Ahh, June in Chicago. When the weather is nice enough for us to venture out of our comfort zones and head west of Halstead.

This month’s adventures took us to Boeufhaus in the 1000 block of Western.

Excited to try a different spot – I reached out to Boeufhaus weeks in advance. They were worried they couldn’t handle a party larger than 6 without a set menu, but after much cajoling, they relented to 7 but at 8 they would enforce.

The dilemma: we have 10 people. Sensing the recent attendance issues, I took a gamble. Don going AWOL sealed the bet.

We started the night at Sportsman’s. Which despite its Yuppie sounding name, the only sport seemed to be have been celebrated there was taxidermy. However, it was a perfect spot for Scottie’s penalty shot – Malort. Greater concern was on trying to concoct what could be in Scottie’s briefcase. I imagined boxers, tiny bottles of jack and more annuity forms than any man could imaginably possess.

We then ambled over to the Boeufhaus and after a 5 minute wait were seated at our table in the back.

Table was a tight fit and the vibe was a bit more date night than steak night. Still was good to try something different.

Given this was not a typical steakhouse, our waiter suggested we create a 3 course meal of starters, pasta and steaks. Given the group’s reviews of the steaks glad we went heavy starters.

We started with the Short Rib Beignets and the Rillon. The beignets were a hit.

The pasta course consisted of the Cavatelli. Which was also a hit.

Brad and I split the 35-day Ribeye – and it was cooked pretty well. I think it was almost comparable with the better steakhouses. We had sides of Fries, Mushrooms and Cauliflower…they were ok.

In honor of the start of the NBA finals, Rick broke out his Golden State Warriors Yellow Blazer and White Pants to go with his Trump – Make America Great Again hat. It really seemed to pull the outfit together.

We debated the NBA finals and discussed the new financial ventures for Scottie and myself. I may have signed up for an annuity.

After dinner involved a dunk contest at a middle school (I got net) and watching stand up at de ja vu (which was surprisingly good).

Overall: Solid 8, 8.5 for the after-dinner events.

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