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Hello Folks,

Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but thinking of maybe
extending my stay if the sightseeing - and more importantly the food -
is any good. Can anyone on here give it a thumbs up/thumbs down as a
"good food" City?

Cheers,
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:39:21 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
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>Hello Folks,
>
>Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but thinking of maybe
>extending my stay if the sightseeing - and more importantly the food -
>is any good. Can anyone on here give it a thumbs up/thumbs down as a
>"good food" City?
>
>Cheers,
>Richard


The last I heard Chicago had over 6500 restaurants not to mention
street vendors and hot dog carts. Here's a link to the dining section
of a great local magazine. There's a lot of information there.

http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Dining/

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:11:09 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:

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>On 4-Apr-2011, Richard Dixon > wrote:
>
>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but thinking of maybe
>> extending my stay if the sightseeing - and more importantly the food -
>> is any good. Can anyone on here give it a thumbs up/thumbs down as a
>> "good food" City?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Richard

>
>What do you think is good food? Chicago has great ethnic diversity in
>restaurants and if that suits you, you will think it is a great food city.
>I always visit Sayat Nova for Armenian/middle-eastern - my favorite.
>
>If your idea of a good food city is one with a great thin-crust pizza or
>"hot dish", don't bother; but, if you like sausage in all its glorious
>variations, you'll love Chicago. In my book, Chicago is among the three
>best cities for food in the US; but, I like diversity in ethnic dining.


Yep. A trip down Archer Ave. takes you through Asian, Mexican, Polish
and more all on the same street. If we ever make the move to a warmer
climate I'll miss the food here big time.

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Richard Dixon wrote:
> Hello Folks,
>
> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but thinking of maybe
> extending my stay if the sightseeing - and more importantly the food -
> is any good. Can anyone on here give it a thumbs up/thumbs down as a
> "good food" City?
>
> Cheers,
> Richard


Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
to all the great food to be found there.
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On Apr 4, 4:11*pm, "l, not -l" > wrote:

> What do you think is good food? * Chicago has great ethnic diversity in
> restaurants and if that suits you, you will think it is a great food city..
> I always visit Sayat Nova for Armenian/middle-eastern - my favorite.


That sounds like good food to me.

> If your idea of a good food city is one with a great thin-crust pizza or
> "hot dish", don't bother; but, if you like sausage in all its glorious
> variations, you'll love Chicago. *In my book, Chicago is among the three
> best cities for food in the US; but, I like diversity in ethnic dining.


Again - sounds excellent. And I like sausages as much as diversity !

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On Apr 4, 4:28*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:

> The last I heard Chicago had over 6500 restaurants not to mention
> street vendors and hot dog carts. *Here's a link to the dining section
> of a great local magazine. *There's a lot of information there. * *


Brilliant - a great place to start.

Many thanks
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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:57:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:39:21 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
>
>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but ....

>
>But you're posting from the UK.
>
>Troll.


People do travel ya know. There's lots of conventions and trade shows
here.

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On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.
>
> http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/
>
> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
> to all the great food to be found there.


I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
sign of a good eating city !

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On Apr 4, 5:04*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:

> People do travel ya know. *There's lots of conventions and trade shows
> here.


It's why I travel...can't be going somewhere without good food !

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On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:48:50 -0400, Goomba >
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>Richard Dixon wrote:
>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but thinking of maybe
>> extending my stay if the sightseeing - and more importantly the food -
>> is any good. Can anyone on here give it a thumbs up/thumbs down as a
>> "good food" City?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Richard

>
>Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.
>
>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/
>
>I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
>to all the great food to be found there.


If you want to try Polish and can get a ride these places are great.
The first link has a clip from a TV show I watched 2 weeks ago. The
second was voted best buffet in Chicago by the Chicago Reader.

<http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicagos-best/2011/03/chicagos-best-polish-gilmart.html>
<http://www.redapplebuffet.com/index.html>


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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
> wrote:

>On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:
>
>> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.
>>
>> http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/
>>
>> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
>> to all the great food to be found there.

>
>I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
>sign of a good eating city !


Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs.

