ronnie_suburban wrote:As for the "not wanting," how about Jack in the Box and Sonic?

Way back when, there was a Jack in the Box on Dempster St. in Skokie.

This reminds me of the one thing I wish we had more than anything else: Sam and Hy's on Dempster (and the experience that came with it).

Jack in the Box was my favorite of all the fast-food chains when I lived in California - that is to say, it was the one place that didn't cause prophylactic retching beforehand. I'm fine with not having one in Chicago, but I do kind of wish there was one about halfway between here and Memphis - the other options being McDonald's, Taco Bell, and other things that I refuse to eat.

I occasionally feel a nostalgia for the kind of pizza found in Berkeley. Specifically, Blondie's and Fat Slice. Squishy, doughy crust, vaguely sweet sauce, cheese carmelized from sitting under the heat lamps for too long. It isn't good, but it sure does take me back.

Darren72 wrote:Way back when, there was a Jack in the Box on Dempster St. in Skokie.

When I was in high school, there was a jack in the Box on Golf just west of Waukegan (it's a Popeye's now). I took my very first date there (and yes, I'm still that big a spender). She's now living with her domestic partner.

nr706 wrote:

Darren72 wrote:Way back when, there was a Jack in the Box on Dempster St. in Skokie.

When I was in high school, there was a jack in the Box on Golf just west of Waukegan (it's a Popeye's now). I took my very first date there (and yes, I'm still that big a spender). She's now living with her domestic partner.

OK, I'll start...

"So now she prefers Jill in the Box!"

Darren72 wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:As for the "not wanting," how about Jack in the Box and Sonic?

Way back when, there was a Jack in the Box on Dempster St. in Skokie.

This reminds me of the one thing I wish we had more than anything else: Sam and Hy's on Dempster (and the experience that came with it).

Oh yeah, I remember that Jack in the Box. As for Sam & Hy's, yes I miss it greatly. My grandparents used to live in Skokie when I was growing up and that was our "go to" spot. I guess that kind of folds into my "more delis" preference.

=R=

riddlemay wrote:
1) Culver's here are not as good as Culver's there.
2) Culver's everywhere is going downhill.

i've had culver's numerous times...and it seems to be hit or miss. i've had it in both michigan city and more often in Lansing (a 20 minute drive outside of chicago) and have only liked it one or two times out of the 4 or 5 times. sometimes the food is just a greasy mess. other times it was really good, for fast food.

when looking at Culver's menu, it seems like they were trying to duplicate the Dairy Queen food experience... though they have a few more fish items (fried walleye)

we don't need one as far as i'm concerned.

My one experience at the Michigan City Culver's leads me to believe it's not a very well run franchise. We've had good experiences at the ones in Marinette, WI, Marquette, MI, Stevensville, MI, and Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Same goes for the one down in Burbank, I think it's just not as well run as the franchises further north/in less urban areas.

stevez wrote:

nsxtasy wrote:

JeffB wrote:I will start with a couple of softballs -- Tim Horton's and St. Louis style pizza.

What is Tim Horton's, and what is St. Louis style pizza?

Tim Horton's is Canada's version of Dunkin Donuts. They happen to have one in my wife's home town of Owosso, MI. She makes a bee line every time we visit, personally, I make a bee line for the smoke filled, open 24/7, farmer hangout donut shop without a name. Different strokes, I suppose.

St. Louis pizza is pretty similar (in likability) to pizza found pretty much anywhere outside of Chicago or New York (with a few notable exceptions).

My wife always wants to stop at that Horton's in Owosso as well. Must be fond childhood memories or something.

Taco John's. Stay away. We have a city filled with good Mexican food and we don't want nor need your kind around here.

(Alright, I do have a soft spot for the potato ole's, but the rest of it is awful).

AngrySarah wrote:Taco John's. Stay away. We have a city filled with good Mexican food and we don't want nor need your kind around here.

(Alright, I do have a soft spot for the potato ole's, but the rest of it is awful).

ill trade one taco johns for a del taco (24 hour fish tacos)

MBK wrote:ill trade one taco johns for a del taco (24 hour fish tacos)

I still haven't been here, and I really should go try them, but we now have TWO Del Tacos apparently.

http://www.deltaco.com/index.php?page=20&state=IL

I remember mid spring when they opened the first one:
http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=12981&highlight=del+taco

Del Taco. Quite possibly the best drunk food ever. Thank you, Del Taco, for getting me through many a rough late night in college.

In my own vision of hell during nightmares I have now and again, there's a Stuckey's on every corner.

My lone visit was on a highway just outside of the University of Virginia several years ago when I was perusing potential colleges with my Dad. They had a buffet there and several, that's right SEVERAL, people reached in with their HANDS into the buffett selections to plop food on their plates. And I don't mean to grab a single serve item either. I'm talking about using the hand as a scoper for mashed potatoes, corn, etc. Disgusting.

I literally threw up outside in the bushes afterward. Neither my Dad nor I have or will ever go back.

Bster

Bster wrote:In my owne vision of hell during nightmares I have now and again, there's a Stuckey's on every corner.

My lone visit was on a highway just outside of the University of Virginia several years ago when I was persuing potential colleges with my Dad. They had a buffet there and several, that right SEVERAL, people reached in with their HANDS into the buffett selections to plop food on their plates.

