Tweed
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Fri Jan-07-05 01:28 AM
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Poll question: Best Chicago Delicacy |
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What is the best food to come from Chicago? Got any tips on good local places? I'm a big fan of the Greek restaurant Artopolis in Greek town. Great food, even better prices, and a wonderful atmosphere. A great place for those on a budget like myself.
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Fri Jan-07-05 01:30 AM
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1. It doesn't get any better than Eli's Chocolate Chip |
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Best cheesecake by a mile!
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Fri Jan-07-05 01:38 AM
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That was back in '86 or so, somewhere downtown.
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Fri Jan-07-05 05:30 PM
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12. was that a restaurant or food |
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Sat Jan-08-05 02:37 PM
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17. It was a kind of novelty food |
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Fried dough, cinnamon, sugar, that sort of thing. No idea why it was called Road Worms, but very tasty.
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Fri Jan-07-05 02:46 AM
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3. Get yourself a good beef sandwich. |
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One must be picky, though. Eat at a place that uses Scalas Beef. Load it up with sweet and/or hot peppers, if you like.
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Fri Jan-07-05 03:43 AM
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4. What about italian ice? |
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Is that Chicago enough? There is an amazing little stand in greek town that is just heaven in the summer.
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Fri Jan-07-05 02:37 PM
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7. That's what you wash a good beef down with!!! |
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:19 AM
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5. The Pizza is a must-have every time I am in town |
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Fri Jan-07-05 02:40 PM
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8. Oddly enough, the so-called best pizza joints, e.g. Ginos East |
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and others are not the best in town. Ya gotta go out to the neighborhood establishments
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Fri Jan-07-05 05:32 PM
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13. Lou Malnati's, Home Run Inn and I do like Gino's East too |
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Fri Jan-07-05 07:09 PM
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14. Agreed. My current favorite is the Home Run Inn on Archer. |
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I love the way the cut it up into those small pieces. Before you know it, the pie is gone. Fortunately I have a lot of friends in the city and they know how much I enjoy good food. It works out great for me as they try to out do each other.
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Fri Jan-07-05 07:45 PM
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15. Got any recommendations? |
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I'm a big Giordano's fan, but haven't tried many mom and pop places.
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Sun Jan-09-05 07:06 PM
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19. I know Chicago is a big pizza town but |
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I actually much prefer New York Style. Chicago pizza is too heavy for me.
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Fri Jan-07-05 11:11 AM
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6. Nothing beats a nice big Vienna Hot Dog. |
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With all the trimmings.
Any Vienna product is OK with me.
I must admit, I'm kinda pizza'd out at this point.
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Fri Jan-07-05 02:41 PM
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9. Drag it through the garden! Twice! |
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Edited on Fri Jan-07-05 02:42 PM by chicagojoe
That's how the counter man at one place calls out the order for a dog with everything.
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Fri Jan-07-05 02:50 PM
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10. Drag it through the garden! Twice! Hilarious |
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That's great. Where is that place? Sounds like my kind of place.
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Sat Jan-08-05 02:19 AM
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16. Super Dog at Milwaukee and Devon. ( NW Side) |
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Mon Feb-07-05 12:57 AM
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29. That's Superdawg, baby! |
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Fri Jan-07-05 03:20 PM
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11. as goofy as "cheesboiger no fries chips" |
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Edited on Fri Jan-07-05 03:20 PM by barackmyworld
which is actually what they say at Billy Goats...I went to lunch there during a lot of high school (the one near the united Center)
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Gale Street Inn has the best, but I haven't trucked that far north for a long time, plus, there's often a substantial wait. I like Greek food, too, and was just depressed to see that Papagus closed in the Michigan Ave. area -- they served a macaroni and artichoke dish which was to die for. Dianah's (sp?)left Greek Town to move to the theatre area on Halstead, by Royal George, and then that closed -- did it reemerge anywhere, do you know? That used to be my favorite.
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Tue Jan-25-05 07:47 PM
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Is Chicago quite known for ribs? That seems more like a KC thing.
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Wed Jan-26-05 06:19 PM
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Not so much anymore, but back in the day, you came to Chicago if you wanted a good rack of ribs.
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Sat Feb-05-05 02:17 AM
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26. Was it the late, great Mike Royko who started the rib cook-off |
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in Grant Park? I don't think they do it anymore, but there were LOTS of great Chicago rib places. (Still are, probably, but I'm not eating much meat lately.....)
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Wed Jan-26-05 01:42 PM
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21. Kosher dog at the ballpark! |
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with all the trimmings...
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Wed Jan-26-05 06:18 PM
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Duh
I haven't had Pizzeria Uno's yet, but Gino's East's version is very, very tasty. :9
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Wed Jan-26-05 10:56 PM
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for Pizza. The best on the Southwest side of Chicago. For Italian ice, Mario's on Taylor street is a must. Then across the street from Mario's to Al's for a beef. YUM!
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Wed Feb-02-05 10:35 PM
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25. Another Palermos same owner as 63rd |
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in Orland park,143rd and Wolf rd. It is my favorite to. I always get the stuffed pizza from there.
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Mon Feb-07-05 12:07 AM
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28. Swedish pancakes at Ann Sather's -also delicious "cinny buns". |
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Mon Feb-07-05 09:39 PM
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30. How about the burgers and verbal abuse at Wiener Circle on Clark? |
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Trohas,26th and Kostner. For burgers Nickies, 58th and Kedzie "Big Baby" burger.
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