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> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:39:21 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
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>> Hello Folks,
>>
>> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but ....

>
> But you're posting from the UK.
>
> Troll.
>
> -sw


What, people from the UK aren't allowed in Chicago?!

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:26:58 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:04:46 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:57:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:39:21 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Folks,
>>>>
>>>> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but ....
>>>
>>>But you're posting from the UK.
>>>
>>>Troll.

>>
>> People do travel ya know. There's lots of conventions and trade shows
>> here.

>
>The person is most likely PHYSICALLY in the U.K. according to his IP
>address. There would be no reason for them to tunnel into the home
>offices in the UK to post VIA Google Groups if they already had
>Internet access there in Chicago. And seeing how his company does not
>have any international offices, in Chicago or elsewhere, it is my
>stance that he is not in Chicago as he indicated.
>
>Where's Judge Judy when you need her?


This time I'll err on the side of being helpful. If it's a troll so
be it.

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On Apr 4, 5:26*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:04:46 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
> > On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:57:31 -0500, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:

>
> >>On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 07:39:21 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:

>
> >>> Hello Folks,

>
> >>> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but ....

>
> >>But you're posting from the UK.

>
> >>Troll.

>
> > People do travel ya know. *There's lots of conventions and trade shows
> > here.

>
> The person is most likely PHYSICALLY in the U.K. according to his IP
> address. *There would be no reason for them to tunnel into the home
> offices in the UK to post VIA Google Groups if they already had
> Internet access there in Chicago. *And seeing how his company does not
> have any international offices, in Chicago or elsewhere, it is my
> stance that he is not in Chicago as he indicated.


So can I come over to Chicago after all? Pleeeeeeeeeease?

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On Apr 4, 5:36*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:

> This time I'll err on the side of being helpful. *If it's a troll so
> be it. *


I'd like to think I wasn't !!

Anyhow - are the hot dogs worth a go?

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On Apr 4, 5:28*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:

> So now you're saying you traveled there for the food?
>
> Stinks of troll.


Amazing what a simple question can throw up. Yes, I'm in the UK, I
will be in Chicago in late May and just wanted to know a few food
tips. Why all the paranoia? Jeez...

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> This time I'll err on the side of being helpful. If it's a troll so
> be it.


I'd like to think I wasn't !!

Anyhow - are the hot dogs worth a go?

Richard



I would kill for a Chicago Hot Dog (Red Hot) here in Tx. They have Chicago
'style' hot dogs.. yeah right. No casing on the dog? If it ain't a Vienna
Beef, with the casings snapping, it ain't a Chicago Dog...sob whine

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:37:10 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
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>On Apr 4, 5:26*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> The person is most likely PHYSICALLY in the U.K. according to his IP
>> address. *There would be no reason for them to tunnel into the home
>> offices in the UK to post VIA Google Groups if they already had
>> Internet access there in Chicago. *And seeing how his company does not
>> have any international offices, in Chicago or elsewhere, it is my
>> stance that he is not in Chicago as he indicated.

>
>So can I come over to Chicago after all? Pleeeeeeeeeease?
>
>Richard


Regardless of where you PHYSICALLY are, if and when you visit the USA,
have fun and enjoy all the thousands of types of food here that are
different than what you eat at home.

You might want to put Squirts in your killfile. You wouldn't want to
be the only person on the group who reads his trollish crap on
purpose. He thinks he's the RFC police. You can call him "Ossifer
Squirt"!

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On Apr 4, 5:48*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:37:10 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
> > So can I come over to Chicago after all? Pleeeeeeeeeease?

>
> Bring your own bangers and mash and don't bitch about the size of the
> pints.


Any other hackneyed stereotypes you'd like to throw out there whilst
you're at it? Go on - have a field day.

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On Apr 4, 11:11*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
>
> > wrote:
> >On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

>
> >> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
> >> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

>
> >>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

>
> >> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
> >> to all the great food to be found there.

>
> >I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
> >sign of a good eating city !

>
> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs. *



It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if you did live on just
those two things. It would be a pity though, with Mister Beef in
town.


