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Ask HN: HN'ers / startup scene in Chicago?

5 points by mindcrime ↗ HN
I'm going to be staying in Chicago for a good portion of the new few months.... while I'm here, I'd love to meet any Chicago based fellow HN'ers, as well as getting to know the local startup scene. If anybody would like to meet for a drink, I'll definitely buy you a beer or two if you give me a shout. Or if anyone just has any recommendations for events/ groups / meetups in the area, I'd love to hear about it.

And, of course, recommendations vis-a-vis entertainment / dining / etc. are always appreciated as well.

Looking forward to making some new friends here in Chicago!

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tstegart
We're up in Milwaukee if you ever make it that far north. As for recommendations, I'd check out the Frontera Grill. Its the restaurant for Rick Bayless, the PBS cooking show dude and the food is great. The sit down area is expensive but the carryout place has cheaper street food type offerings and it is AMAZING. http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/xoco.html
krsgoss
He's also got a restaurant in the Marshal Field's food court. I can't remember the name but it was tasty. Lower price lunch type fare that beats the hell out of the usual stuff.
mindcrime
Gnarly... I'll look for both of those and check them out. Thanks!
dgunn
My startup launches in Chicago the beginning of april. We do social dining if you're interested. https://soupnextdoor.com. I live in NYC so I won't be at many event in Chicago. But if you ever want to go to one, email me first and we can meet up. email is in my HN profile.
kapilagarwal
Hello Phillip, I'll be sending you an email with a startup idea within 24 hours. Right now I am very busy. It'll require proper drafting. Watch out for it. Bye, Kapil.
ahasija
I'm based in downtown Chicago. Whats ur email?
mindcrime
Awesome... give me a shout. fogbeam@gmail.com
webbruce
Hey @abasija. What are you working on here? Hit my email bcackerman AT gmail
simpleloss
Hey guys, I'm in Chicago this week as well. I would be down to hang out. I'm from NYC but have been living in Atlanta for the past few months, so I'm really happy to be in a 'real' city again.