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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 07:35 AM Post #1 |
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Finally
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For the last 25 years, there's a storefront in town that's had fast food places in there. It started as "The Beef Depot" serving burgers and Italian beef sammiches. Then it became a strictly burger place, then it was a hot dog place, with two incarnations. Suffice it to say that the restaurant business is a rough one. So, the last owner/occupier of the place was a Mexican food place. I never ate there (Mrs. George doesn't like Mexican food), and, of course, they folded about 4 months ago. The other day, as I was walking the dog, I saw activity in the place. I saw painters and drywall going up, and last week a new sign went up. Here's their web site: http://www.empanadus.com/#! Looks interesting. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 10 2011, 07:50 AM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Argie pierogies FTW! Does look interesting, if a little limited of menu. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Mark | Dec 10 2011, 07:51 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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We should do lunch sometime. Wait, you owe me a visit!
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| Optimistic | Dec 10 2011, 07:52 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Empanadas are the ultimate on-the-go food. It´s also what everybody makes (and by everybody, I mean the hard-working señoras) when there is any kind of festival or fundraiser. Sell them 1mil Guaraníes each (about 23 cents). I make them with soymeat, green pepper, and onion. Work crushed black pepper into the dough. Hot sauce on top. So good, but fairly time-consuming. |
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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| Optimistic | Dec 10 2011, 07:55 AM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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The Caprese and the Spinach ones look reeeeeally good. Those are the two types that I get at my favorite café in Asunción. |
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 07:55 AM Post #6 |
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Finally
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Axtremus | Dec 10 2011, 11:12 AM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Went to a place called "Beef Master" a few times. They served sandwiches primarily. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 10 2011, 11:18 AM Post #8 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Italian beef is huge in Chicago. There are mom and pop beef, gyro and hot dog places EVERYWHERE. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| jon-nyc | Dec 10 2011, 11:55 AM Post #9 |
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Cheers
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I used to go to a place called Mr Gyro in Chicago. It was open until 4. Perfect drunk food. |
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| sue | Dec 10 2011, 12:42 PM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Sounds like a good plan. Keep the menu simple, do what you do best, and make it something that can be eaten in hand. Could be a winner. |
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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 01:36 PM Post #11 |
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Finally
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-gyros-chicago There used to be a place in Oak Park called "Kings and Queens." Bunch of (of course) Greek guys makin' gyros and they were absolutely the best - with skin-on fries. The guy who was slicing the meat off the spit was missing the tips of two fingers. I could never eat there without wondering what happened to those tips.
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 10 2011, 01:40 PM Post #12 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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No extra charge. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Qaanaaq-Liaaq | Dec 10 2011, 02:02 PM Post #13 |
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Senior Carp
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Empanadas are good. A Columbian restaurant near me serves them. They're deep fried though. |
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| jon-nyc | Dec 10 2011, 03:19 PM Post #14 |
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Cheers
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Thats it. I used to live on Rush and Chicago, so it was a few blocks away. The neighborhood got sketchy there, this was before they razed Cabrini. |
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| George K | Dec 10 2011, 03:23 PM Post #15 |
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Finally
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When was that? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| somebody else's sock | Dec 10 2011, 03:24 PM Post #16 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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From the reviews:
Edited by somebody else's sock, Dec 10 2011, 03:24 PM.
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| jon-nyc | Dec 10 2011, 04:18 PM Post #17 |
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Cheers
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In 1991-2. The building ('The Chicagoan') was just about new when I moved in. |
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