfield Boulevard to Hyde Park and the Cove, 1750 E. 55th, a (mildly) nautically-themed dive bar. After that we’ll stop nearby at the former location of the defunct Ciral’s House of Tiki, 1612 E. 53rd, featured in the Gene Hackman movie The Package.
From there we’ll ride nine miles up the Lakefront Trail to slightly swanky but still cool Trader Vic’s, 1050 N. State, the new location of the legendary tiki bar chain, in the heart of the Gold Coast’s “Viagra Triangle” nightlife district.
Cheers,
John Greenfield
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Permalink Reply by pistola on
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'Best chinese food in illinois'? I have to disagree. I've had nothing but bad experiences there. But it's hard to screw up a Tiki drink. I'm suprised you haven't put Trader Tod's on Shefield on that tour, that's a must.
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Permalink Reply by John Greenfield on
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I'm not saying they have the best Chinese food in Illinois - that's their claim!
My vote would probably be Ed's Potsticker House in Bridgeport.
But I'm sure they have pretty solid American-style Chinese food, suitable for lining
the stomach for multiple Mai Tai's.
Trader Todd's has a TiPSY factor ("Tiki Road Trip" author James Teitlebaum's term for
"Tikis per square yard") of nearly zero so it doesn't qualify. But don't worry, we will be
hitting many other Chicagoland tiki landmarks on subsequent rides.
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