If you find yourself in Chicago over the weekend, we've compiled a list of our favorite attractions in the city -- heretofore referred to as Jean & Tyler's Chicago Experience!
DISCLAIMER: Jean & Tyler's Chicago Experience will differ from the Tripadvisor Chicago Experience, or the "36 Hours in Chicago" Experience, in both buzzworthiness and mass appeal. However, we swear by the following sites as the best in Chicago.
FOOD
Deep Dish Pizza: Art of Pizza, 3033 N. Ashland (Bonus: it's by the slice!); Pequods, 2207 N. Clybourn
Vegetarian: Handlebar, 2311 W. North Ave.
Brunch: Eleven City Diner, 1112 S. Wabash; Tweet, 5020 N. Sheridan Rd.; Bite, 1039 N. Western Ave.
Thai: Thai Aroma, 4142 N. Broadway
Chinese: Lee Wing Wah, Chinatown
4th Meal: Taco Bell, multiple locations
Best/Only location for Jean & Tyler's first date: Feed, 2803 W. Chicago Ave.
DRINKS
Coffee: Star Lounge, 2521 W. Chicago Ave.
Cocktails: Sportsman Pub, 948 N. Western Ave.
Beer: Revolution Tap Room, 3340 N. Kedzie
Dive Bar: Happy Village, 1059 N. Wolcott (Free ping pong!)
Dancing/Annual birthday party venue: Tumans, 2159 W. Chicago Ave.
SHOPPING
Thrift: Brown Elephant, 2 locations
Comics: Challenger, 1845 N. Western
Everything else: Target, multiple locations
SIGHTS
Downtown activities: Architecture Boat Tour; Art Institute of Chicago; Signature Lounge @ Hancock Tower
Free view of the Chicago skyline: Lakefront trail @ Fullerton Ave.; The steps in front of Adler Planetarium
Free outdoor activity: Lincoln Park Zoo & Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
Favorite Beach: Oak Street Beach