Dating IRL Two young Chicagoans turned off the dating


apps for a night and hit up Bridgeport for drinks, dinner and fun—totally on us! By Grace Perry


ß AMY, 25 East Village


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planner, wannabe chef and cofounder of a brewery-of- the-month club


SAM, 24 à North Center


Video producer, football fanatic and improv nerd


THE VERDICT? Amy THE FUN Bridgeport Art Center


à 1200 W 35th St (773-247-3000, bridgeportart.com)


“I’d definitely recommend Bridgeport Art Center, but it doesn’t offer much by way of an icebreaker. Thankfully, we were both pretty talkative, so it wasn’t awkward at all!”


“We tried to sneak into a


wedding on the floor above us. But we then made eye contact with the bride down a long hallway. We got scared and said, ‘Let’s go drink.’ ”


Time Out Chicago March 8–June 6, 2017 THE DRINKS


Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar


à 960 W 31st St (773-890-0588, community-bar.com)


“Maria’s is an awesome space with a different vibe in each room. We talked


about everything from family to bad date experiences, comedy, favorite movies— even politics.”


“At one point, a very drunk man sat down next to us. He said he couldn’t resist talking to us because of how nice we looked. He’s going to be the best man at our wedding.”


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THE MEAL Kimski


à 960 W 31st St (773-823-7336, kimskichicago.com)


“Polish and Korean fusion is fabulous. Who knew? We shared a bunch of things, and they were all delicious, but the poutine… oh, my! It was melt-in-your- mouth goodness, with cheese curds and spicy kimchi on top.”


“Things were going so well that, after dinner, we


kept things going and caught an improv show. I think the entire date lasted, like, seven hours or something!”


“The date was a blast! Sam is in an improv group and performs at the iO Theater, so we continued the date and went out to see a comedy show after dinner.”


Sam


“I’d love to see her again. She was so intelligent, charming, charismatic and, of course, beautiful. It was one of the best dates I’ve been on.”


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PHOTOGRAPHS: TOP; CENTER LEFT: JOHN KHUU; CENTER, CENTER RIGHT: JACLYN RIVAS


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