Meals aside, there's tons of tasty bar appetizers you can order up to accompany your beverage of choice. Usually not too crowded, Silver Crowd draws a low-key crowd who want to kick back in its candlelit booths and order a flavored mixed drink or mayhap a beer. And the grilled cheese is beyond good. We know you're familiar with the extensive beer selection, yadda, yadda, yadda. Govnor's Pub serves up a mean wrap, and offers the typical fried fare.
Tables get hard to come by around six, though, so head over early.
House of Blues 300 N. State St. So it's a mainstream, corporate-owned club masquerading as a small music venue. But the House of Blues food is decent. And you can catch a show just feet away. Twisted Lizard 1964 N. Sheffield Ave.