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  • Post #61 - November 4th, 2018, 3:20 pm
    Post #61 - November 4th, 2018, 3:20 pm Post #61 - November 4th, 2018, 3:20 pm
    I don't care, I want my three layer fries. Nostalgia beats everything.
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #62 - November 4th, 2018, 4:23 pm
    Post #62 - November 4th, 2018, 4:23 pm Post #62 - November 4th, 2018, 4:23 pm
    Pie Lady wrote:I don't care, I want my three layer fries. Nostalgia beats everything.


    Including potential tax fraud! :)

    Not that we know what has happened or what is happening with PP in Desplaines but from tax story angle this sounds similar to this article about Nick's Roast Beef in Massachusetts which was also CASH ONLY and been in business for many decades got caught for tax fraud/skimming with the owner convicted.

    From the article below about Nick's which sound similar in popularity to PP:
    "Nick's Roast Beef celebrated 40 years of being in business during 2015, an amazing accomplishment for small business owners/partners Nicholas Koudanis and Nicholas Markos. Its single location in North Beverly, MA is as noted for its sliced roast beef sandwiches as it is for the arduous navigation of its tight parking lot. The place is packed from 10:00 am until closing at 10:00pm and patrons not only rave about the food, they are evangelical about spreading the word globally."

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavl ... de42dc758f

    Owner of Nick's Roast Beef sentenced for skimming nearly $6 million over 6-year period:

    https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf ... _sent.html
  • Post #63 - November 4th, 2018, 4:45 pm
    Post #63 - November 4th, 2018, 4:45 pm Post #63 - November 4th, 2018, 4:45 pm
    Meh, if it were Nick's Gyros, evade all the taxes you want. Just gimme.
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #64 - November 4th, 2018, 6:25 pm
    Post #64 - November 4th, 2018, 6:25 pm Post #64 - November 4th, 2018, 6:25 pm
    Until we know more, let's not make unfounded assumptions based on an unrelated business (in another state, no less).
  • Post #65 - November 27th, 2018, 2:07 pm
    Post #65 - November 27th, 2018, 2:07 pm Post #65 - November 27th, 2018, 2:07 pm
    Panther in the Den wrote:
    ronnie_suburban wrote:Lol @ this:
    eater.com wrote:A thread on the LTHForum message board [this thread] contained rumors that aren’t grounded in any facts.

    =R=

    That’s awesome.

    I still think it’s taxes. :)


    As Chico would say "I've got an Uncle who lives in Dollars, Taxes."
  • Post #66 - June 15th, 2019, 4:25 pm
    Post #66 - June 15th, 2019, 4:25 pm Post #66 - June 15th, 2019, 4:25 pm
    Still hitting it out of the park. Cheddar burger on black rye with grilled onions is just about perfect (maybe a little thicker schmear of Merkts). Crinkle fries perfectly crisp. They're not fast, but they are definitely good. They've put out more tables with unbelievable than I remember past seasons.
    What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
    -- Lin Yutang
  • Post #67 - February 24th, 2020, 12:28 pm
    Post #67 - February 24th, 2020, 12:28 pm Post #67 - February 24th, 2020, 12:28 pm
    Weather was warm enough over the weekend to justify a half hour drive to Paradise Pup. I was rewarded handsomely for my effort.

    burger.jpg Burger. Merkt's. Grilled onions. Pickles. Perfect.

    burger open.jpg Flame-kissed beef

    onion rings.jpg Rings over fries every time

    Shake.jpg No raspberry (out of season) but strawberry was great
  • Post #68 - February 24th, 2020, 1:06 pm
    Post #68 - February 24th, 2020, 1:06 pm Post #68 - February 24th, 2020, 1:06 pm
    MarlaCollins'Husband wrote:No raspberry (out of season) but strawberry was great


    Out of what season? I don't see any strawberries growing around here now either.
  • Post #69 - February 24th, 2020, 1:14 pm
    Post #69 - February 24th, 2020, 1:14 pm Post #69 - February 24th, 2020, 1:14 pm
    spinynorman99 wrote:
    MarlaCollins'Husband wrote:No raspberry (out of season) but strawberry was great

    Out of what season? I don't see any strawberries growing around here now either.

    Who said anything about local? I'm pretty sure Paradise Pup isn't sourcing from farmers markets. I suspect their version of out of season lines up with large grocery stores, where fresh strawberries are readily available.
  • Post #70 - February 24th, 2020, 3:16 pm
    Post #70 - February 24th, 2020, 3:16 pm Post #70 - February 24th, 2020, 3:16 pm
    Just pointing out their odd reasoning. I purchased raspberries and strawberries over the weekend although they are clearly not in (our) season.
  • Post #71 - February 24th, 2020, 9:12 pm
    Post #71 - February 24th, 2020, 9:12 pm Post #71 - February 24th, 2020, 9:12 pm
    spinynorman99 wrote:Just pointing out their odd reasoning. I purchased raspberries and strawberries over the weekend although they are clearly not in (our) season.

    Cool. Do you have any thoughts about the food?
  • Post #72 - February 25th, 2020, 7:30 am
    Post #72 - February 25th, 2020, 7:30 am Post #72 - February 25th, 2020, 7:30 am
    MarlaCollins'Husband wrote:
    spinynorman99 wrote:Just pointing out their odd reasoning. I purchased raspberries and strawberries over the weekend although they are clearly not in (our) season.

    Cool. Do you have any thoughts about the food?


    Food's great, they just have odd justifications for their choices.
  • Post #73 - February 25th, 2020, 12:15 pm
    Post #73 - February 25th, 2020, 12:15 pm Post #73 - February 25th, 2020, 12:15 pm
    They're a hot dog/burger joint--"seasonal" likely means "what we feature this month because we feel like it" and has nothing to do with the froufrou meaning. Can't imagine why this would matter here.
    "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." Miles Kington
  • Post #74 - February 25th, 2020, 1:44 pm
    Post #74 - February 25th, 2020, 1:44 pm Post #74 - February 25th, 2020, 1:44 pm
    boudreaulicious wrote:Can't imagine why this would matter here.

    The only thing that matters is P P actually located in Des Plaines and is the burger shop close enough to the Des Plaines river to say River View in advertising.
    Hold my beer . . .

    Low & Slow
  • Post #75 - February 25th, 2020, 1:54 pm
    Post #75 - February 25th, 2020, 1:54 pm Post #75 - February 25th, 2020, 1:54 pm
    boudreaulicious wrote:They're a hot dog/burger joint--"seasonal" likely means "what we feature this month because we feel like it" and has nothing to do with the froufrou meaning. Can't imagine why this would matter here.


    Matters not, just an odd explanation.

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