Why Chicago BYOBs Like Nobody’s Business

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2016

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Combine gangster-era liquor laws with a twist of modern creativity, add a dash of laid-back spirit, and you’ve got a cocktail that makes Chicago the BYOB capital of the country.

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0:00.0	When were the...
0:03.7	What school's up?
0:06.0	Who decides what the next...
0:07.8	Where's that story?
0:09.2	Why they give the look?
0:11.3	What is this?
0:13.6	It's a curious city.
0:14.8	Where WBEZ answers your questions about Chicago, the region, and its people.
0:20.5	I'm WBEZ digital producer Andrew Gill.
0:23.9	I used to host a podcast about beer, so that kind of makes me the resident booze expert around here,
0:29.5	which is why Curious City has me answering a question from Ian Adams.
0:33.6	Ian wants to know about bring your own bottle restaurants.
0:36.7	I was curious why BYOBs were so prevalent in Chicago and not in other cities.
0:42.6	Ian loves bringing his own alcohol when he goes out to eat, so much, in fact, that he moved from the West Loop to Ukrainian village, in part because there are more BYOBs there.
0:53.5	He loves that BYOBs save money, but he also thinks
0:56.9	they're different from other restaurants. They tend to be friendly, family-owned or single-proprietor
1:03.5	restaurants that are usually very receptive to folks from the neighborhood. And so just great
1:09.7	spots to go and eat and enjoy other companies.
1:13.2	Ian's question assumes Chicago is unique.
1:15.8	And he does have a little evidence.
1:18.7	Ian lived in Washington, D.C. for a few years.
1:21.7	While there, he asked which B.Y.O.B. restaurants he should check out.
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