We got ready and headed over to Wishbone in the West Loop for some brunch. Wendy and I hadn't been to Wishbone since we had hit up the Lakeview location for her birthday when I was living in the city as a visiting student and mere fiance. It was March and it had snowed then. On this day, we were dealing with incredible weather; 70 degrees and sunny. What better way to start it all off with some "Southern Reconstruction" cooking, which is the style billed by the folks at Wishbone.
After a short wait, we were seated and started looking at this incredible menu. I believe we all managed to order different items which included: shrimp and grits, crawfish/crab cakes, chicken andouille hash, beef brisket hash, blackened catfish, all served in a brunchy sort of way with eggs and breakfast potatoes. Mandy's and Dad's choices took the prize with shrimp and grits and chicken andouille hash, respectively. The grits literally melted in your mouth with the shrimp creating an amazing contrast in texture, all of which made this dish unbeatable. Dad's andouille chicken hash was to die for. By the time the check arrived we were pleasantly full. Great way to start the day!
After Bruno headed down to meet us, the whole crew hopped in cabs to head down to U.S. Cellular field for the day game against the Royals. (Sidenote: I had decided that I wanted to do this with the family literally the day before. What does Wendy do? Finds 8 incredible tickets for the whole crew!).
It was an amazing day at the ballpark. The wind was blowing hard in the windy city that day, but our seats had us shielded from both the wind and the sun, making our spot on the first base side of home plate the place to be on this gorgeous day. The Sox pulled it out 4-2, as an extra bonus.
After the game we hopped on the Red Line heading north. This would be the end of the line for Mandy, as she had a Sunday evening flight to catch back home to her baby girls and Patsy. Luckily, Bruno was headed back to Bucktown so we had him see Mandy through the Jackson stop to hop on the Blue Line towards O'Hare. We wish you could stay, Sister!
The parents, Clark, Wendy, and I decided to hop off the train downtown and do some sightseeing. We headed east past the downtown public library (an amazing building I had never really noticed before) towards Grant Park. We wandered around until we ended up at Buckingham Fountain. We decided to pit stop here for a bit and enjoyed some awesome Bobtail Ice Cream. We then headed toward the lake and south down the lake front path towards the aquarium to enjoy what I believe is the best view in the city!
This isn't the view from the aquarium, but it's pretty good too.
From there we all hopped in cabs to go home and take a breather before our big dinner at Girl and the Goat!
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