NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 Jan 2002 19:57:41 GMT User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.1 (PPC) Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:12520 Electric D. wrote: > - What other only-in-Chicago food should I try while I'm here? The hot > dogs? Some sort of sandwiches? Pizza: Pan Pizza, Gino's East, on Wells. Stuffed pizza, Unos or Dues on Wabash at about Ohio. Thin crust, La Villa Italian Restaurant on Pulaski at Addison( aprox 5 miles Northwest from Downtown, off the Kennedy Expressway, at Pulaski/Irving.) Hot Dog: Vienna Outlet Store and Cafeteria(lunch only Mon- Sat) 2501 N. Damen This is the factory where all Vienna Beef products are made. The cafeteria is the milestone for proper Chicago hot dog preparation. Jewish Deli Restaurant: Corned Beef or Pastrami Sandwich, at Manny's Deli, 1141 S. Jefferson, www.mannysdeli.com, NY style cafeteria served from steam tables. Last of a breed. Chicago Style Italian Beef Sandwich: Mr Beef on Harlem, 3917 N. Harlem. Order it juicy with either sweet peppers or hot giardinera. After eating drive down Harlem South all the way 20 blocks and enjoy different Italian stores and shops. Try the Caputo's Market. Take home some imported salami's and cheeses. Second choice for just the beef sandwich, closer to Downtown, in River North: Mr. Beef on Orleans, 666 N. Orleans, order the same way as above. Late Night Sushi: Kamehachi Lounge, upstairs fom the restaurant 9pm-1am, 1400 N. Wells in te Old Town neighborhood...5.00 cab from Downtown. Coolest late night sushi in Chicago. Have the cold noodles and a makimono. Good sake list also. Cheap Hamburger and a Tap Beer(Downtown): Billy Goat Tavern, 430 N. Michigan, LOWER LEVEL under the main street. This is place where John Belushi got the concept for the Cheezborger no Pepsi Coke skit. Prolly serving until Midnight, after 10pm I'd call to make sure the kitchen is still open. 312-222-1525 Kenji's Alltime Chicago Favorite Take A Tourist To: 24 hours a day, eat in your car, or on the stainless steel outside counter, Jim's Hot Dog Stand. Approx 14th street, South, on Union( union is parallel right next to the Dan Ryan Expressway), aprox 5 minutes from Downtown Chicago via auto. Serving Vienna all beef products. Have the Maxwell Street polish sausage sandwich or my favorite the porkchop sandwich, with the works. 3.00!! includes fries, cheap soda, and hot sport peppers. Ask for the works. They now also have a chicken breast sandwich which is pretty good. A must have Chicago classic. Make sure to check out the walking street vendors selling xrated videos, kitchen hand towels (100% cotton), electric shavers/clipper kits (10.00), and bundles of all cotton tube socks. The socks are usually 5.00 for 5 pair, good deal. If a bum asks you for money, only buy him a hot dog, if he refuses curse at him. They are harmless. Hope this Helps.
Chicago, IL
Visitor Question...
NNTP-Posting-Date: 8 Jan 2002 23:09:31 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:12557 Electric B. wrote: >Hey guys! > >I'm going to be a first-time visitor to Chicago this coming week. I'm a >pretty big foodie here in Seattle and I was wondering if I could get some >quick local recommendations for a few items. > > - Assuming that the people here believe in the mythical "Chicago Pizza", >what would you say is the pizza that I absolutely must try? Which pizza is >the most famous? (You know, so I can tell all my friends that I've tried >XXXX pizza). I'd ultimately like to devote two meals to pizza. Well, if you must. The recommendation for Pizza Uno and Due are fine, and i like Edwardo's spinach pizza very much. But honestly, Chicago-style pizza isn't unique to Chicago anymore, and i'd be surprised if you couldn't find it's equivalent in Seattle. Now those hot dog suggestions... those are probably worth checking out. [snip] Hmm, now i've forgotten what other people have already recommended. How about Spruce? And Reza's, on Clark St on the North Side is a terrific Persian restaurant. Tomboy's is nearby that and is very good also. [snip] Definitely do Trotter's. Especially since he is sounding like he may be closing up shop for a while in order to recharge his batteries. > >I'm really excited to see your city. ;-) Thanks in advance for all the >help! Have a great time here. Enjoy the snow (*evil chuckle*). -john February 28 1997: Last day libraries could order catalogue cards from the Library of Congress.
NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:14:43 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:14:38 PST (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:12581 lisa C. wrote: > Frontera Grill/Topolobampo > 445 N. Clark St. > 312-661-1434 GOTTA second this. Probably, Frontera is my favorite place to eat. Fun, laid-back, yet the food is of such high quality. And the service has rocked every tme I've been there. > > i hear good things about wishbone for breakfast, but i've never been. > > Wishbone > 1001 W. Washington Blvd. > 312-850-2663 Wishbone's breakfast does rock! They have a couple of other locations now, including one at Lincoln & School.
John G. wrote: > Electric B. wrote: > >Hey guys! > > > >I'm going to be a first-time visitor to Chicago this coming week. I'm a > >pretty big foodie here in Seattle and I was wondering if I could get some > >quick local recommendations for a few items. > > > > - Assuming that the people here believe in the mythical "Chicago Pizza", > >what would you say is the pizza that I absolutely must try? Which pizza is > >the most famous? (You know, so I can tell all my friends that I've tried > >XXXX pizza). I'd ultimately like to devote two meals to pizza. > > Well, if you must. The recommendation for Pizza Uno and Due are fine, and > i like Edwardo's spinach pizza very much. But honestly, Chicago-style > pizza isn't unique to Chicago anymore, and i'd be surprised if you couldn't > find it's equivalent in Seattle. Well guys, I just got back from Chicago today. Nice city...most of the cabbies aren't that talkative, but they're just so many of them there! I loved it. I found that I wasn't that hungry when I got there and ended up eating a relatively small amount (and actually forcing some meals down so that I didn't go back to Seattle with "nothing"). So the meals... - Chicago Deep Dish, Pizzeria Uno Definitely nothing like it in Seattle. The sausage, the crust...just nothing like it. I don't think I'm a big pizza fan, so that's actually how I judge food like this. I can't say I got really excited over the pizza, but I could see how someone who really loved this stuff could come to Seattle and hate everything they offered there. - Stuffed Pizza, Giordano's Probably the most disappointing out of all of them. It wasn't bad, but I think that Delfino's in Seattle has something comparable. - Thin Crust Pizza, Gino's East Probably the most fascinating pizza out of all of them. Everything thin crust in Seattle is really "floppy". This stuff stood on its own and the bottom crust wasn't overly browned or anything. I don't really enjoy thin crust pizza, but if you like this stuff, you'd laugh at the Seattle "equivalents". - Italian Beef, Mr. Beef on 666 N Orleans Again, not my type of food, but I could see the quality. The meat is perfectly tender and cut incredibly thin. I made a trip a couple months ago to Kansas City to try the BBQ there and I felt the same way about it, that is, while I didn't really care for BBQ, I could safely say that anything served in Seattle is a relative joke if it's trying to emulate that stuff. - Mexican, Don Juan on Halsted We ordered the crab cake with jalapeno tartar and roasted corn for an appetizer. That actually was pretty good. My partner had the pork tenderloin and the coconut-pineapple tart. I had the carne asada and some sort of flour-less (or low-flour) chocolate cake. This restaurant was recommended by one of my favorite posters and since we didn't seem hungry enough to try Tru, Everest, or Arun's we went with this. I can safely say that that was the best carne asada I've ever had although I've never been a huge Mexican fan. There was so much to try. I wish I had more time (and more of an appetite), but there will be other occasions and opportunities. You guys have a great city. ;-) [snip] Michael
