TonyC wrote:they had all the 'right' ingredients of a Chi-dog but.. the wiener was floppy, casing didn't pop,
ChgoMike wrote:This midwestern-boy who is a few years new to Korean food would appreciate a translation of "cha jiang mien" please. I'd like to know what I'm salivating over. Thanks...
TonyC wrote:Later on in the nite, 2am, a few of us had a dog craving, and found Underdog @ the Southwest corner of Milwaukee/North/Damen. The greasy slop of the Maxwell polish (original or not) beckons my gag reflex everytime, so this stand was calling me. yah... i dunno about these dogs... they had all the 'right' ingredients of a Chi-dog but.. the wiener was floppy, casing didn't pop, and the bun just wasn't steamed enough for me. The drunken gentrified phisolophizing kid hounding us was quite annoying. but a GREAT time nonetheless:
G Wiv wrote:Great Sea chicken wings remain one of the best bites in the city of Chicago.
Pump, crispy drumettes, oily chili sauce, subtle note of sweet. Delicious.
Jay K wrote:Not that I'm calling you guys as such, but I suspect it wasn't just chili powder that made it into the dish; I'm guessing some industrial grade sabotage.
G Wiv wrote:Jay K wrote:Not that I'm calling you guys as such, but I suspect it wasn't just chili powder that made it into the dish; I'm guessing some industrial grade sabotage.
Jay,
I highly doubt the owner of Great Sea would wish to sabotage a two decade long customer with a history of polite interaction and over tipping. She simply, nice woman that she is, accomadated my lunchtime request to the best of her ability which, apparently, exceed my ability to consume hot and spicy food. No booze, funny hats or expletives were involved in my request.
Enjoy,
Gary
Snark wrote:BTW - why did you eat it straight? That is crazy!
stevez wrote:Great Seas is one of those places that has been a part of the LTH Forum DNA for so long, it's amazing that it's not yet a GNR.
ronnie_suburban wrote:To me, Great Seas is the quintessential one trick pony. You'll get no argument from me that their wings are sensational -- the best of their kind in the city that I know of -- but beyond that, there's nothing else I've even remotely liked there. Is being great at one thing enough for GNR status? I can't answer that question but if the answer is "yes," then Great Seas is definitely a GNR.
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ronnie_suburban wrote:To me, Great Seas is the quintessential one trick pony. You'll get no argument from me that their wings are sensational -- the best of their kind in the city that I know of -- but beyond that, there's nothing else I've even remotely liked there. Is being great at one thing enough for GNR status? I can't answer that question but if the answer is "yes," then Great Seas is definitely a GNR.
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ronnie_suburban wrote:To me, Great Seas is the quintessential one trick pony. You'll get no argument from me that their wings are sensational -- the best of their kind in the city that I know of -- but beyond that, there's nothing else I've even remotely liked there. Is being great at one thing enough for GNR status? I can't answer that question but if the answer is "yes," then Great Seas is definitely a GNR.
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mbh wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:To me, Great Seas is the quintessential one trick pony. You'll get no argument from me that their wings are sensational -- the best of their kind in the city that I know of -- but beyond that, there's nothing else I've even remotely liked there. Is being great at one thing enough for GNR status? I can't answer that question but if the answer is "yes," then Great Seas is definitely a GNR.
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Ummmm......Marie's pizza.
Not sure of your definition of specialize, but 95% of tables at Great Sea order chicken wings and 99%* of take out orders are wings.Kennyz wrote:those are all places that specialize in the one thing they do well. Great Sea is a full service restaurant with a much wider menu, and I think it's fair to factor that in.
...95% of tables at Great Sea order chicken wings and 99%* of take out orders are wings.
RAB wrote:The wings were good, but not great. We asked for the wings to be "extra spicy"; they came out sweet and crispy, but what I'd call zippy rather than hot. It was our first time there, and maybe one has to develop a rapport with the staff to get truly spicy (but not blisteringly spicy) wings.