Berghoff
Jan 10, 2006 | 9:15 am
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Another dinner at the Berghoff is planned before they close:
see: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=512951
see: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=512951
Feb 5, 2006 | 7:37 am
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Posted the same question on the Berghoff topic in the Midwest forum, but might get some more input here now that I found this topic. Has anyone been lately? I'm wondering how early to get there for dinner on 2/23. I land at MDW at 12:30 and have nothing to do for the afternoon. I'd rather do stuff around downtown Chicago, but I know they aren't taking reservations anymore and I want to get there early enough to be sure to have a seat for dinner. Any recent experiences?
Feb 5, 2006 | 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by NHFL9
Posted the same question on the Berghoff topic in the Midwest forum, but might get some more input here now that I found this topic. Has anyone been lately? I'm wondering how early to get there for dinner on 2/23. I land at MDW at 12:30 and have nothing to do for the afternoon. I'd rather do stuff around downtown Chicago, but I know they aren't taking reservations anymore and I want to get there early enough to be sure to have a seat for dinner. Any recent experiences?
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Feb 5, 2006 | 8:45 am
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Originally Posted by NHFL9
Posted the same question on the Berghoff topic in the Midwest forum, but might get some more input here now that I found this topic. Has anyone been lately? I'm wondering how early to get there for dinner on 2/23. I land at MDW at 12:30 and have nothing to do for the afternoon. I'd rather do stuff around downtown Chicago, but I know they aren't taking reservations anymore and I want to get there early enough to be sure to have a seat for dinner. Any recent experiences?
The Orange Line from Midway drops you close for a couple bucks each way. Maybe take in the Field Museum's POMPEII before dinner.
Feb 5, 2006 | 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
As with any popular restaurant where I don't have a reservation, I always get there right when they open for dinner, it has been a very very rare instance where I've been turned away.
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Do they actually have an opening time for dinner, or can you get served at 3 pm if you want?
Their website just says "M-Th: 11am - 9pm "
Feb 5, 2006 | 9:45 am
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
Sweet Willie:
Do they actually have an opening time for dinner, or can you get served at 3 pm if you want?
Their website just says "M-Th: 11am - 9pm "
Do they actually have an opening time for dinner, or can you get served at 3 pm if you want?
Their website just says "M-Th: 11am - 9pm "
This may affect the second dinner at Berghoff Do.
Feb 5, 2006 | 9:57 am
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
OUCH ! scratch my idea then. I thought they had separate lunch/dinner times.
This may affect the second dinner at Berghoff Do.
This may affect the second dinner at Berghoff Do.
One of my colleagues and I went out for an early lunch last week and he thought that because we were going at 1130 there wouldn't be a line. There were easily 30 people standing outside, with the interior waiting area full as well.
Feb 5, 2006 | 11:43 am
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What do you suppose are the odds that there will be an announcement in about two weeks that, "due to popular demand" the owners have come up with a way to keep Berghoff's open?
It would be a nice way to have ginned up probably millions of dollars' worth of free publicity.
It would be a nice way to have ginned up probably millions of dollars' worth of free publicity.
