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Convenient Food Mart: A downtown 'hole-in-the-wall' store
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Name of Shop: Convenient Food Mart
Having arrived in Chicago on an overcast Saturday afternoon, after checking in at my hotel and making a short walk in the Magnificent Mile area of the city, I finally back-tracked to my room to settle in after a very long day of flying from Regina to Toronto to Chicago. But first, I noticed the Convenient Food Mart not far away from my Embassy Suites hotel - convenience stores like this seem to be quite popular in the downtown area! After picking up a few items and paying for them, I pulled out my camera to take an inside photo of the store where the cashier was located. The person who turned out to be the owner asked me why I was doing this and, when I mentioned that I was going to put his store on a travel page, it bent over backwards to help me achieve my goal. He quickly rounded up his staff behind the delicatessen counter to take part in the photo session, but I warned him that it would be at least a few weeks before I would be able to post anything on the Virtual Tourist web-site! He seemed happy anyway.
What To Buy: My purchases were quite simple, some fruit, crackers and cheese as well as a bottle of red wine to have something to snack on while in my room! The prices were quite reasonable too!
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Theme: Food and Drink
Address: 203 East Ohio Street, Chicago
Directions: Just a couple of blocks west of North Michigan Avenue, not far from the Marriot Hotel
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Grand Market Plaza by Jewel Osco: Great variety - easy to use
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Name of Shop: Grand Market Plaza by Jewel Osco
Once I had settled in and got my bearings in downtown Chicago, I realized that there was a fairly major supermarket just across the street from my hotel! As a result, this is the establishment I frequented for the remainder of my trip whenever I wanted to stock up on things. It is only a block away from Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse located where those construction cranes were carrying out city improvements!
What To Buy: The Grand Market Plaza had just about everything you would need, but as with the Convenient Food Mart, my needs were simple. This store was equipped with self check-out machines which never seemed to be too busy and also had an ATM dispenser for when my US$ began to run low!
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Theme: Food and Drink
Address: 550 North State Street
Directions: Next door to the Embassy Suites hotel at 600 North State Street
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mircaskirca Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:27 UTC
I enjoyed my second visit of Chicago! House of Blues sounds like a great nightlife spot! I had to laugh about your early encounter with gin - it reminded me of my similar experience with vodka ;) Have always loved the little hole-in-the-wall places :) | tiabunna Tue Jun 17, 2008 07:12 UTC
There are some really different (for me) streetscapes here, Glenn! I was quite fascinated by the U boat in the museum - reckon I could spend a lot of time in there! Very taken, too, by the Chicago Cultural Centre. | GuthrieColin Fri Jun 6, 2008 05:56 UTC
Excellent work Glenn, You've got some cool buildings shown here. Maybe some day i'll have to visit Chicago and see some of them. | kyoub Fri May 30, 2008 11:15 UTC
A very interesting virtual tour of Chicago. Glad you got a chance to look around and to meet up with two outstanding VTers. |
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