I literally threw up outside in the bushes afterward. Neither my Dad nor I have or will ever go back.

I won't even tell you what I saw in a toilet bowl at a Stuckey's on Route 40 in Western Maryland.

riddlemay wrote:Bster wrote:
In my owne vision of hell during nightmares I have now and again, there's a Stuckey's on every corner.

My lone visit was on a highway just outside of the University of Virginia several years ago when I was persuing potential colleges with my Dad. They had a buffet there and several, that right SEVERAL, people reached in with their HANDS into the buffett selections to plop food on their plates.

I literally threw up outside in the bushes afterward. Neither my Dad nor I have or will ever go back.

I won't even tell you what I saw in a toilet bowl at a Stuckey's on Route 40 in Western Maryland.

Was it a Finger. a Fetus or a Four-Year-Old?*

LOL!

Surprise me? Perhaps. But nothing would ever STUN me if it happened at Stuckey's!

Bster

* Did you like the [a]lliteration? [Edited to reflect the fact that I actually have some years of higher education (actually many). Though it was difficult to type as I was laughing so hard at how the changing of just one letter could make the meaning so different...LMFAO ] :

Bster wrote:Surprise me? Perhaps. But nothing would ever STUN me if it happened at Stuckey's!

Trust me. If I thought I could even begin to tell you what it was without violating every precept of civilized discourse, I would.

As if Buffalo, NY is not sad enough already:

http://www.mightytaco.com/

This, I don't need.

Bster wrote:
* Did you like the illiteration?

Wow. Change an a to an i, and, well, we could go MANY different places with this:

I NEVER like illiteration. Please stay in school.

Is "illiteration" a Jesse Jackson word? as in, "We as a community, need to step up and wipe out all illiteration in our schools"

Anybody remember "Anton" from the show "In Living Color?" - the one who would make up words and string them together and make a sentence?

Bster - just kidding. We all know what you meant, but it's just funny because when you spell it how it is usually pronounced, the root word is changed dramatically to say the least.

messycook wrote:As if Buffalo, NY is not sad enough already:

http://www.mightytaco.com/

This, I don't need.

speaking of NY, you know what would be fun? those grease trucks they have around college campuses

nr706 wrote:We don't have Waffle House here. I'm so glad.

I must disagree. For my kind of eating (as Pat Bruno would have it), Waffle House is better than 90% of the breakfasts you could eat in Chicago. Of course, that would be true of most any place south of the Mason-Dixon line. For some reason, Yankees can't seem to understand that breakfast eggs and potatoes must be cooked in animal fat.

riddlemay wrote:

Bster wrote:Surprise me? Perhaps. But nothing would ever STUN me if it happened at Stuckey's!

Trust me. If I thought I could even begin to tell you what it was without violating every precept of civilized discourse, I would.

Will you accept PMs as a means of revealing this?

I'm not sure why we need Waffle House when we have Golden Nuggets.

As for California fast food, they can keep their In-N-Out burger.

Jack wrote:I must disagree. For my kind of eating (as Pat Bruno would have it), Waffle House is better than 90% of the breakfasts you could eat in Chicago. Of course, that would be true of most any place south of the Mason-Dixon line. For some reason, Yankees can't seem to understand that breakfast eggs and potatoes must be cooked in animal fat.

Agreeing with your disagreement with the previous statement. Waffle House is good for what it is, and certainly better than its northern counterpart, IHOP (speaking of which, shouldn't it be more properly acronymed HOIP? After all, it's the pancakes that are international, not the house.)

Also, I would like a PM about the Stuckey's incident too. I must know.

Suzy Creamcheese wrote:(speaking of which, shouldn't it be more properly acronymed HOIP? After all, it's the pancakes that are international, not the house.)

With locations in Canada and Mexico, it is, technically, an International House of Pancakes (with apologies to our neighbors to the north and south).

whiskeybent wrote:I'm not sure why we need Waffle House when we have Golden Nuggets.

Waffle House should not be confused with Greek diners.

AngrySarah wrote:Taco John's. Stay away. We have a city filled with good Mexican food and we don't want nor need your kind around here.

we had a taco johns in the town i grew up in. it wasn't a local favorite, probably mainly because their tacos were really, really bad. but some of the other food was AWESOME. potato oles loaded up... MmmMm. my favorite thing there was the sierra chicken sandwich. totally amazing, i still crave it. they also had a secret salsa verde that you could ask for, that made everything taste great. i went to a taco johns in iowa (dubuque?) and they didn't have it, i was SOOOO disappointed. i went to one in new buffalo and they did have it (though i think that one has since closed) ...though there are a few nearby an hour outside of chicago or so ...



taco johns RULES! ! ! well when it's good it does.

jesteinf wrote:Del Taco. Quite possibly the best drunk food ever.

we have del taco in chicago

dddane wrote:

jesteinf wrote:Del Taco. Quite possibly the best drunk food ever.

we have del taco in chicago

i didn't think it was within the city limits...

Count me in as someone who'd love to see a Waffle House in Chicago. For my money, there's no better drunken 2AM binge food. Maybe it's because I grew up with them.


Scattered, smothered, covered and chunked.

Ralph Wiggum wrote:Scattered, smothered, covered and chunked.

Just the way I like 'em