There is a problem with John's Garage, it's REALLY dark in that place and to my knowledge doesn't have any place for any kind of group meeting, except the bar area. It's also in Woodfield mall and depending on the weather, the parking could be worse than anywhere else, no matter what time of day. Trust me I live 5 minutes away and go to the mall or have to drive by it way too often!

Also if you want to meet anywhere close to the mall, the earlier the better.

As for an alternate meeting location in the Woodfield area, the only place I can come up with that has something for the kids if any show up, can accomadate a large group, people can drink IF they want, prices are resonable and has decent food is Gameworks. The only kicker is parking will still be a pain in the ass. As for Dates, any work for me...

OK there's my 2 (or is that like 5?) pennies on it all....