Where To Go When You Don’t Want To Make A Big Deal About Your Birthday, But You Actually Kinda Do

"Repeatedly telling everyone leading up to your birthday that you didn’t want to do anything gave people the impression...that you didn’t want to do anything. Well, that wasn’t true, but now your birthday weekend is here and you feel bad dragging everyone to a busy neighborhood full of insanely busy restaurants. For someplace fun but not over-the-top, go to Funkenhausen, a German-inspired restaurant in West Town. Try things like the stroganoff spaetzle, ricotta dumplings, or the “Big As Funk” ribeye. You won’t be posing for any Instagram pictures under a painting of a schnitzel with wings, but you’ll still have a great time." - adrian kane