sjboyd0137 wrote:
Telegram Sam wrote:
sjboyd0137 wrote:
I miss Pepe's. Not enough to go to Waukegan (closest to me), but I do miss it.
That's why we went. She wasn't in the mood for BBQ and we don't find ourselves near one very often (we used to go to one on Ashland and Grace when we lived in Uptown.) We did find it amusing and cool on our South Suburban excursion that A.) there are so many Arby's. b.) Many of them still have the old-school big hat neon sign, and c.) all of them are promoting not simply "Gyros," but "Greek Gyros."("Hey I wonder if there's anywhere to get Italian Pizza around here.") [JORR: I shared your Gyro story from Sunday with my wife. She more-or-less correctly predicted the punchline.]
The Arby's "gyro" is meant to appeal to the Karens and IMU's of the world who are afraid of anything that isn't a big franchise, but also want to seem like they like diverse food.
If I'm going to Arby's, it's because I want a beef and cheddar and curly fries. No other reason.
You have me wrong. I'm the first in line to try any new Mom and Pop restaurant that opens. Literally the first in line at the very first Naf Naf Grill, when it was a small restaurant opened in the shittiest piece of real estate you could imagine. It was just a single Israeli-American, his buddy and one or two cooks in back.
I'm not ashamed to like certain fast food and fast casual chains, but I just love food. I also love intimate restaurants - I used to go to Vera a lot before it closed.
Nana in Bridgeport is also another one that I enjoy, but since it is practically in Kentucky it is harder to get there often.
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