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I do not want to live in a world in which chicken-fried steak (Wyoming), lobster rolls (Maine), fried okra (Oklahoma), Texas-style barbecue brisket (Texas), Kansas City-style ribs (Missouri), Memphis-style ribs (Tennessee), Pulled pork barbecue (North Carolina), and Bratwurst (Wisconsin) are not among the Top 12. Begone Illinois, South Carolina, California, Georgia, Florida, Oregon, Rhode Island, Kentucky.

I love Chicago. I lived there briefly as a small child. I visit Chicago, alone or with my family, frequently - it’s the headquarters of the AMA, the American Hospital Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the now-defunct American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. I’ve eaten enough deep-dish pizza to feed Michelle Obama for a year. When I’m in Chicago and nobody else is paying for my meal at Mike Ditka’s Restaurant, I eat Filipino. Chicago has a large Filipino population. Filipino food? Think a fusion of Asian, French, and Spanish cuisine. A. Mazing.

I wholeheartedly endorse placing Cincinnati chili (Ohio) at #52, behind Nevada’s empty plate and #51, Getting Hit by a Car, based on four client-initiated meals at Skyline Chili.

I had to read the list twice before I was going off on the author for listing “lobster roll” as “good”. But the other like-minded Freepers got there first, thank God.

If I were picking a representative food for Chicago, though, honestly I'd rather have an Italian Beef, dipped. The pizza was pretty good... the sandwich was transcendant. And I got mine at a Portillo's.

Wow - great catch.

Filipino food - the best. Pancit, Adobo, Lumpia, oh my.