Photos: Chicago Had 'Gilmore Girls' Fever Today At 'Luke's Diners'

By Rachel Cromidas in Arts & Entertainment on Oct 5, 2016 9:01PM

Free coffee and a cardboard cutout of Luke Danes greeted Gilmore Girls fanatics who showed up at Elaine's Coffee Call and Osmium Coffee this morning to celebrate the upcoming return of the iconic show.

I loved the show as much as the next sheltered '80s baby, so its exciting to see Netflix go all-out in hyping the show's reunion, coming to Netflix next month. In honor of the show, coffee shops around the country were transformed into their own versions of Luke's iconic diner Wednesday. Luke's classic No Fun attitude was not strictly enforced, but he was there in spirit, in the form of posters with a host of rules, from no cell phones to no man-buns.

It looked like it was a fun time, or an unnervingly crowded time, depending on whom you asked: