We took a foodie tour of Chicago one afternoon which took us around for a few hours, getting to try local foods like deep dish pizza, local candies, etc. So the next day we took an architectural history pub walking tour, leading us to…more Bloody Marys that weren’t on the planned “best of” list.
Bringing us to Brehon Pub. This Bloody ended up being the best of the trip, I think they put pickle juice in it, and had a nice spice level. It was smaller than most of the others, but given that it was a pub tour, that was probably a good thing!
Also on the pub tour was The Green Door, which was the coolest place we went to the entire trip. They had a speakeasy in the basement that was completely intact from the days of Prohibition, so cool. The tour guide arranged for us to see it, awesome. And the waitress was from Buffalo, we are everywhere.
Last but not least, from the best of list, was the Twisted Spoke. The review raved about a “sandwich in a glass”, so it was a must visit. (They also are voted as having one of the best rooftop bars in the city, however it was October, not prime rooftop bar weather sadly, even though people were doing naked yoga on the roof of our apartment building.)
I tried 2 from Twisted Spoke’s menu of several (website currently down, so I can’t view their list *sadface*). First was the Smoking Selma – chipotle, sausage, onion, pickled garlic, cherry pepper with a Genesee cream ale back. Ha. Genny Cream Ale. I had to ask the bar tender if people seriously drank Genny in the Midwest. Genny is a joke beer in NY, it’s not even a hipster beer like PBR here, but it must be out there. When I ordered my 2nd Bloody, I told him to keep the Genny but he gave it to me anyway.
As my friend Cassie put it, that’s not a drink that’s a soup! I wish I was doing reviews at the time so I could say something more about it, but…next.
The Road Rash Mary. As the review states a “sandwich in a glass” containing salami, onions, green olives, peppercini, parmesan, a splash of Guinness to hold it all together and a beer back.
All and all a good and delicious trip, but honestly, I took a break from the Bloodys after that!
