Sears tower and John Hancock building from ChinatownOkay, maybe a five hour, 300 mile drive is a bit more than a day trip, but one time we drove up to Chicago planning on staying over night and it was so windy and cold that we had lunch and drove right back to the more temperate environs of Ohio. Normally, we do stay overnight as we did this past Friday night.
Once in awhile, if we are taking someone along for the ride, we will do some sightseeing. The Navy Pier and the architectural boat tour on the Chicago River are favorites. Many Springers drive up for the weekend to visit the museums. But mostly, we eat and shop, Chinese food and Chinese groceries.
In Chinatown our favorite dim sum joints are Happy Chef and the Phoenix. We had a wonderful lunch Saturday at Pho 777 on Argyle Street. The Argyle - N. Broadway area has become known as Little Viet Nam. It's a few blocks west of Lake Shore and about a mile or two north of Wrigley Field, about seven miles north of Chinatown. Chinatown is at the South End of Downtown Chicago not far from US Cellular Field, the home of the White Sox. Headed west on I-90/94, exit from the express lanes at 22nd Street.
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