La Magdalena - Schaumburg, IL

We stopped for Mexican food at La Magdalena in Schaumburg, IL - which was yummy.  Specifically we had tacos, but if you've been paying attention, you would've been able to predict that. :)

Texas Roadhouse - Rockford, IL

After work we stopped here for a burger and a beer before working at the nearby Starbucks.  It was quite tasty.  In fact, we forgot to even get a picture of the food before we ate it.

very good bread

There's the Shiner Bock, right in the middle

done

The Texas flag

looks like rain's-a-coming

Yeah, definitely on its way

Cubs v. Braves

My first baseball game!  The Chicago Cubs v. The Atlanta Braves at Wrigleyfield.  It got cold, and by the end of the game, they were playing inside a cloud.  The Cubs won!

ooh, look at the sunset

notice, we moved seats

After the game, we went to a place called Merkle's:

Dopplerock

Vanilla Porter

fog!

Belmont 'L' stop and Big City Tap

We took the Brown Line up to the Belmont stop.  Walked around a bit and stopped at Big City Tap.  This is the Lake View neighborhood.

Belmont stop

Holy Moses beer

10¢ wings at The Rail - Chicago

10¢ wings!  My owner, two friends and I split fifty.  Well, I guess I didn't eat any, so the three of them split fifty.  The place is called The Rail (which is in the Ravenswood neighborhood) and this is something they do every Monday night.  We got them hot, Teriyaki and BBQ flavored.  Hoegaarden, BBK and Fat Tire were the beers of the night - pictured, anyway.

BBK

Fat Tire, Hoegaarden, Ollie, Hoegaarden, Da Bears

All fifty in their glory

Three, not so much glory (turns out there were actually more than fifty)

Janesville and Time Out Pub & Eatery

We walked around Janesville, WI for a bit, then had lunch at Time Out Pub & Eatery.  The Rock River (which is a tributary of the Mississippi) flows through Janesville, I liked watching it, thinking of traveling on a boat or something.  There were some nice sights in the city as well.

At Time Out the beer was Spotted Cow (which is only available in Wisconsin) and the food was a burger.  It was tasty.

All other activities?

Rock County courthouse

Civil War Monument

WWF pandas?

The Rock River

Spotted Cow

bacon

The Garage Bar & Sandwiches

Today was definitely a day for my owner to meet with friends.  He met another friend at a bar called The Garage.

Note, aside from my very first post, this is my first post from Chicago - even though I live here!  (this was in the Norwood Park neighborhood)

Bar #1 for Ollie!

Negra Modelo