Guidebook for Forest Park

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Guidebook for Forest Park

Food Scene

Hot downtown forest park offers shops and restaurants galore
11 locals recommend
Forest Park
11 locals recommend
Hot downtown forest park offers shops and restaurants galore
I'm a vegetarian, but I'm told this old-timey treasure serves the best steak in town
13 locals recommend
Golden Steer Steakhouse
7635 Roosevelt Rd
13 locals recommend
I'm a vegetarian, but I'm told this old-timey treasure serves the best steak in town
DELICIOUS local Latin Fusion http://www.mayadelsol.com/
67 locals recommend
Maya Del Sol
144 S Oak Park Ave
67 locals recommend
DELICIOUS local Latin Fusion http://www.mayadelsol.com/
Great Italian/Mediterranean http://caffedeluca.com/
17 locals recommend
caffe De Luca
7427 Madison St
17 locals recommend
Great Italian/Mediterranean http://caffedeluca.com/
Yummy food, cozy neighborhood spot
12 locals recommend
Blue Max Coffee
26 Lathrop Ave
12 locals recommend
Yummy food, cozy neighborhood spot
Sometime you just need Starbucks.
23 locals recommend
Starbucks
711 Lake St
23 locals recommend
Sometime you just need Starbucks.

Essentials

Nearby old-fashioned grocery store. Great for picking up essentials.
7 locals recommend
Ed's Way Food Mart
946 Beloit Ave
7 locals recommend
Nearby old-fashioned grocery store. Great for picking up essentials.
The grocery store with pizazz
52 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
483 N Harlem Ave
52 locals recommend
The grocery store with pizazz

Drinks & Nightlife

Good local BBQ
Piggyback Tavern
Good local BBQ
Yummy local food and drinks (try the salmon!)
7 locals recommend
Backyard Kitchen & Tap
7330 Harrison St
7 locals recommend
Yummy local food and drinks (try the salmon!)
Date night! See a movie and grab a cocktail and some flat-bread.
9 locals recommend
Lake Street Kitchen + Bar
1101 Lake St
9 locals recommend
Date night! See a movie and grab a cocktail and some flat-bread.
The local "Cheers" with a great patio. Cheap pitchers of Miller Liter. Good chicken tacos and Pizza. The "Irish Nachos" are deadly and great hangover food.
McGaffers Saloon
7737 Roosevelt Rd
The local "Cheers" with a great patio. Cheap pitchers of Miller Liter. Good chicken tacos and Pizza. The "Irish Nachos" are deadly and great hangover food.

Shopping

Beers, wine, and spirits
7 locals recommend
Cardinal Wine & Spirits
4905 N Lincoln Ave
7 locals recommend
Beers, wine, and spirits
An actual book store with great bargains http://www.booktable.net/
18 locals recommend
The Book Table
1045 Lake St
18 locals recommend
An actual book store with great bargains http://www.booktable.net/
In case you are re-locating and need some moving assistance, these guys are great and always have trucks, vans, and hitches available at a moment's notice.
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Expressway
801 S Harlem Ave
In case you are re-locating and need some moving assistance, these guys are great and always have trucks, vans, and hitches available at a moment's notice.
Grab quick needs, get gas, and grab some firewood for the fire-pit.
11 locals recommend
7-Eleven
7749 Roosevelt Rd
11 locals recommend
Grab quick needs, get gas, and grab some firewood for the fire-pit.

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful park with pools and water-slides, skate-boarding area, baseball diamonds, batting cages, soccer-field, etc.
Park District of Forest Park
7501 Harrison St
Beautiful park with pools and water-slides, skate-boarding area, baseball diamonds, batting cages, soccer-field, etc.

Arts & Culture

Local Movie Theater
72 locals recommend
Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre
1022 Lake St
72 locals recommend
Local Movie Theater
Good local theater company http://www.opendoorrep.org/
Open Door Repertory Co
902 S Ridgeland Ave
Good local theater company http://www.opendoorrep.org/

Sightseeing

A must-see! http://www.flwright.org/visit/homeandstudio
184 locals recommend
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
951 Chicago Ave
184 locals recommend
A must-see! http://www.flwright.org/visit/homeandstudio