They now have three places (orig on pulaski). Also on 95/roberts road and in the vast orland mall. I like the roberts road one - not as smoky. Dennis G W. wrote: > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:13:15 -0600, kenji , > referring to Vito & Nick's, wrote: > > >Where's This place? > > Kenji, > > The following was posted by Rene G on 5/17/00. I haven't been there as > of yet, but plan on trekking out there as soon as I get my shots and > passport in order. When you go let me know, we can ride together and > share the cost of gas, snacks and bribing the border guards. > > Enjoy, > Gary > > xxxxxxxx======xxxxxxxxxx====xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Posted to chi.eats by Rene G on 5/17.00 > > Vito & Nick's is another southwest side pizzeria that's been around > about 50 years. > > It's a single medium size room with a long bar and maybe 15 tables. It > seems to be an all smoking room so if that bothers you, be warned. > Even if it does bother you, I think it's worth putting up with because > the pizza is awfully good. I'd have to say it's right at the top of > the thin/crisp category. You can just tell they'll be good by looking > at them, they're really beautiful pies. From my seat at the bar I had > a good view of the kitchen and watched dozens of pies come from the > oven. Every single one was perfectly done, a little darker than > usually seen but just perfect. > > The pizza choices are very simple: small or large with only the most > basic toppings. The draft beer choices are even simpler (good if you > happen to like Old Style). Actually there is one real oddity on the > pizza menu: a cheese and egg pizza (Friday only). I don't have the > faintest idea what this is like. Another notable Friday special is > all- you-can-eat smelt. They also have a few sandwiches etc but I > can't imagine going there and passing up the pizza. > > The crust is very thin and fairly crispy. Sauce is smooth and spicy. > Toppings are under the cheese which is applied fairly sparingly. Both > pepperoni and sausage were first rate. There is no crust border to > speak of; everything extends right to the edge. These pizzas are > beautifully balanced without any single element dominating. Everything > just melds together into a well-balanced whole. Really an excellent > pizza. > > Prices are very reasonable with a big pie under $12. If this is a > style of pizza that interests you V&N is really worth a visit. > > I'll go way out on a limb and assert this is a great pizza. Is it the > best in Chicago? Of course not (there's no such thing). > > Vito & Nick's > 8435 S Pulaski Rd > Chicago > 773-735-2050
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On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:13:15 -0600, kenji ,
referring to Vito & Nick's, wrote:
>Where's This place?
Kenji,
The following was posted by Rene G on 5/17/00. I haven't been there as of yet, but plan on trekking out there as soon as I get my shots and passport in order. When you go let me know, we can ride together and share the cost of gas, snacks and bribing the border guards.
Enjoy,
Gary
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Posted to chi.eats by Rene G on 5/17.00
Vito & Nick's is another southwest side pizzeria that's been around about 50 years.
It's a single medium size room with a long bar and maybe 15 tables. It seems to be an all smoking room so if that bothers you, be warned. Even if it does bother you, I think it's worth putting up with because the pizza is awfully good. I'd have to say it's right at the top of the thin/crisp category. You can just tell they'll be good by looking at them, they're really beautiful pies. From my seat at the bar I had a good view of the kitchen and watched dozens of pies come from the oven. Every single one was perfectly done, a little darker than usually seen but just perfect.
The pizza choices are very simple: small or large with only the most basic toppings. The draft beer choices are even simpler (good if you happen to like Old Style). Actually there is one real oddity on the pizza menu: a cheese and egg pizza (Friday only). I don't have the faintest idea what this is like. Another notable Friday special is all- you-can-eat smelt. They also have a few sandwiches etc but I can't imagine going there and passing up the pizza.
The crust is very thin and fairly crispy. Sauce is smooth and spicy. Toppings are under the cheese which is applied fairly sparingly. Both pepperoni and sausage were first rate. There is no crust border to speak of; everything extends right to the edge. These pizzas are beautifully balanced without any single element dominating. Everything just melds together into a well-balanced whole. Really an excellent pizza.
Prices are very reasonable with a big pie under $12. If this is a style of pizza that interests you V&N is really worth a visit.
I'll go way out on a limb and assert this is a great pizza. Is it the best in Chicago? Of course not (there's no such thing).
