Options for fly-in restaurants open for dinner (~1hr of Chicago area)
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Rick's boathouse in Indianapolis might barely meet your criteria. I think mto might be within 150 miles of you, although as much as I love it, I'm not sure it's worth flying that far unless the point is to fly that far.
The flight deck is my favorite fly-in restaurant, and I've been to many.
The flight deck is my favorite fly-in restaurant, and I've been to many.
By the way, for future reference:
www.flightsforbites.com created by @Mahneuvers to solve the stale data issue at another site that I use a lot: www.fly2lunch.com
www.flightsforbites.com created by @Mahneuvers to solve the stale data issue at another site that I use a lot: www.fly2lunch.com
There's a nice sit-down restaurant on the field at KBMI...at least there was. Haven't been there in a few years. Parking right in front.
Not only is CJ’s gone for about 5 years now, they recently demolished the building to build another corporate hangar.
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too bad. Professor Google says there's a 'burger bar' on the field now. ???
Mrs. K says she's a myth, and @kaiser has yet to prove otherwise...
Hmmm... Not that I'm aware of, but I haven't been over there for a few months. I'll have to look into it.
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LOL!!!
First we got to get her to cook dinner for me! Then we can talk about scaling up...
baboss
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Negative, unless Google is talking about the place in the Airline terminal which is not accessible from the ramp and would require walking down Route 9 (not a good idea) or ground transportation.
Oh yeah that's right. There is a restaurant or two in the commercial terminal, which is about 1.5mi from the fbo. At that point you might as well go to better options in town.
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the flights for bites site seems down. Fly 2 lunch is ok but has dated information.
@Mahneuvers did I screw up the link?
@Initial Fix the stale data is a real problem. The percentage of people who go to the trouble to post reviews and update things is small. The pilot population is small. The number of pilots who know about the site is small. Multiplying by a small decimal 3 times.... Makes a pretty small number. I always try to find the restaurant on Facebook or a website to verify that they still exist before I plan a trip to them.
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Link worked for me
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Nope. www.FlightsForBites.com and FlightsForBites.com should both work. My attempts to get HTTPS working the last day have caused the site to be periodically unavailable.
sourdough44
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Watertown WI has places real close, easy walk from the airport.
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Andy
You don't say whether you're on the north side or south. If on the north side, Bessies at Janesville, WI (Southern Wisconsin Regional - KJVL) is a 30-40 min flight from KPWK (Chicago Exec).
www.bessiesdiner.com
www.bessiesdiner.com
Either side is fine, I’m based at KUGN. I’ve been to Bessies a few times, although as I recall they are only open for lunch.
sourdough44
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The ‘jet room’ in Madison should still be an option. I haven’t been in a while. I think Prairie Du Chien has walking options. The last time in Boscobel they had 2 courtesy vehicles.
Lone Rock WI had a very simple diner, closed last I looked.
Lone Rock WI had a very simple diner, closed last I looked.
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Damn, he’s a pilot and can do math also!