Chicago Style (NA (unless you are on an airplane))

Half Fast said:
Y'know, when I read the thread title, I thought it was going to be about this:

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Funny. My first thought
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I’ve been told there a Chicago mixed drink that I haven’t tried yet either
 
eman1200 said:
Because <<see pics in post #1>>
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That's a hot dog, "dragged through the garden". An Italian Beef sandwich is round roast, brined, seasoned, seared, then roasted and sliced thin. It's served on a soft bun with a flavorful au jus, usually with either spicy or mild giardiniera. Really, really delicious.

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FormerHangie said:
That's a hot dog, "dragged through the garden". An Italian Beef sandwich is round roast, brined, seasoned, seared, then roasted and sliced thin. It's served on a soft bun with a flavorful au jus, usually with either spicy or mild giardiniera. Really, really delicious.

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And this is a Roast Beef Au Jus destroyed by being dragged through the garden :yikes:



This thread is showing me I may dislike Chicago more than I previously believed ...
 
I went to Chicago 5 times, apparently I ate in better places than are mentioned here.

Salad, roast beef au jus, mashed potatoes with gravy, and pie ala mode for desert.
Filet mignon w/ 2 vegetables, brandied peaches.
Vienerschnitzel with sauerkraut from red cabbage, spicy pickle slices, delicious pastries, and umpah plus accordion music in the background. Locals dancing polka's...
Dinner with my wife at the restaurant that was the scene for "My big fat Greek wedding", delicious food (Impressive bill, too).
 
Ed Haywood said:
Had to google that. Seems polarizing.
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I have never had the St. Louis style pizza, but it looks like something I might enjoy.

Here in Wisconsin, there are many, many different pizza recipes, but thin crust is by far the most popular style. Another thing that may be unique in central Wisconsin is called "Italian fries." This is a thin crust cheese pizza cut into long strips and usually dipped in marinara sauce. Supposedly started in two local family restaurants, Wausau Mine Company and Papillons, owned by members of one family. The recipe does not include any french fries.

Tombstone Pizza originated in Medford, about 45 minutes from where I live. It eventually was sold to Kraft and sold again 15 years ago to Nestle. Pep Simek started it, and he now sells Pep's Pizza regionally. These are frozen, of course, yet still popular.
 
455 Bravo Uniform said:
If there is any cinnamon in those, I am putting you on ignore. Just let me know. I’ll take care of the rest.
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No clue but I’ve been eating Shyline for at least 60 years. Cheese Coneys and Four Ways. Must be a secret for longevity from the Greeks who started Skyline in 1949.
 
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I ordered a Chicago dog from a vendor at Oshkosh a few years ago. They asked if I wanted the peppers on it. I said "isn't that what makes it a Chicago dog?"
 
The one I never caught on to (even when I lived up there) was the Newark-area Italian Hot Dogs. This was a dog in an oversized bun crammed also with french fries and drowned in ketchup.
 
mandm said:
I’ve been told there a Chicago mixed drink that I haven’t tried yet either
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Not a mixed drink but...How did I forget malort?!?

"Malort, when you want to unfriend someone in person!"

 
SixPapaCharlie said:
We had a Detroit style place up here in Denton for a while called pi squared but it went out of business.

It was good
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There's a place in Dallas called Thunderbird Pies. And near you in Lewisville, Motor City pies was named best in Texas a few years ago.
 
If you like a chicago dog, try Wiener Circle at midnight. Its an experience.

If you like deep dish pizza but, want a variation, try Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder. Its kind of like a pizza pot pie.

Neither of the above compare to the Primanti's sandwich i grew up with in Pittsburgh. Although i think they have expanded well outside of Pittsburgh many years ago now.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
So, much like all people, I have heard of Chicago style pizza. The pizza that is the best thing in the world but 1 slice is enough to make you hate yourself for 3 days and keeps the craving at bay for 1/4 of a year. It is a soupy, saucy, pie that combines all of the delight of not eating New York style pizza with the knowledge that NY style pizza is a better.

I went to Chicago yesterday and my co-worker says "You ever have a Chicago dawg?"
"Nope. Never heard of such a thing". He says I will be right back and brings me this thing that defies anything I would ever refer to as a "hot Dog" with the exception that 10% of its components are hot dog-like.




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In the red circle, we have some sort of spicy (but not too spicy) peppers
In the Blue circle, we have an entire pickle spear
In the magenta circle, we have what they probably call "Relish" but it is not the relish we have come to know and love.
In the green circle, we can debate if it is a fruit or a vegetable but its what we have.
In the seafoam-green circle, we have jalapenos.
In the orange circle, ,we have a future failed drug test.

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I have never heard of a Chicago dog and much like the pizza, I started liking myself a little less after eating it. Is there a NY style dog?

@Sac Arrow blur your eyes so you can't see the bread part and you will be on board.

At any rate, I have never heard of such a thing. It was awesome and messy and I want to have one twice a year.

That is all.

What else can we get "Chicago Style"?
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Wait to you try Seattle style hotdogs...
 
Ed Haywood said:
Had to google that. Seems polarizing.
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And here I thought Hawaiian pizza was an abomination...
NoBShere said:
Neither of the above compare to the Primanti's sandwich i grew up with in Pittsburgh. Although i think they have expanded well outside of Pittsburgh many years ago now.
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I've planned road trips (plural) through -- not to -- Pittsburgh in order to stop for meals at Primanti's.
 
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Gilbert Buettner said:
I have never had the St. Louis style pizza, but it looks like something I might enjoy.

Here in Wisconsin,
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I'm pretty sure you can be kicked out of WI for that comment. You know that St. Louis pizza is made with something that is not really cheese!
 
keen9 said:
I'm pretty sure you can be kicked out of WI for that comment. You know that St. Louis pizza is made with something that is not really cheese!
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Well, it is a processed cheese, but made from cheddar, Swiss, and provolone.

When I was in college in the midwest, the favorite pizza joint made this weird (to me) pie with a thin cracker crust, with edge to edge toppings, cut into squares. I came to really enjoy it, though I hadn't seen that style anywhere else. I only learned many years later that it was St. Louis style; we were only a couple of hours from St. Louis.

We were closer to Chicago, and I did get to enjoy Chicago deep dish at some of the classic pizza joints.

I still prefer NY style to either, though.
 
Art of Pizza sells by the slice, so I like that.

I love the crust! Just a huge fan of the square. Not a huge fan of fire oven because the crust is just burnt rather than crispy.
 
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