Midway (MDW) airport beer / dining options?

Welcome to Chi-town! Not a lot of options for craft at either airport, and at Midway you'll suffer from fewer dining options overall. Most of what you'll find is AB products, including Goose Island, which is halfway decent (but not craft anymore). If you have some time take a peek at the food court options, but there's a couple pub/bar places tucked away in the back corner away from the walking path. Anti-Hero IPA is probably the best local craft example around, and there's probably some Sierra Nevada or Stone in a couple spots. If you want some Chicago food, try a hot dog at Gold Coast or popcorn at Nuts on Clark (Chicago mix: cheese and caramel corn), but I haven't been there in a year so I'll let other folks chime in with more current options. Good luck!

 

I wouldn't get your hopes up. Craft beer is scarce (you might luck into some Goose Island core brands). Food options are getting better, but that's relative. I never count on eating there.

 

If you can leave the airport, this is about 15 minutes away,
http://chuckscafeburbank.com

 

Yes

 

Keep in mind at Midway you can walk around with your beer. Just ask for a plastic cup.

 

Here's a good list of what's there:
https://chicago.eater.com/2017/5/25/15685248/midway-airport-best-food-restaurants-chicago-mdw

Arami and Big & Little's might be good options for food. I haven't been there since these have been add so I can't really comment, but their main restaurants are good.

 

I highly recommend the Raw Ahi Poke Taco from this joint.

 

Good point...as I've only had it at the actual restaurant locations of Big & Little's, NOT the airport location. However, it's so damn good I'd risk it if they offer it at Midway. #yolo

 

Ditto.

Is the Manny's Deli still open?

Manny's is the iconic Chicago Jewish deli with the good corned beef and pastrami. That's always an option.

 

Anyone see any interesting craft beer options at Midway recently? I'll be passing through there soon and was hoping someone's game had stepped up for the holidays.

Thanks in advance!

 

I flew in/out of Midway last weekend and had BC Coffee/BW at Reillys Irish Pub in concourse B (tucked back in the corner of the food court) and BC Nilla at Reillys Irish Pub in Concourse A. Both were $10/6 oz which isn’t bad at all considering it’s the airport. However, the Vanilla pour I got was definitely more than 6 oz. Bramble and BCBS ‘18 were also on tap at 2 different bars as well but I didn’t have time to hit up all 4 places. The White Sox Grill (formerly Harry Carays) usually has a few decent options as well.

Edit: Windy City Taproom and White Sox Grill are the other 2 bars that had Bramble and BCBS (not sure which beer was at which bar though).

 

BCBS variants is pretty wild for an airport

 

Yeah, I was pretty shocked to see the variants as well. I’ve seen regular BCBS in years passed at Midway but don’t ever recall seeing variants.

 

Not really, considering it's AB InBev and it's Chicago.