Chicago and suburbs

TimF · September 27, 2021, 1:15am

Going to see a show at the Metro in November. Any good BYO near Wrigley?

Paul_Miller · September 27, 2021, 1:27am

Cozy Noodle. Basic Thai.

David_K_o_l_i_n · September 27, 2021, 2:37am

Tango Sur on Southport

TimF · September 27, 2021, 2:24pm

It’s probably been 10 years since I last went to Tango Sur. My last meal there was terrible, I felt like the quality had dropped significantly. Have you been there lately?

John_Danza · September 27, 2021, 3:05pm

I’ve been going there a minimum of 10-12 years. It’s always been excellent. No issues, other than the itty bitty wine glasses, so I bring my own.

David_K_o_l_i_n · September 27, 2021, 3:41pm

I have not. Jeannine is a vegetarian. I’d probably still choose it over convenient Thai

Keith_A_k_e_r_s · October 8, 2021, 1:57am

^this. I was there in early march of 20 in the before times. It was pretty typical Tango Sur and I was more than fine with that.

Tim, Ceres’ Table may charge corkage if you call ahead of time. I did the odd dinner there, but someone else usually took care of logistics.

Matt_Fleming · October 8, 2021, 11:11pm

I second the rec for Ceres Table. They’ve let me bring bottles in, but I’d definitely call.

Corey_N · October 18, 2021, 8:35pm

Dear Margaret is currently BYO, but I can’t say that I’d recommend it. The food was fine, full stop. The tables were a bit closer together than they should be, given the state of the world.

John_Danza · October 19, 2021, 2:08am

Location of the tables doesn’t bother me at all. Most places are packed, which is great. I’ll see about checking these guys out on Sunday. Thanks for the info.

Oh, how was the glassware?

Michael_Ch3rn3y · October 19, 2021, 2:23am

Verve Wine….check it. Did a private dinner in back room there and was awesome. Zalto glassware, good food, Joao is the man and amazing wine list and nice retail selection

Corey_N · October 19, 2021, 2:57am

We brought our own, but it looked like their glassware was fine.

Clayton_Wai-Poi · October 28, 2021, 9:22pm

In my neighborhood… are they BYO though? I can’t imagine so given they’re a wine store… I guess maybe for wine dinners?

Michael_Ch3rn3y · October 28, 2021, 11:00pm

I did a wine dinner there but am not sure if it’s generally BYO. There’s atleast a corkage fee given it is a wine bar and restaurant w retail but maybe just call and ask

Matt_Fleming · August 4, 2022, 6:12pm

Corkage at Bistro Campagne was $20 this July. Stems basic.

Corey_N · August 5, 2022, 12:55pm

Has anyone gone to El Ideas (or other highish end BYO) lately?

John_Danza · August 5, 2022, 2:43pm

I haven’t Corey but need to get back there. I just noticed that they’re still talking about distance guidelines, etc on their website, all of which restaurants have moved on from. I don’t know what to make of that. I also noticed that there’s no comments about the cost of the dinner, the number of courses, etc on the website. Seems pretty strange.

Mike_Lindauer · August 5, 2022, 4:08pm

Mostly we’ve been carrying out and eating in the condo. But we did have a nice wine dinner seated outdoors at:

Le Sud

2301 W Roscoe St, Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 857-1985

Service and food were both excellent. Stems were fine. Corkage is $35, which they donate to local charities; which are posted on their website.

John_Danza · September 11, 2022, 7:10pm

Everyone, I’ve cleaned up the list by removing a couple that are no longer around, and changing URLs for websites that have changed. I’ve added Le Sud from Mike’s post above. If anyone has any new information or new places to add, please shoot me a message or add a reply.

John_Davis · October 10, 2022, 4:05pm

Just saw this but, yes, I was at El Ideas last week and was impressed. Definitely will go back. Went to Schwa in April and it was very good as well. Preferred El Ideas just slightly.