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'Ghetto Fries' Offend Some Appetities: North Side Italian Beef Restaurant Criticized for Name
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| 8/23/05
Posted on 08/26/2005 7:24:11 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
A culinary concoction at a North Side Chicago beef stand came under fire Tuesday as some say it's name, Ghetto Fries, is politically incorrect. The fries are thinly sliced potatoes smothered in Italian beef gravy, BBQ sauce, onions, cheddar cheese, and hot peppers.
Some customers at Max's Italian Beef at 5754 North Western Avenue have raised their eyebrows at the name.
Other customers say they don't have a problem with it.
The owner says that the fries were named after the employee who came up with the combination. He says it was the employee's nickname, and it was done in fun.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; freedomfries; ghettofries; pc; urban
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:01:40 AM PDT
by
mhking
(The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
To: gopwinsin04
Some customers at Max's Italian Beef at 5754 North Western Avenue have raised their eyebrows at the name. And their momma cries
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:02:07 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: gopwinsin04
man. it's near enough to lunch time that I'm relishing the thought of a real Chicago beef combo with medium peppers and potato chips...but alas, I'm in NY, and I have to tell you, the finger food here really sucks. Sure, if you want to spend a C note you can get a knockout lunch or dinner, but a good cheeseburger and fries are Oh so hard to find.
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:05:09 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(see my FR page for a link to the tribute to Terri Schaivo, a short video presentation.)
To: mhking
Dang.
Does this mean I can't go to "Cracker Barrel" anymore?
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:05:40 AM PDT
by
tiamat
("If some guy named Marduk calls, tell him I'm not home! ")
To: the invisib1e hand
What?
You can't find a decent hot-dog or pizza?
In NY?
What about store-front Chinese? the good cheap kind that makes you crazy smelling it til you get it home or to the office to get into it?
I don't think you're looking in the right places....
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:07:33 AM PDT
by
tiamat
("If some guy named Marduk calls, tell him I'm not home! ")
To: caddie
Man we as a country are in a world of hurt if this is considered legitimate news. How could you be more of a wimp than to be offended by this?
Toughen up America, they's Chinese out there who want your lunch! Freedom fries says hello.
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:07:49 AM PDT
by
GraniteStateConservative
(...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
To: tiamat
Only if they change the name to "Cracka Barrel"
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:08:12 AM PDT
by
rattrap
To: tiamat
Does this mean I can't go to "Cracker Barrel" anymore? I don't know 'bout you, but I still like Cracker Barrel...
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:08:22 AM PDT
by
mhking
(The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
To: mhking
"Cracker Barrel" has the BEST desserts....
(and yeah, I like them, specially if i have to travel...they're cheap, safe, and the latrines are always clean)
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:09:48 AM PDT
by
tiamat
("If some guy named Marduk calls, tell him I'm not home! ")
To: gopwinsin04
Ghetto - the island where the Venetian Jewish community were confined, in the Fifteenth Century. The name of this island comes from the Venetian dialect word ghèto (throw) which serves to remind us of the presence of a foundry here into which metals were thrown. This small Venetian island thus gave its name to a word that is commonly used in all languages.
To: TexasCajun
Where's the Ghetto Fruit Punch?
To: B Knotts
To: exile
Try fries with chili, cheese, bacon bits, sliced green onion - then topped with sour cream........ nacho fries!
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:16:10 AM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(Prayers for healing and relief from pain for Cowboy...........)
To: gopwinsin04
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:16:30 AM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Even Tom Cruise would recommend that Cindy Sheehan take a Paxil." --PBRSTREETGANG)
To: tiamat
To: B Knotts
It's not like I put ketchup on a hot dog.
To: AppyPappy
and their mamma cries...
very clever, AppyPappy!
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:27:02 AM PDT
by
peacebaby
(Folks around me are crazy. Mercury MUST be in retrograde.)
To: opinionator
Savage started talking about Juden Fries the other day which I thought might be a couple of large steps across the border line...
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:29:53 AM PDT
by
johnb838
(Pray for the Shalom of Jerusalem.)
To: gopwinsin04
Well, they CALL it that because of the clientel, you know!
:-P
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posted on
08/26/2005 8:31:10 AM PDT
by
tiamat
("If some guy named Marduk calls, tell him I'm not home! ")
To: Slings and Arrows
I get all of my ghetto fries at the Cracker Barrel.
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