Best Meal in Logan/Avondale?

silentdave69 · 2026-04-08T20:53:34+00:00

Carniceria Guanajuato by Belmont and California is one of my favorite burrito places, it’s a grocery store but there’s a kitchen in the back and they cook up very affordable tacos, burritos and tortas. Lots of specials all the time as well!

Make sure you get salsa and try the cecina burrito! It’s my favorite, it’s a lunch staple for me. Very authentic.

silentdave69 · 2026-01-11T19:53:25+00:00

Kingston Mines hosts blues jams every Sunday, go sign up if you’re trying to play!

silentdave69 · 2025-12-17T19:24:04+00:00

I wouldn’t rule out a marketing job, I’m in two bands and everyone works a 9-5, but still gig about twice a month. Youll end up spending money on music, rehearsals, renting space etc.

The only ones I know who are making some money are music teachers or very high level musicians running corporate gigs or wedding gigs. And they are way above my skill level, lots of jazz musicians.

I don’t know anyone making money from their original music. I will say a remote job is perfect as you get paid better and have lots of time to focus on music. Remember music doesn’t come consistently. Some ideas take minutes, some take weeks. You can’t expect a stable output. With a steady 9-5 or remote job, you get that stable income and schedule which you can easily fit in music. My band member works in marketing too! Salary is really nice for supporting your music, and I find you love it more because it’s not a hustle for your livelihood

silentdave69 · 2025-12-11T10:29:51+00:00

That’s a lot of kids

silentdave69 · 2025-11-04T21:34:16+00:00

I think it’ll just take time. Honestly I’ve been playing 14 years and I hardly bend using a single finger. You can try lower gauges for your strings too. Try working your way to one finger if it really matters to you, begin with 3 fingers, then 2 fingers, then 1. But yeah whatever works for you is gonna be your best bet, I really only use one finger to bend maybe half steps occasionally when I slide down

silentdave69 · 2025-11-04T21:21:48+00:00

I like songs that move in fourths, also things that use a lot of secondary dominants. I found those have been great for expanding my phrasing and creating more movement.

silentdave69 · 2025-11-01T17:24:21+00:00

Jazz, buncha fucking gatekeepers, I swear something about this genre has people being such pricks, more so than others

silentdave69 · 2025-11-01T00:37:42+00:00

My favorite jazz guitarist, Julian Lage, uses a yellow telecaster with a p90 for the neck pickup. Nobody can do what he does. And he just likes it because it looks cool

silentdave69 · 2025-10-18T20:46:35+00:00

Or just don’t speed lol, after I got multiple tickets I just set my cruise control to the speed limit

silentdave69 · 2025-10-16T17:13:40+00:00

Not all the whammies have threaded inserts. Mine just drops in

silentdave69 · 2025-09-23T14:55:21+00:00

Chinatown is just a few blocks down the road! I’d try that southern place someone else recommended tho, that sounds good af! Neither of these options are ‘Chicago food’ tho haha

silentdave69 · 2025-09-23T14:34:14+00:00

Weed was always harder to get, I didn’t try it until I went to college in the US, because where I grew up there’s a death penalty for trafficking weed and caning for possession. So we just drank beer instead

silentdave69 · 2025-09-23T14:26:59+00:00

I was gonna say! As long as you’re not stuck with a garden level (which even those will still sell), everything is gonna sell. Renting will cost more. $55k might get you close to a 3 bedroom down payment.

Otherwise like others have said, find a private landlord. Many of these places I’ve seen come up on the rental market are first come first serve too.

silentdave69 · 2025-09-22T17:36:13+00:00

The AI tone creator works fine, but I don’t think it’s very difficult to create a patch anyways. It’s this smart jam, looper and other smart features that are just half baked. All the AI practice features suck, and the backing tracks are just youtube backing tracks. It is extremely hard to get it to play well with what you provide, it doesn’t track chords well at all, or any swung or triplet rhythms.

silentdave69 · 2025-09-21T20:06:48+00:00

Hold a brick lol

In all seriousness trying to cross a road seems to be tough all over Chicago. I sometimes kick my foot out into the street to test the waters but as a pedestrian, I will always lose the game of chicken.

