It sounds like Ken is in a prime location to join our NW Burbs club.

Soon it'll be time for Hawks @ Fox and Hound on Dundee

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It's Red Apple, and that place sucks.

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I think that's Petro's. Worst hash browns in history at that place.

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"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

A few more Greek diner traits, now that I think about it:

- Toothpicks
- Peppermints
- Peppermint Patties for 25 cents
- A gumball machine
- Newspaper clippings about the diner when it opened
- When you enter and leave, you are granted by a man at the cash register who asks how your meal was. What he's really saying, though, is "Did the women screw anything up?" He is usually wearing a nice gold watch and has his hair slicked back. He also usually verbally advertises the Prime Rib special they are having Saturday night

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Yeah, Petro's.

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Huh, no kidding. Thought they only did subs. I'll give them a whirl.

I've boycotted subs in the area since Nemo's closed down next to Dengeo's 10 years or so ago. They had an awesome lunch special for high school kids. Loved that place...

I'll have to compare Rammy's to my current favorite Serinos Deli in Bloomingdale's. Place is legit.

The Lincoln on Lincoln was a favorite. The USS Monitor skillet was a classic. Butterfield's in Naperville (and I believe Scottsdale) is a high quality Greek Diner. They have actual berries in their fruit plates.

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"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

Tell them to throw some garlic spread on when you order.

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Get a room you two.

Preferably at a rundown motel with a Greek diner attached...free HBO.

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Steak dinner, boom!

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Spot on.

They just closed the Greek coffee shop by my house, Whistler's. It wasn't owned by Greeks though. It was Assyrian. A friend of mine asked me if I ever went to Whistler's. I said, "Yeah, all the time." He said, "You know the Assyrians no longer have a country, so now they all gather at Whistler's."

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Isn't there a numbered sandwich on the menu that is a beef with the garlic spread? I think so. Fucking awesome! I also go for the crab and seafood quite a bit.

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You can come here. We have scotch. Bring noisy if you feel like it.

The duck inn in delevan is one of the worst places on earth.

What is communal seating and who does that?

Yeah, but they run shit in Civ V.

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I miss the Lincoln too. Those gigantic soft drinks were great. I think one of my Greek friends is an investor in Butterfield's. At least the one on Dundee Road.

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That's the Radical Italian Beef but it also has a pesto spread that I don't care for. Plus it costs more.

Just order the regular and add garlic spread. It's cheaper.

Mrs. Dr. Ken really likes the crab and seafood. I like the Classic Chicken as well.

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And a discolored tile spot in the entry vestibule where the cigarette vending machine was.

Still just a "diner."

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1) Wag's crawled into its deathbed in 88 and died in 91 ... IMU knows nothing of Wag's ... what he thinks of as Wag's was instead a yet-to-be-properly-branded Shoney's

2) Wag's was great, but it was a lunch counter type place ... not in any way a so-called Greek joint

3) I have no idea how there's any argument about what a Greek joint is ... you either know it or you don't ... JORR clearly knows, for example ... leash probably does too

4) Long live supper clubs

5) leash, you can join GenX if you push a few brandy old fashioneds at a supper club my way some time ... and don't touch the carrot sticks or the cheese pate either, those are for me only

Also, somewhere I imagine City of Fools has been to ... http://www.sorrentosranch.com/home/

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You suck too.

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The man knows what he's talking about. The dessert is usually choice between tapioca pudding or a scoop of ice cream. A slice of the pie or cake they have featured in the glass case out front is extra.

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Is old school dining the same as a greasy spoon joint? just asking.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Did you ever patronize the Gossage Grill jimmy?

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We're in the trouble if jimmy can't identify old school places.

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There was a Gossage Grill where I grew up. 63rd st.

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I wouldn't say it sucks, but I will never understand why people wait to eat there. It's just a place.

Fun fact: That building used to be a Wag's in the 80's.

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

I heard of it but during my formative years,I was living around Elmwood Park. I ate at Horwath's and lived to tell about it!

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Tiebels in Schererville

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Douchey doesn't know what he is talking about.

Great baked omelettes. And yes, it was once a Wag's.

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No. What I call old school dining is a place that serves steaks and chops, fried chicken, and fish. They often offer a relish tray. There is usually a bar. Sometimes they have dishes that are prepared tableside, like de-boning Dover sole, prepared Steak Diane, or flaming Cherries Jubilee.

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