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joefromchicago wrote:

I've never been to this place, but Glunz Bavarian Haus is also on Lincoln (and it's closer to Martyrs). And it even has Leberknodelsuppe for Sublime.

We're in!!! 7:00 under my name.

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JPB wrote:

There's no answer but they're probably busy with a lunch crowd. I'll try again in a while.

From Sublime1's link: "I once called up Resi's: "Are you open for lunch today?" "Ve're never open for lunch! Ve open at 3:00 and serve food after 5:00!" The kitchen is also closed on Mondays, perhaps because the cook typically has a big weekend. Since Resi's only has seven tables in the front room, you'll want to arrive for dinner early to avoid a wait. This wouldn't be so bad if you can get a seat at the bar but, if you're stuck in the aisle, you may be plowed over by a stout waitress loaded down with heavy platters. The service is best described as direct and occasionally friendly, and can be slow."

Laughing

Now I know why there was no answer!

Since no one has been to the other place, I'll call Resi's later and see about a reservation. With seven tables and long waits we might be better off sticking with the reservation we have.

Sublime, does Resi's serve food in the beer garden?

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JPB wrote:

Sublime, does Resi's serve food in the beer garden?

Absolutely, but it hinges on the weather. I would venture to guess that it is still open. I am fine with Glunz, actually I have been meaning to try that place out for a while now.

Depending on when we finish dinner we could stop at Resi's for a beer after if you want to check it out. It is about a 2 minute drive from Glunz and Martyrs.

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I was able to get through to someone at Resi's. They do not take reservations but there's plenty of room in the beer garden as long as it's warm enough for them to have it open. Friday's forecast looks fine.

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Friday -- Partly cloudy and a little warmer, with a high of 68. Highs may reach into the 70s in far west and south suburbs. East to southeast winds.

We will probably park in the lot across from Martrys and walk to either place for dinner. Resi's is four blocks and looks a bit more casual, Glunz is 6 blocks, but we can get a reservation. I'm fine either way. Thoughts?

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I'm with Sublime: I've never been to Glunz, but I've always wanted to go there (I used to live about five blocks away). And we have a reservation, so we got dat goin' for us. Which is nice.

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You should go to Glunz. I like the name...

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I llike it too, osso. Wish you could join us.

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'Glunz' comes from the Middle High German word for "spark", btw.

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Ah, thanks, Walter!

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I'll be there 'in spirit'.

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ossobuco wrote:

You should go to Glunz. I like the name...

The name sounds more Tyrolean than Bavarian to me though. I sure hope you're not being defrauded by Austrians.

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Thomas wrote:

The name sounds more Tyrolean than Bavarian to me though. I sure hope you're not being defrauded by Austrians.

I does - but is first mentioned in 15th century in the Kassel region (though Hessians aren't much better :wink: ).

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Hello, Thomas! We still have that extra ticket ya know....

Mr B is on board for Glunz as well, so it's settled.

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Walter Hinteler wrote:

Thomas wrote:

The name sounds more Tyrolean than Bavarian to me though. I sure hope you're not being defrauded by Austrians.

I does - but is first mentioned in 15th century in the Kassel region (though Hessians aren't much better :wink: ).

You are both right.

The bottom of their webpage wrote:

Glunz Bavarian Haus - A German | Bavarian | Austrian restaurant | brauhaus | beer | stube | stuben in Chicago, Illinois

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From the Glunz website:

The Louis Glunz story begins in 1879, when Louis Glunz I arrived in Chicago from his native [b]Wesphalia,[/b] [[i]sic[/i]][b] Germany[/b].One of your neighbors, Walter?

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Not really - the Westphalian Glunz are (and were) more concentrated in the Ruhrdistrict. :wink:

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joefromchicago wrote:

From the Glunz website:
The Louis Glunz story begins in 1879, when Louis Glunz I arrived in Chicago from his native [b]Wesphalia,[/b] [[i]sic[/i]][b] Germany[/b].
One of your neighbors, Walter?

Saupreißn! Running a Bavarian restaurant! Oh, what insult! Oh, what injury! Please excuse me while I'm fainting.

... but I gess that's how God punishes those who drink Budweiser at Wrigley Field.

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Walter Hinteler wrote:

Not really - the Westphalian Glunz are (and were) more concentrated in the Ruhrdistrict. :wink:

U.S. World War II maps show Walter's hometown as close to the "Ruhr Pocket".

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Actually, the Ruhr Pocket was closed a bit more (10 miles to the East, in my native town Geseke, where my father thus became a POW two days after his marriage on March 30, 1945.

But Lippstadt got the historic "merrit".

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"frau glunz" did the cooking and baking when (the now) mrs h and i "tied the
knot Very Happy

)" some 50 years ago !
(i think the word 'caterer' had not yet been invented Laughing

)
we still talk about the wonderful food she served up at that time Very Happy

.
mrs h's mother - who came from eastern-prussia - was also quite active in the kitchen .
the dining room 'tables' were filled with plenty of food - i think it was what is now called ' a groaning board ' .
the mennonite saying : "ess , ess, mein kind " certainly applied here .
HBG
ps don't recall where "frau glunz' came from - just a good neighbour of the in-laws .

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