An Interview of me as provided by Stan

[antes_inferno]

Questions by Stan, answers by me

1. Isn't it true (for all the people who say otherwise) that there's no place like Chicago to get either pizza or a hot dog?

There is very much a truth to the statement that there's no place like Chicago to get either a pizza or a hot dog.  I generally chalk this up to me being a pizza and hot dog snob, but for me

Comments

[misslynn]

a few cents on the food thing...

a) i agree on hot dogs.

b) you can get perfectly good pizza outside of chicago -- it's just not deep-dish.

c) philly trumps chicago on steak sandwiches any day of the week. italian beef is a sad, sad substitute for a cheesesteak. :)

[antes_inferno]

Rebuttal to a few thoughts.

I didn't say you couldn't get good pizza outside of Chicago- I'm saying you can't get what people generally refer to as Chicago Style pizza outside of Chicago. Just like you probably can't get a true New York style outside of New York.

ON the cheesesteak beef thing- I am not a fan of cheesesteak and they are two totally different things. If you get a good dipped Italian Beef from a local greek dive place like a Dengeo's in Skokie or a place like Portillo's you can't find something similar or comparable to it outside of chicago. Believe me I've tried. And while Philly may trump Chicago on Steak sandwiches- an Italian Beef is not a steak sandwich. That would be like saying a Gyro trumps a hamburger- different types of food- both good in their own right.

[misslynn]

well, an italian beef is still far inferior to a cheesesteak or steak sandwich, imho -- and while they are not exactly the same thing, they are more similar than a gyro vs a hamburger :)

[fatman7600]

There is very much a truth to the statement that there's no place like Chicago to get either a pizza or a hot dog.

I tend to disagree unless you have a good old-fashioned slice of pizza from Jersey. Hot dogs it depends on the person, but I tend to say New York is great for that. Just my opinion. =)