Chicago Metropolitan Lounge re-entry?

[Kat Delta]

First time rider, here... Arriving in Chicago Union Station via CZ (roomette) at 2:30pm and staying overnight in a nearby hotel. Departing Union Station the next day on LSL (another roomette) later in the evening at 9:30pm. As a sleeper car ticket holder, can I enter, exit and re-enter the Metropolitan Lounge multiple times? Or is it a one-time entry for the day of your ticket?

 

[trimetbusfan]

First time rider, here... Arriving in Chicago Union Station via CZ (roomette) at 2:30pm and staying overnight in a nearby hotel. Departing Union Station the next day on LSL (another roomette) later in the evening at 9:30pm. As a sleeper car ticket holder, can I enter, exit and re-enter the Metropolitan Lounge multiple times? Or is it a one-time entry for the day of your ticket?

Yes, you can enter as many times as you’d like as long as you have a same day sleeper ticket (which you do for both days). The first time you check in, the lounge attendant will give you a wristband for the day to make the re entry process faster.

 

[Kat Delta]

That's great! As I'm reading through the forum comments, it sounds like there's little in the way of food within the lounge itself. What are the food options like in the main station or outside the station within walking distance?

 

[Eric in East County]

Inside the Lounge there should be coffee, juice, sodas, water and hot water for tea. There will also be prepackaged snacks and fruit, although these tend to run out later in the day. The escalator up to the Food Court are located close by. There you will find a number of places where you can obtain food.

 

[zephyr17]

That's great! As I'm reading through the forum comments, it sounds like there's little in the way of food within the lounge itself. What are the food options like in the main station or outside the station within walking distance?

Just snacks, maybe some fruit.

In the station there's a food court up on the mezzanine level with several options. Cannot really comment on them since I haven't used any since my favorite there, Gold Coast Dogs, closed up some years ago.

Outside, there's Lou Mitchell's a half block west on Jackson. Giordono's Pizza a couple blocks east on Jackson, the French Market food stalls in the Northwestern Station a few blocks north. There's no shortage of good food options in the area.

Personally, Lou Mitchell's is a mandatory stop for me on a Chicago layover.

 

[Rasputin]

There is a lot of discussion of Chicago restaurants mixed in with this discussion of Chicago Union Station:

https://www.amtraktrains.com/threads/chicago-union-station-discussion.83465/page-3#post-1014229