Yeah, it’s a whole six stories tall, which takes a bit of getting used to after the ~60 story building I worked in for all those years in the Loop.
You had to know that I couldn’t write a post like this without talking about food. There are a lot of choices within easy walking distance, but I want to single out two of the main ones we utilize in my office. One is the inimitable Lulu’s Dim Sum and Then Sum, of which I have written in other posts. Tasty as it is, it’s a little pricey to visit too often, though it worked out nicely for me today. A coworker got Lulu’s Pad Thai with Shrimp and found that she couldn’t even get through half of it. Oh, she thought it was delicious, but it’s an ample portion festooned with big fat shrimp. She’d never ordered it before and found it to be a lot more food than she could consume in one sitting. In the spirit of showing that I’m a team player, I came to the rescue and saw that none of the dish went to waste.
Also note that if you A) show up with children in tow, or B) have an affinity for action figures with your dinner, there is a table full of cool creatures near the front door.
That’s enough about Evanston for one post. It’s a lovely town with a lot of character, and I’m happy to be there!