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 Post subject: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:26 pm 
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Other than the big chains, what is a local place where you go to get your fast food fix.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:07 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 1:32 pm 
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I used to love Tore & Lukes. Turkey Sub.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 2:36 pm 
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pizza_Place: Al's Pizza
Smokehouse in Wheaton.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:39 am 
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Charkie's in Carol Stream


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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:53 am 
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pizza_Place: Piece Pizza and Brewery
Franco's Deli in Streamwood is amazing

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:59 am 
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pizza_Place: Angelo's Pizza in Downers Grove
Teddy's Red Hots (Downers Grove)
Lil' Joes (Countryside)
Nonno's Pizza (Countryside)
Paul's Pizza (Westchester)
The Eagle (Downers Grove)
Geovanti's (Champaign)


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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:08 am 
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Location: West Side
pizza_Place: Paisan's in Cicero
These are all in the city unless noted

Pizza - Paisans in Cicero (16th St and 59th Ave)
Ribs - Joe's on North Ave and Central, The Rib Palace on Lake and Central
Tacos - People's Taco's Chicago Ave and Austin
Chicken - Uncle Remus Madison and Central
Hot Dogs - Hot Doug's California and Roscoe, Gene and Jude's Grand and 1st Ave (River Grove), Jimmy's Grand and Pulaski
Italian Beef - Dino and Nicks Armitage and Pulaski

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
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Fast Track 600 something on West Lake St in the city

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:20 am 
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Location: The far western part of south east North Dakota
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Dengeo's in Skokie/Evanston.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:21 am 
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McDonalds

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:21 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
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The Fish Keg- fried fish
Super Dog
Eden's Fast Food- gyros
Jimmy's Original Maxwell Street

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:47 pm 
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pizza_Place: Gem City
Nicky's in Calumet City - Great Gyro's
Pepino's in Schererville - Charcoal grilled Sausage on garlic bread with hot & sweet peppers, moz cheese & red sauce...mmm.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:56 pm 
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pizza_Place: Al's Pizza
Chiggy's in Streamwood.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:00 pm 
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pizza_Place: Dino's Pizza
Franksville-Addison & Harlem


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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:01 pm 
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Buenos Nachos - Frankfort

The Rising Sun - Frankfort

And they are both in the same strip mall. Pretty cool.


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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:02 pm 
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Zippy-The-Pinhead wrote:
Nicky's in Calumet City - Great Gyro's
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I think every place named Nicky's or Mickey's that serves Gyro's is awesome.


Nicky's Midolthian Turnpike & Cicero

Mickey's 153rd and Cicero


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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:09 pm 
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Buenos Nachos - Frankfort

Used to love this place when I lived out that way. Way better than
LA cafe which most of the locals swear by.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:12 pm 
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SomeGuy wrote:
Buenos Nachos - Frankfort

Used to love this place when I lived out that way. Way better than
LA cafe which most of the locals swear by.


I'm def. with you on that, LA Cafe was overrated. Love the El Presidente burrito and the tacos and everything else.


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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:15 pm 
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Gene and Jude's River Grove
Steve's Gyro Lombard
Mickey's Villa Park
Happy House West Chicago
Los Burritos Mexicanos Lombard Villa Park St. Charles (not so much fast food, but good)

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:37 pm 
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Another good call. I used to bowl with the owner.

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:04 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 7:07 pm 
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Highland Gyros
Andy's Hot Dogs...Cal City

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 Post subject: Re: Local Fast Food
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:07 pm 
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Haifa Cafe on Adams near the Orange Line has pretty good Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food. It's only been open for less than a year, but they do a good job.


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