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.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbs2chicago.com ...
Now That's Funny! I Don't Care Who Ya Are.
too funny
In fact, that really sums up my experience here, as regards food, fashion, and fad: mediocre. I'm really surprised about that, too.
Still love New York, though.
LOL!
Well, I am glad you still love it and are mostly having a good time.
Sounds GREAT!Get a Life,You PC A**HOLES!~!!!!
What are you on crack? NY has the best pizza in the world. Of course since the Hindus and Albanians have taken over the places in Manhattan, you have to look more, but even the sh-t pizza at places like Famous Famiglia are better than the crap I used to get in Chicago (although Gino's East was very good).
They sure sound good...
2. Get yourself to Joe's, John's, Grimaldi's, Catania, Arturo's, etc. I can give you directions if you wish. Better yet, hop on the R down to Bay Ridge and try any of the pizzerias along 3rd Avenue. Vesuvio's is my favorite.
The problem with you transplants is that you go to the same crappy places as the tourists and that you never leave Manhattan (Williamsburg and Park Slope don't count).
“In a Yugo”
I think maybe the food in Chicago is better.
I bristle at being called a "transplant." I rub shoulders with those morons all day and they really are a pain in the *ss.
Heh. Out here in Oregon we have a Chicagoan who has a beef stand. One time I heard him telling a customer that he could give him a ketchup bottle, but he could not put ketchup on his hot dog.
Anyhow, I object to any cheese on an Italian Beef. :-)
I asked for ketchup in the Texas Chili Parlor once and the guy said "there is no ketchup in the building."
Then the guy I was there with said "if I ever have you over for chili and you put ketchup in it, I'll never have you over for chili again."
I saw Tony DiPardo last weekend still alive and kicking at age 93, incredible!
I'm not a cheeseburger guy, so I can't help you. My dad used to like the burgers at "21" but they are very pricey. For hot dogs, I have to say that, much as I loved Gold Coast and Demon Dogs in Chicago, none of those places DEEP FRY their hot dogs like Rutt's Hutt in Clifton, NJ. Ask Freeper Coleus for directions.
C'è 'na luna mezz'u mare
Mamma mia m'a maritare
Figlia mia a cu te dare
Mamma mia pensace tu
Se te piglio lu pesciaiole
Isse vai isse vene
Sempe lu pesce mane tene
Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia
Te pesculia figghiuzza mia
Là lariulà pesce fritt'e baccalà
Uei cumpà no calamare c'eggi'accattà
People are ridiculously sensitive about everything.
Tell them to take their heart off their sleeve and put it back where it belongs.
Geesh.
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