Taking a break from seeing the sites on a Chicago vacation does not mean having to put the day's fun on hold. Among the hundreds of dining options in the city of Chicago are a variety of restaurants that offer a fun and memorable experience throughout the meal. With entertainment that ranges from watching sporting events to experiencing live theater or shows, these places are ideal places to have fun while dining in Chicago.
The Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club in Chicago's Boystown neighborhood near Lakeview offers a fun dining experience. Every 30 minutes, the restaurant comes alive with live performances with drag queens who impersonate celebrities and lip synch to popular songs. The restaurant received "Zagat" dining guide ratings of "good to very good" for its food, decor and service as of October 2010. The restaurant also has won editorial awards from CitySearch for "Best Late Night Dining in Chicago."
The dinner menu features dishes named after famous divas, starlets and celebrities. An example is the Mae West, which consists of Southern-style fried chicken, collard greens and a horseradish-banana puree. The restaurant is especially well-known for its martinis, such as the chocolate raspberry truffle.
The Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday and closes every Monday. Reservations are highly recommended. Casual attire is the norm. The nearest parking is along the street.
Tommy Gun's Garage is in the South Chicago Loop on Wabash Avenue. The restaurant opened in 1988 and features a nightly musical comedy review set in the 1920s. While you dine, you can watch the antics of gangsters and flappers in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Chicago of the prohibition age.
The price of admission includes a choice of soup or salad, one of five entrees, potato, vegetable, bread and butter and a soft drink. Entrees include roast prime rib, lasagna and pork chops. Appetizers and alcoholic beverages are available for an additional fee.
Tommy Gun's Garage hosts one performance and dinner nightly, Wednesday through Sunday. The restaurant closes every Monday and Tuesday. Advanced reservations are required. Casual attire is acceptable. The restaurant has a free parking lot.
Murphy's Bleachers is on North Sheffield Avenue in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago. The restaurant is adjacent to Wrigley Stadium, home of major league baseball's Chicago Cubs. Sports memorabilia decorates the walls of Murphy's, and players occasionally stop in after games. By making advance reservations, you can dine on top of the roof at Murphy's Bleachers during a Cubs home match and watch the game while you dine. You can also sit in the bar area year-round and watch professional sporting events on the restaurant's large screen televisions.
The menu at Murphy's Bleachers consists of casual pub fare with options like sandwiches, pizza and chicken wings. The restaurant is known for its half-pound burger made from ground beef tenderloin. The bar serves more than 20 draft and 40 bottled beers as well as a selection of wines and spirits.
Murphy's Bleachers is open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations are only taken for rooftop dining. Casual attire is appropriate. A small free lot is available for parking as well as street spaces around the restaurant.
Located in the Water Tower Place Mall in Streeterville, American Girl Place Cafe is an ideal location for a fun outing for mothers and daughters in the Chicago area. The restaurant is situated inside of the American Girl Place store, which is filled with dolls and accessories from the well-loved line of American Girl dolls.
The restaurant offers four seatings per day: brunch, lunch, high tea and dinner. Each seating has its own special menu with kid-friendly fare, such as pancakes, pizza and chicken nuggets. The waitstaff sets a place for each girl's American Girl doll at the table and has extras on-hand so that every diner can enjoy having one join in on the meal.
The American Girl Place Cafe is open daily. Reservations are required. Casual attire is acceptable. After the meal, moms and daughters can visit the on-site portrait studio for an American-girl themed photo shoot to finish the day. The American Girl Place Cafe held "Zagat" ratings of "very good to excellent" for its decor and service and "good to very good" for its food as of October 2010.