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On Apr 4, 5:51*pm, Landon > wrote:

> Regardless of where you PHYSICALLY are, if and when you visit the USA,
> have fun and enjoy all the thousands of types of food here that are
> different than what you eat at home.


That's kind of the purpose. Even though London is piled high with good
food these days from everywhere and anywhere, aim is always a) find
another big city b) read up for a month beforehand c) eat and d) write
about it, if at all possible. New York is always the obvious
destination food-wise, but I've been there twice now.

> You might want to put Squirts in your killfile.


My lips are sealed from now. I guess every Usenet group has its
"special one".

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> I would kill for a Chicago Hot Dog (Red Hot) here in Tx. They have Chicago
> 'style' hot dogs.. yeah right. No casing on the dog? If it ain't a Vienna
> Beef, with the casings snapping, it ain't a Chicago Dog...sob whine


Ya' jes gotta look harder, Peaches, but I feel your pain. While you
couldn't get me to Chicago at gunpoint, I'd damn near take a bullet
for a real Vienna Chi-dog.

The real ****er is, Vienna Beef now sells a smaller cheaper no-skin
version of their bigger encased dogs and I've discovered more than one
Vienna Chi-dog purveyor, here in CO, subbing the cheaper dogs while
still charging real snapper dog prices. Grrrrr.....


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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:49:30 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
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>On Apr 4, 4:28*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> The last I heard Chicago had over 6500 restaurants not to mention
>> street vendors and hot dog carts. *Here's a link to the dining section
>> of a great local magazine. *There's a lot of information there. * *

>
>Brilliant - a great place to start.
>
>Many thanks
>Richard


There's some good foodie stuff here too.

<http://chicago.metromix.com/restaurants/essay_photo_gallery/15-new-restaurant-and/2054852/content>

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:54:06 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
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>On Apr 4, 11:11*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

>>
>> >> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>> >> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

>>
>> >>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

>>
>> >> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
>> >> to all the great food to be found there.

>>
>> >I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
>> >sign of a good eating city !

>>
>> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs. *

>
>
>It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if you did live on just
>those two things. It would be a pity though, with Mister Beef in
>town.


The best beef debate will never end but at least we've got lots of
choices. My favorite is Paul's. An 11" beef is $5.75 and has plenty
of meat on it. We split one and also split an order of fries. His
pizza is also very good.

http://www.pauls-pizza.com/

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:27:42 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:47:46 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
>
>> On Apr 4, 5:28*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> So now you're saying you traveled there for the food?
>>>
>>> Stinks of troll.

>>
>> Amazing what a simple question can throw up. Yes, I'm in the UK, I
>> will be in Chicago in late May and just wanted to know a few food
>> tips. Why all the paranoia? Jeez...

>
>Have you ever been to Afghanistan? Has any member of your family
>traveled to the Middle East recently? Have you ever eaten Persian
>food?


You're kinda crabby today Steve.

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>On Apr 4, 5:36*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> This time I'll err on the side of being helpful. *If it's a troll so
>> be it. *

>
>I'd like to think I wasn't !!
>
>Anyhow - are the hot dogs worth a go?


As long as it's the real deal. You look for a Vienna sign and make
sure they use S. Rosen buns. Don't look for ketchup.

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:49:34 -0500, "Peaches" >
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>"Richard Dixon" > wrote in message
...
>On Apr 4, 5:36 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> This time I'll err on the side of being helpful. If it's a troll so
>> be it.

>
>I'd like to think I wasn't !!
>
>Anyhow - are the hot dogs worth a go?
>
>Richard
>
>
>
>I would kill for a Chicago Hot Dog (Red Hot) here in Tx. They have Chicago
>'style' hot dogs.. yeah right. No casing on the dog? If it ain't a Vienna
>Beef, with the casings snapping, it ain't a Chicago Dog...sob whine


You don't get the proper buns either I'm sure.