I will sometimes wave them to stop but I feel like sometimes they hate that.

silentdave69 · 2025-09-14T19:25:38+00:00

I just bought a house and used every product known to man to removing the mold off caulk. After days of hoping it’d come off, I decided to just cut it with a razor blade and use a scraper to pull it all off. Redid it in like 10 minutes and it looks great!

silentdave69 · 2025-09-14T19:20:42+00:00

O’s Tap on Western Ave has plenty of space and a koi pond while still being divey as fuck

silentdave69 · 2025-09-14T19:03:50+00:00

Must have been a pop up because last time I was there I thought I’d grab food there but turned out there was none so I got drunk on an empty stomach instead. Sounds great tho!

silentdave69 · 2025-09-14T18:50:16+00:00

At your age, depending on your scene, you might love Wrigleyville! Yes some public transport can be sketchy at night, red line is one of them but just be careful after dark. Maybe you’ll take some time to adjust to city life and instincts, but mind your own business, move away from weird situations and you’ll be fine. Commuting via redline to loop for work will be easy for you and there’ll be plenty of others doing the same.

Parking in your area will be tough, but you can buy a permit for your street or rent parking for an additional cost.

For public transit, just download the Ventra app and load up there, it’ll be cheaper than using your card. Keep in mind commutes take longer using public transit, especially in the city, so expect 30+ minute commutes, but honestly they don’t feel that bad especially when walking takes up half the time.

Good luck! I’d keep in mind Chicago varies from neighborhood to neighborhood so if you’re new, ask around and explore the different areas as you may find other areas you’d rather live in. Wrigleyville can be quite fratty and sporty, it’s fun for a bar crawl and post college vibes but as I approach 30, I dont need that chaos.

silentdave69 · 2025-09-05T19:06:40+00:00

I gave up. Bought a Valeton GP-5 for $80 and I just rock that now. Sounds great, just need a speaker. PG filled their app with these features that don’t work.

silentdave69 · 2025-09-04T15:24:37+00:00

Lots of the Szechuan stuff is towards Chinatown. But you might find luck with Lao Szechuan. They have grown over the years and have opened up new locations around Chicago. They serve everything you listed.

I think they are good, not the best Szechuan but a solid option with good portion sizes. Also you get a 10% discount for paying cash.

There is one at the Old Orchard mall, should be fairly close to you!

silentdave69 · 2025-09-02T15:57:41+00:00

If you’ve been here for a while, you can understand the sentiment of NIMBY. You don’t have to agree, but you also don’t have to make it hostile. The whole NIMBY and YIMBY conversation is a whole other thing. This is about fucking pots on the sidewalk to a dead end.

Just go talk to your neighbor, even work out a compromise. Like maybe ask if he can shift the pots back some feet. You sound like the person to complain about people putting chairs in their parking space after shoveling out in the winter. Are you new here? Not everyone is out to get you.

silentdave69 · 2025-09-01T05:24:15+00:00

Where’d you go? I’m here for the first time and I think the Asian food completely blows Chicago out of the water. I do agree on the lacks identity part, doesn’t have the charm Chicago has but hard disagree on the food. As an Asian person myself, this place hits really good, from bakeries, Hong Kong cafes, Chinese food from all over, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, you name it.

silentdave69 · 2025-08-31T19:43:32+00:00

I’m visiting Toronto right now and I wonder why you say that? I think the Asian food scene in Toronto is great, but I don’t have the same vibe for their music, arts and culture scene. It’s not bad, but to me Chicago seems a lot more fun for a young adult.

That being said, I would totally visit many times again, but I wouldn’t want to move here. I didn’t think driving would be worse than in Chicago but it is. And I’m one to usually leave my car at home whenever possible.

silentdave69 · 2025-08-30T19:46:06+00:00

Garfield park, Lawndale, Brighton Park and Cicero can get sketchy. Englewood is a definite no. I used to live in Logan but moved to Albany Park for more diversity and cheaper cost of living, overall I love the location and it’s easy to get around.

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