AC vs Rosemont: A live stream National Trip Report

[Fballguy]

One hugely underrated perk of staying at the Wyndham Garden Elk Grove is that no one is going to ding your doors.

[mrreality68]

Good stuff looking forward to your updates

[jh691626]

This is amazing. I love this! Please keep posting.

[Jay Wolt]

Rob, I have a feeling that your hotel will be more jammed come the weekend.
Have a great time at the show

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Right near the show, there is nothing but hotels and mostly overpriced dining options.

There's a Mexican place within walking distance. If you like Mexican food, you should appreciate this joint. I still remember Bill Huggins with a margarita the size of his head (and have a photo somewhere of the moment). Bill preferred cubed ice over crushed in case anybody was wondering. Might be called Maria's?

There's some kind of restaurant not too far away on the same street as the convention center. It's a standalone building on a corner. Food extremely bland. Wish I could recall the name of it, but it's not something trendy nor is it a chain (as is seemingly everything else nearby). Just looks like a low-end American eatery. Avoid.

Apparently, there's a Fogo in Rosemont now. Expensive, but has always been worth it anytime I've gone to one. Just stay away from the extremely overpriced booze.

[Jewish-collector]

In the times I went to the National in Rosemont, I stay in Schiller Park (which is south of Rosemont) at an equivalent quality of hotel. You're staying the same distance north of Rosemont. Not sure if that area is any different.

In any case, keep the comments coming. Oh hell yeah. beer chug.gifbeer chug.gifbeer chug.gif

[Lobo Aullando]

Yep, Maria's. Ate there tonight. They didn't even have a line when I showed up 30 minutes after we all got kicked out of the Convention Center. The chimichanga could have been a bit crispier, but it tasted good, and that's what matters.

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

There's a Mexican place within walking distance. If you like Mexican food, you should appreciate this joint. I still remember Bill Huggins with a margarita the size of his head (and have a photo somewhere of the moment). Bill preferred cubed ice over crushed in case anybody was wondering. Might be called Maria's?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Lobo Aullando

Yep, Maria's. Ate there tonight. They didn't even have a line when I showed up 30 minutes after we all got kicked out of the Convention Center. The chimichanga could have been a bit crispier, but it tasted good, and that's what matters.

When you are talking Mexican, it’s the Margs that truly matter.

[jimtigers65]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

One hugely underrated perk of staying at the Wyndham Garden Elk Grove is that no one is going to ding your doors.

Thanks for heads up. I’m flying out of Sacramento tomorrow and staying at Wyndham Garden Elk Grove.