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On 4 Apr 2011 17:07:53 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2011-04-04, Peaches > wrote:
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>> I would kill for a Chicago Hot Dog (Red Hot) here in Tx. They have Chicago
>> 'style' hot dogs.. yeah right. No casing on the dog? If it ain't a Vienna
>> Beef, with the casings snapping, it ain't a Chicago Dog...sob whine

>
>Ya' jes gotta look harder, Peaches, but I feel your pain. While you
>couldn't get me to Chicago at gunpoint, I'd damn near take a bullet
>for a real Vienna Chi-dog.


Does Chicago scare you or why do you hate it so much?

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On Apr 4, 9:11*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
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>
> > wrote:
> >On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

>
> >> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
> >> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

>
> >>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

>
> >> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
> >> to all the great food to be found there.

>
> >I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
> >sign of a good eating city !

>
> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs. *
>


I was a bit shocked the last time I was at Sox Park to see how much of
the food selection was hot dogs. And there are pitifully few
alternatives in that neighborhood unless you walk to Chinatown.

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"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:43:54 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
> > wrote:
>
>>On Apr 4, 5:36 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>>
>>> This time I'll err on the side of being helpful. If it's a troll so
>>> be it.

>>
>>I'd like to think I wasn't !!
>>
>>Anyhow - are the hot dogs worth a go?

>
> As long as it's the real deal. You look for a Vienna sign and make
> sure they use S. Rosen buns. Don't look for ketchup.
>
> Lou



You do know that you will be thrown out of any ChiDog place for asking for
ketchup. Even the wagons...(g)

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"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
> > wrote:
>
>>On Apr 4, 4:48 pm, Goomba > wrote:
>>
>>> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>>> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.
>>>
>>> http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/
>>>
>>> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
>>> to all the great food to be found there.

>>
>>I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
>>sign of a good eating city !

>
> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs.
>
> Lou



And the greatest Italian Beefs...

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>On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:49:34 -0500, Peaches wrote:
>
>> I would kill for a Chicago Hot Dog (Red Hot) here in Tx. They have Chicago
>> 'style' hot dogs.. yeah right. No casing on the dog? If it ain't a Vienna
>> Beef, with the casings snapping, it ain't a Chicago Dog...sob whine

>
>They have some Evergood hot links (natural casing) at CostCo right now
>for a good price. Finding a good hot link in Texas is harder than
>people would think. Most of them (Earl Campbell, HCF, etc..) are made
>with chicken and lips. And not hot at all.
>
>Restaurant Depot carries the skin-on Vienna Dogs in 6 and 8 to the
>pound sizes, 10-lb boxes for about $40.


That's not a bad price. I haven't looked recently but Costco sold
them up here but that's probably regional. I did see they still have
S.Rosen buns which is another key component. S.Rosen is a brand of
the Alpha Baking company and been around a long time. Here they make
the bread for Burger King, Chick-fil-A and others.

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On Apr 4, 12:28*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
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>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On Apr 4, 11:11*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> >> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon

>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

>
> >> >> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
> >> >> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

>
> >> >>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

>
> >> >> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
> >> >> to all the great food to be found there.

>
> >> >I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
> >> >sign of a good eating city !

>
> >> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs. *

>
> >It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if you did live on just
> >those two things. It would be a pity though, with Mister Beef in
> >town.

>
> The best beef debate will never end but at least we've got lots of
> choices. *My favorite is Paul's. *An 11" beef is $5.75 and has plenty
> of meat on it. *We split one and also split an order of fries. *His
> pizza is also very good.
>
> http://www.pauls-pizza.com/
>
> Lou



That's a good looking menu. I'm suddenly filled with the urge to go to
Westchester.
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Goomba > wrote:

>Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.


I second this recommendation.

Steve
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Sqwertz > wrote:

>The person is most likely PHYSICALLY in the U.K. according to his IP
>address.


You may note my posting IP address is always in San Jose, California,
regardless of where I physically might be.

And I'm not tunneling either.

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:52:40 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

>On Apr 4, 9:11*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

>>
>> >> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>> >> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

>>
>> >>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

>>
>> >> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
>> >> to all the great food to be found there.

>>
>> >I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
>> >sign of a good eating city !

>>
>> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs. *
>>

>
>I was a bit shocked the last time I was at Sox Park to see how much of
>the food selection was hot dogs. And there are pitifully few
>alternatives in that neighborhood unless you walk to Chinatown.


