Pint O' Bacon

Pint O' Bacon

Yes, you heard me right, a pint of bacon. On a lovely Saturday in July during the Cubs/Cards series we couldn't seem to locate tickets for six together, so we decided to enjoy the day hanging out around Wrigley instead of inside of it. We began our day at Murphy's Bleachers with bloodies and beers, the only downside being we had to go indoors to see some ball.

So we ventured out to Casey Moran's for their well known patio framed by numerous TV screens. Our more than patient server Malory did a great job of keeping us satiated and initially recommended the pint of bacon, exclaiming it was the best $4 ever spent. We unquestionably took her up on her recommendation.

Bacon seems to be trendy this day and age. I recently saw a bacon cupcake - yuck. I myself have always been an advocate of bacon, excluding that short stint in 4th grade when I learned that improperly cooked pork could lead to trichina worms. That may have led to my preference for really crispy bacon.

Nonetheless, even with my strong affinity for bacon, I can think of a few better ways to spend four bucks. But, I will give them extra credit for originality. Let me just say this, when you go to Casey Moran's (an upscale Irish bar as it is called), you're not going for the bacon. You are going to either celebrate a W, or if the Cubs fans have not been as fortunate, you are going to kick back and have a good time. It's simply inspiring to watch the middle of the bar space turn into a dance floor so quickly in the middle of the day. This makes for great people watching and is one of those experiences that can make you feel really young and yet really old all at the same time. It's a fun destination win or lose, but fortunately, on this day the Cubs brought us a W! Too bad four out of six of us were Cards fans!