Vito & Nick's
8435 S Pulaski Rd
Chicago
773-735-2050NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 12:52:38 EST Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: Q[OWRYOE]JVACT\Y@BCDN_HAQB^H@IPDLXUNNHDK@YUDUWYAKVUOPCW[ML\JXUCKVFDYZKBMSFX^OMSAFNTINTDDMVW[X\THOPXZRVOCJTUTPC\_JSBVX\KAOTBAJBVMZTYAKMNLDI_MFDSSOLXINH__FS^\WQGHGI^C@E[A_CF\AQLDQ\BTMPLDFNVUQ_VM Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 17:52:38 GMT Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu chi.eats:12549 Hi Michael, Man, you've got some great recommendations here. Chicago is definately a foodie kinda town. Here's my take for your 2/2/3 meals: Breakfast: Hard to find a better, more filling breakfast downtown than Lou Mitchell's on Jackson near Union Station Also would recommend a trip to Ann Sather's for day 2 morning meal...the cinnamon rolls are great Lunch: A must-do is the italian beef or it beef/sausage combo. Many great places, including Mr Beef on Orleans, Johnnie's in Elmwood Park (west side Grand & Harlem), Carm's and Al's in the Little Italy area near UI-Chicago. 2nd would be a Chicago dog. The coolest place is Superdawg (NW side on Milwaukee) with carhop service. So many other good ones, too, including Demon Dogs (under the "L" tracks at Fullerton). If you want to knock off the italian beef and the hot dog in one visit, Portillo's is an excellent Chicagoland chain, and they do have a newar-downtown location. If you got a 3rd lunch, I would suggest a cheezebooger at the original Billy Goat's below Michigan Avenue, or a more traditional thin-medium crust pizza place. My choice would be the original Home Run Inn on the SW side. Dinner: I have not had the pleasure of Charlie Trotter's, but definately go! For a casual dinner, there is the infamous Chicago deep-dish pizza that is a must. The big 3 are Uno/Due (the originator), Giordano's (the thickest), and Gino's East (excellent crust), with Lou Malnatti's and Bacino's right behind them. My pick would be Gino's East. For the third dinner, it's a tossup. If you like Mexican, someone had a great suggestion for Frontera Grill. I f the weather were clear, I'd be hard pressed not to try the 95th at the John Hancock Building...not too often you get to dine that high. Decent food, spectacular view/atmosphere, but very pricey. Actually, I'll suggest something else...go there for a drink or two before or after dinner, and go to one of Chicago's great steakhouses for dinner -- Morton's, Gibson's and Gene & Georgetti's are legendary, Chcago Chop House is tourist-friendly, Magnum's comes recommended but I haven't been, or Ruth Chris and Smith & Wollensky are great imports. CCH and S&W would be my picks. And, as a Chicago food souvenier, I used to say Marshall Fields Frango Mints, but since they are no longer made in Chicago, my pick is a Chicago box of Fannie May Chocolates (their vanilla creams are the best). However, if shopping is on your agenda, check out Michigan Avenue and State Street. The Marshall Fields store on State Street is one of the most amazing stores you will ever visit (hmm, lunch or tea in the Walnut Room at MF is another to add to the restaurant list). One other suggestion if you really want to get the feel for the city. Park your car, do a lot of walking, and take the trains, "L"/subway and buses. Chicago has a great public transportation system, and to me that has always been part of the fun, trying to navigate my way around when I visit my old hometown. "You'll have the time, the time of your life, so bring all your friends and your kids and your wife, to Chicago, Chicago, my hometown!" Bob in RSM, CA Electric D. wrote in message news:[email removed]... > Hey guys! > > I'm going to be a first-time visitor to Chicago this coming week. I'm a > pretty big foodie here in Seattle and I was wondering if I could get some > quick local recommendations for a few items. > > - Assuming that the people here believe in the mythical "Chicago Pizza", > what would you say is the pizza that I absolutely must try? Which pizza is > the most famous? (You know, so I can tell all my friends that I've tried > XXXX pizza). I'd ultimately like to devote two meals to pizza. > > - What other only-in-Chicago food should I try while I'm here? The hot > dogs? Some sort of sandwiches? > > - Any other recommendations? > > I'm going with a friend and we plan to have three dinners, two lunches, and > two breakfasts there. One dinner is reserved for an evening at Charlie > Trotter's (unless you guys have a better suggestion), but the rest I plan to > fill from recommendations from you guys. > > I'm really excited to see your city. ;-) Thanks in advance for all the > help! > > > Michael > >
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