Louise's granny lived in Bridgeport until she died last December. Even
though we were that close I have no clue what's around the park but
I'm sure they cater to feeding drunks fast and simple.

Lou







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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:34:01 -0500, Sqwerpz >
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>> You might want to put Squirts in your killfile. You wouldn't want to
>> be the only person on the group who reads his trollish crap on
>> purpose. He thinks he's the RFC police. You can call him "Ossifer
>> Squirt"!

>
>Give it up Alphie. You're telling everyone to killfile me is much
>more "police-like" than anything I do here. Give it a rest already.
>
>-sw


Now you've given me another of your 200 socks to drop into my
killfile.

Wow, how many ways can you spell "Squirts"?

You'll notice, you idiot, that my advice is to those who you've posted
to in your usual nasty, usenet-cop-like, rude and obnoxious manner.

While they're rubbing off the shit you've slung on them, I explain to
them that the killfile is more easily done than wiping your mess off.

Do grow up little person. You're too old to act like a foul mouthed 10
year old child.

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:25:59 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
> wrote:

>On Apr 4, 12:28*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:54:06 -0700 (PDT), Christopher Helms
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >On Apr 4, 11:11*am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:08:00 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon

>>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >On Apr 4, 4:48*pm, Goomba > wrote:

>>
>> >> >> Topolobampo or Fronterra Grill (owner chef Rick Bayless) are side by
>> >> >> side and worth a stop for incredibly good Mexican food.

>>
>> >> >>http://www.rickbayless.com/restaurants/

>>
>> >> >> I'll be in Chicago myself at the end of the month and am looking forward
>> >> >> to all the great food to be found there.

>>
>> >> >I've just noticed the 23 Michelin-starred restaurants is a healthy
>> >> >sign of a good eating city !

>>
>> >> Unfortunatly folks think we live on deep dish pizza and hot dogs. *

>>
>> >It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if you did live on just
>> >those two things. It would be a pity though, with Mister Beef in
>> >town.

>>
>> The best beef debate will never end but at least we've got lots of
>> choices. *My favorite is Paul's. *An 11" beef is $5.75 and has plenty
>> of meat on it. *We split one and also split an order of fries. *His
>> pizza is also very good.
>>
>> http://www.pauls-pizza.com/
>>
>> Lou

>
>
>That's a good looking menu. I'm suddenly filled with the urge to go to
>Westchester.


Are you from around here?

Lou





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"Richard Dixon" > wrote in message
...
> Hello Folks,
>
> Happen to be in Chicago for a short while but thinking of maybe
> extending my stay if the sightseeing - and more importantly the food -
> is any good. Can anyone on here give it a thumbs up/thumbs down as a
> "good food" City?
>
> Cheers,
> Richard



On South Halstead "Roditis" Where the Greek community goes out to eat.

Have the taramusalada & tell them you want the Gyros crispy (while at the
bar waiting for a table) order a bottle of the Roditis Rose)

Dimitri

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:13:11 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:37:37 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:27:42 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:47:46 -0700 (PDT), Richard Dixon wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Apr 4, 5:28*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So now you're saying you traveled there for the food?
>>>>>
>>>>> Stinks of troll.
>>>>
>>>> Amazing what a simple question can throw up. Yes, I'm in the UK, I
>>>> will be in Chicago in late May and just wanted to know a few food
>>>> tips. Why all the paranoia? Jeez...
>>>
>>>Have you ever been to Afghanistan? Has any member of your family
>>>traveled to the Middle East recently? Have you ever eaten Persian
>>>food?

>>
>> You're kinda crabby today Steve.

>
>Oh, c'mon - I lightened up with that (meant to be) lighthearted post.
>
>I do have a pound of crab meat in the fridge. Maybe it's calling me.
>
>Anyway, I'll let you do your Welcome Wagon thing unobstructed. Just
>don't go inviting any commie terrorists to the U.S. ;-)


No welcome wagon he just didn't seem to be trolling to me. I've been
wrong before though.

Lou
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