Yikes! The Frog!
When Rainforest Cafe came to the campiest, most Disney-like section of Chicago, I thought its giant frog statue that could be seen from blocks away was the most obnoxious tourist come-on in the city. Even worse than the stories-high portrait of Michael Jordan on the side of his Eponymous restaurant, or the big ole guitar jutting up from the Hard Rock Cafe. But my kids bugged me into taking them to Rainforest Cafe and...Hey, it's a jungle in there. Huge leaves, waterfalls, robotic wildlife, gift shop, pricey chow. Want real fun? Take your family a few blocks down and eat at nuttily entertaining Ed Debevic's.