# Mini-ChiDope - Saturday, January 31st **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341 "2003-12-16T17:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/61 "2003-12-24T04:03:25Z")
Smoke, smoke, smoke! I love smoking! I’d almost go to a bar with dopers JUST to smoke! Hell, I’ll even be designated driver just so that I can smoke that much more! In fact, I think I’ll get a stoma installed just so that I can smoke through it and my mouth _at the same time_! Think how AWESOME that will be!!!1 I’ll wear my hemp shirt, tobbacco hat, and underwear made of matches and damp newspaper! Oh boy, this is gonna be GREAT! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/62 "2003-12-24T04:26:16Z")
My husband can smoke all he wants…I wanna know where the booze is!! (I’m voting for Black Rock so that I can verify **Judith’s** results) ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/63 "2003-12-27T20:10:44Z")
I’ll second Tiny Lounges’ chocolate martini…yummy! I’m at a new job in Oakbrook Terrace which requires working every other Saturday ☹ but I get off work at 3 so showing up should not be a problem. I like Black Rock and The Grafton as well, as long as we can talk to each other and parking is not totally insane[sub]cough cough Wicker Park[/sub] I’m flexible as to venue. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/64 "2003-12-28T14:33:38Z")
Isn’t knowledge contagious? Maybe we should have a big bowl of Chaser for everyone. What’s with the claustrophobic drinking, people? ( **Gundy** and [B[Joey Hemlock\*\*) I need ROOOM when I booze it up. Isn’t the Tiny Lounge closing next year or something? And I’m reminded of that timeless quote from the Onion: “I’m like a chocoholic, except for booze.” ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/65 "2003-12-30T17:33:47Z")
Does some city dweller want to make an Executive Decision on where and when for the mini? Speaking of Executive Decisions, it looks like the big ChiDope will be the weekend of May 22nd. I’ll be starting a thread sometime in January. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/66 "2003-12-30T17:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by porcupine \* > \*\*Does some city dweller want to make an Executive Decision on where and when for the mini? > \*\* You know, I want to be that person, and say “Black Rock”, but the Grafton has food, and Black Rock doesn’t, right? ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/67 "2003-12-30T17:51:09Z")
[Metromix say Black Rock has food til about 10pm.](http://centerstage.net/restaurants/black-rock.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/68 "2003-12-30T18:01:33Z")
I’m still thinking The Map Room might be an awfully nice place. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/69 "2003-12-30T18:19:23Z")
The Map Room has a great beer selection, but no food. [HopLeaf](http://entertainment.metromix.chicagotribune.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Home-!PlaceDetail-4284,00.html), however, has both an excellent beer selection (comparable to map room, 200-some beers, ton of stuff on tap) and also has food. A bit on the fancy side of bar eats, steamed mussles, cheese plate, ham and gruyere, etc., but not too expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/70 "2003-12-30T18:24:41Z")
The Map Room sounds good to me, too. How about that for the mini? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/71 "2003-12-30T19:34:08Z")
Oooh, I like **Gaudere** ’s HopLeaf suggestion, as it’s very close to home for me. BUT this is getting silly. (ChiDopers? Silly? Wha?) I declare we will go to Black Rock. Northwest corner of Damen & Addison. Saturday, January 31. Festivities shall begin at 7 pm and last long into the night. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/72 "2003-12-30T19:36:25Z")
Oooh, P.S. Anyone want to go to brunch the next day at Martyr’s? I’ve been wanting to do that for ages and haven’t still. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/73 "2003-12-30T20:38:52Z")
I’ll second Black Rock ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/74 "2003-12-30T22:43:02Z")
It has been decreed. Black Rock it is! Yay! Anyone want to get dinner before? ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/75 "2003-12-30T23:21:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Anyone want to get dinner before? I’m game. Where do you want to eat? ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/76 "2004-01-02T16:14:32Z")
How about Fernando’s on Lincoln, a little south of Addison? We can walk it to Black Rock if it’s not too cold then – around four/five blocks. What say we make this a big ChiDope planning meeting, as well? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/77 "2004-01-07T14:42:08Z")
> [@](#): > > What say we make this a big ChiDope planning meeting, as well? Way to pee in the punchbowl, Gundy. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/78 "2004-01-07T15:20:35Z")
Nobody seemed to mind my tasty pee in the sangria last May. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/79 "2004-01-16T21:26:26Z")
Here’s the plan for Saturday, January 31, boys and girls: Dinner at [Cafe 28](http://entertainment.metromix.chicagotribune.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Home-!PlaceDetail-4835,00.html) at 7 p.m. Then, beer and Germanness and potentially whippings at [Resi’s Bierstube](http://entertainment.metromix.chicagotribune.com/top/1,1419,M-Metromix-Home-!PlaceDetail-4523,00.html). Followed by more booze at Black Rock[Black Rock](http://centerstage.net/restaurants/black-rock.html), probably somewhere around 10:30, 11, maybe later. Any questions, drop me an e-mail (it’s in the profile), and if you’re coming and none of the regular ChiDope boozehounds will recognize, please post here so we know to look for you. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341/80 "2004-01-16T21:50:02Z")
Beer: that I understand. Germanness, less so, but I’ll try. But what’s this with the whippings? Did you finally make **Zanshin** into your whipping-boy or something? Count me in at least for Part 3, probably Part 2, and maybe Part 1…I’ll keep y’all posted. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mini-chidope-saturday-january-31st/219341.md?page=5)