River North essentials

Marcus Delgado

@deepdishmarcus

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My ongoing scouting report of actual products I buy, hoard, or obsess over around Chicago. Think of this as my loadout — the stuff that gets me through a server crash at 2am or a board game night that goes into triple overtime. No stadium-tour garbage, no gift shop junk. If it's not worth standing in line for during a Bears bye week, it's not on here.

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River North essentials — 4 items
Name	Product	Where to get it	Address	City	Price range	My take
1Art of Pizza Deep Dish Slice	Deep dish pizza by the slice	Art of Pizza	3033 N Ashland Ave	Chicago	$6-$9 per slice	The working man's deep dish. No 45-minute wait, no reservation, just grab a slice like you're grabbing a hot dog at Wrigley.
2Chicagoland Games Dice Dojo board game selection	Curated tabletop board game library	Chicagoland Games: Dice Dojo	5550 N Broadway	Chicago	$20-$80 per game	My Friday night happy place. Staff actually knows the rulebooks so you don't spend an hour arguing like it's a replay review.
3Vienna Beef Chicago-Style Hot Dog Kit	Vienna Beef hot dog with classic toppings	Portillo's Hot Dogs	100 W Ontario St	Chicago	$6-$9	No ketchup. I will not elaborate. This is as non-negotiable as the Bears needing a quarterback.
4Bonus Round Game Cafe rental library pass	Board game rental and cafe pass	Bonus Round Game Cafe	3415 N Southport Ave	Chicago	$8-$12 cover	Full-service board game cafe that calls itself Chicago's first. I call it my Sunday reset button after a week of ticket queues.