May 9, 2011

Chicago stop 2

So day 2 comes to a close and I lay in my hotel bed satisfied and somewhat buzzed. Today was a day filled with touristy skyscraper tours but combatted with popular local eateries.
To start off our day we caught a cab off to Hot Doug's



This place was brought to light light for me by Anthony Bourdaine's No Reservations. It is a cash only hot dog joint that serves extravagant sausages and hot dogs. I had a normal hot dog with chili cheese and onion and a rib eye steak sausage with horseradish mayo and roquette cheese and crispy onions. Tony got a bratwurst with kraut and mustard and the famous fois gras dog. Everything was amazing.









We finish there then head off to the sears tower then the Hancock tower. On the 95th floor of the Hancock I had my second encounter with 312 beer. A common wheat beer of Chicago. Nothing spectacular but alright.



After a nice stroll around downtown Chicago we decided to head to dinner. After a long debate we settled on Kuma's Corner. This place was recommended by our bartender the night before at US beer co.
Kuma's in short is a heavy metal burger bar. You go in and it about the size of naps. They refuse to sell any beer like miller or bud or coors. The loud sounds of Mastodon when we first entered was a treat. The first beer I ordered was Dark horse boffo brown ale. Just as it sounds malty and dark. A very tasty brew. The second was Langunitas censored "aka the kronic" red ale. This beer was extremely good smooth and flavorful. The burgers were amazing served on pretzel buns with either fries or homemade chips.













Location:N Kedzie Ave,Chicago,United States

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