Kate "SADISTIC" K.'s Profile

Oh god help me, I've moved into an apartment that is a block away from an AWESOME dive bar.

Cunneen's is a local treasure. Dimly lit, rarely so packed that you can't get a seat at the bar, free WiFi, a pool table, a great jukebox and bartenders who always remember your name and drink of choice. Not to mention, drinks are on the cheap side of reasonably priced. Plus they carry Rolling Rock. Score!

I lurve Cunneen's and suspect it will soon become much like my own livingroom.  =)

Disclaimer: I work for I Wish Lessons. And, other than saying that my co-workers rock and my boss is BOSS, I really can't review the company.

But, this is less a review and more outreach to those of you who have had less than five star experiences with our company.

I wanted to let all of you know we're listening to you.

We really value the input and feedback of Yelpers and have been reading your reviews, taking notes and making strives to improve I Wish Lesson classes and make them the most fun, educational and satisfying as we can.

Thank you so much for your feedback and I truly hope we will have the opportunity to change your mind about I Wish Lessons in the near future.

:)
Kate "Sadistic" K.

Given my previous (HORRIBLE) experiences with moving companies in San Francisco, I was super hesitant to hire a moving company to move me into my first "big-girl apartment" (read: apartment without roommates).

However, New City came highly recommended both by Yelpers and by a few friends in the city.

And, I can see exactly WHY they're so highly regarded and frequently recommended. I had a great experience, from the first call to when my movers left my new apartment.

First of all: They came in UNDER QUOTE. Which, as a broke ass writer, I was so thankful for I was near tears. The movers were friendly, helpful and very patient. When my new keys didn't work on the door to my apartment, they continued to unload stuff into the hallway, while giving me sympathetic looks as my landlord drilled through the lock to get into the apartment.

Stephanie at the offices was extremely helpful, and gave me a good sense of how my moving day would work with New City. She also was able to reschedule my move when my new apartment wasn't ready on my first choice day for my move.

I had no broken stuff, nothing lost or left behind, plus my movers were very nice to my dog (who isn't the most friendly little creature to strangers).

Frankly, while I hope to never ever ever ever EVER move again, if I had to I wouldn't hesitate to use New City. Nor, would I hesitate to recommend them to you.

Even if they are a smidge tape happy. ;)

Okay: I'm extremely dismayed to hear that Penner's Place *may have* burned down. I worked for Mike Penner all of the 2000 summer season as a server/fill-in bartender. Penner's Place was, to me, an uncomplicated/traditional Cape Cod eatery. And, I know from experience that Mike put a lot of love into making the food excellent -- to this day, I still use his recipe for Lobster Bisque. Not only that, but he was a GREAT boss - he gave me a season bonus, even though he knew I most likely wasn't going to return to work the following summer (it was a life-experience thing) AND he let me stay in his family's spare room when I had to move out of my summer sublet a week before I was originally scheduled to stop working for him and go back to college in Ohio.

My experience with Penner's Place, as an employee and a customer has always been positive. It was a fun, family run place whose owner loved providing good service and yummy food to tourists and locals, alike.

I'm sorry that Dylan C. got hit by a drunk driver outside Penner's Place (hardly the fault of Penner's Place) and I'm sorry that Kathleen P. had two bad experiences... I don't know what to say about those reviews... I would just encourage people to give the place a chance, providing it's been rebuilt.

I love Lenny & Me - Leigh (the manager) is extremely knowledgeable about vintage clothing and designers (as am I) and edits the the store's inventory/display/window so beautifully, it's a pleasure simply to walk into the store.

I frequently sell to Lenny & Me (as I have a bad vintage shopping habit) and I have always been fairly compensated for what I bring into the store for them. Not only that, but I LOVE trading with them... as they have an amazing selection of dresses/bags/accessories/shoes ranging from the 20s through to the late-70s...

Having moved here from SF, I have to say the prices are extremely affordable in comparison.

It is a fantastic store. I'd give it ten stars if I could.

Do you know what "glogg" is?  Neither did I until I started working part-time in Andersonville (which happens to be the Swedish and Lesbian epicenter of Chicago...)  "Glogg" is hot, spiced, mulled wine.  It's delicious on a cold, blustery winter day - which Chicago happens to have quite a lot of.  Be forewarned, though - "glogg" also causes massive wine hangover, so be cautious not to over-consume.

Simons Tavern is a great place for "glogg" -- and, it's a great dive bar in general.  Negative one star because I lost an expensive umbrella there and the staff was less than helpful about trying to locate it.  I mean I understand it was *just an umbrella* but it cost like $50 and I'd only bought it two days prior AND by the time I called them 12 hours later, after I realized where I'd lost it - it was gone with the wind... even though they were very uncrowded the night I was there.  I suspect one of the bartenders is enjoying my "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Le Grande Jette" museum print umbrella.  *crooky eye*

I LOVE Anybots -- the QB is the coolest Telepresence robot on the market and at $15k per bot, it's the most reasonable robotics solution for needing to be in many places at the same time.

The guys (Ray, Trevor, Robert and Benjie are the ones I know) and Suzanne are the nicest tech people I've met in recent years... I'm happy to help them proliferate the robot market in any way I can, including writing Yelp reviews.

GOOOOO, ANYBOTS!

Even if I weren't working at Turley Road to support my "KK loves expensive shoes" habit, I'd still shop there... Studio 90 is an amazing line and Angela/Kate stock other fun, frisky, fresh (I love alliteration) designers.  Plus at Turley I'm a size small... a SIZE SMALL BITCHES.

Turley Road is win-win-win-WIN.

Pricey, but worth it - because YOU are somebody!

This is a fun bar with an awesome upcycle decorating scheme.  This makes sense, as Simone's is in the trendiest and hipster-iest part of Pilsen.

They have a pretty decent bar menu and they make a WICKEDLY strong rum and coke.  I know this b/c I tried to drink one of these monster drinks while there celebrating for my birthday.  While I appreciated the thought behind the super strong b-day drink, it almost took the enamel off my teeth!

But, thankfully, they were super kind about topping the drink off with Coke intermittently - between that and noshing on some snacks I didn't end up being on the floor of the bathroom on my birthday, which is always appreciated - as I have the tolerance of a gnat with the booze these days.

Anyhow: point being, this is a cool, fun place and I'll be back.

This is geek paradise.  Vintage movie posters and toys (including a lot of Star Wars and He-Man toys my brothers had when we were kids.) Half and half marked ".5 n .5" - coco puffs in espresso and milk (seriously!) and a big stinkin' replica of the time machine from Back to the Future.

I LOVE this place.

Even if their drip coffee tastes mildly of cabbage.

(Though their vanilla bean lattes are delicious.) Show owner comment »