The location of Samuel's place was ideal for my purposes. It is a quick walk to the Brown Line "L" stop, near Lawrence and Kedzie Streets, to downtown Chicago.
If you are interested in visiting the famed Art Institute, the Adams & Wabash stop, on this line, is just a few blocks away from this site. Also - if you are not driving - there are buses running east and west on Lawrence Ave from which you can make connections.
If you want to go out to Oak Park, to visit the buildings designed by 20th century American architect Frank Lloyd Wright there - a high point of any visit - the Green Line will take you there. You have to transfer downtown from the Brown Line to a Green Line stop.
Samuel's place is also very close to many multi-ethnic restaurants on Kedzie Street, and to Lincoln Square Park, near Lawrence and Western Streets - where there are many great shops and cafes.