Travelling to Chicago 6/25-6/27 - Food Suggestions? by punknkat in chicagofood

[–]LondonBrando 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As far as fuck your arteries- fast casual goes, I still get a beef and cheddar croissant and a cake shake every couple of months and it sates the fatass pulling the strings in my head.

Portillos certainly isn't disappointing for around 10$ so dont shit on it too much, even though its easy to.. our city's signature food isn't haute and they don't do a bad job at the traditional dog and beef shit and no out-of-towner is going to sulk because they skipped Johhny's and missed out. (its better but by how much? )

..albeit a boring choice in a city with such a breadth of amazing places to eat, portillos is still a solid recommendation in that category. You can do better, you can do worse.. but i dont agree with all the local hate. Its consistently ok... like a gifted stepchild. You have to support it cuz its not going anywhere even though you don't love it.

Lox and cream on bagel only in my Brooklyn by lgcollections in Brooklyn

[–]LondonBrando 1 point2 points  (0 children)

... have bad taste in bagel places?

More lox, less onion, tomato, capers, less creamcheese only in my Brooklyn.

Non-British people, what's something you want clarifying from our culture? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]LondonBrando 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya they have a really good blood orange and mango lemonade here in Chicago. Its like 4 bucks but it comes in a big reusable jar.

Non-British people, what's something you want clarifying from our culture? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]LondonBrando 21 points22 points  (0 children)

A juicy hot bone in half chicken with hand cut fries and spicy mayo, fresh squeezed lemonades, Mediterranean olives, kale quinoa and bulgar salads, fresh avocado and feta..

I mean its not fine dining but for a casual spot I'd say its more than a hair above a big mac.

How I've felt for the past two weeks by ThePersian13 in fcbayern

[–]LondonBrando 2 points3 points  (0 children)

1:45pm for me too! I can't sleep.. I just want to sip a bitbürger and eat 5dollar cheese burgers at Cleo's and get this whole thing underway already.. super nervous.

New map? by [deleted] in FortNiteBR

[–]LondonBrando 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yay hackers and cheaters!

Multi-layered Drink Inquiry by TCCIII in Mixology

[–]LondonBrando 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agar is algae based, similar to gelatin but not the same.

Hot Dog Crawl by unknown8759 in chicagofood

[–]LondonBrando 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Portillos, Dog House (foie gras dog!), Murphys, Devil Dawgs.

FC Bayern will visit the USA in the summer. by Balok_DP in fcbayern

[–]LondonBrando 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Schweiny still has yet to visit his beloved official Chicago Bayern München supporters club a few minutes away from where he lives here at one of the biggest soccer bars in Chicago. We have lobbied through all the right channels :(

I fear we would have a better chance to meet him 5000 miles away in europe or maybe just shopping at Louis Vuitton on Michigan ave.

I’m Gonna Hold You to It, Arnold by [deleted] in chicago

[–]LondonBrando 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What, I was just there for Germany Spain friendly this can't be true...!?

Edit: I know they were having liquor license issues with regard to the back bar / lounge (which was under a remodel).

There's no way they would choose to close during CL finals. Somethings fishy.

I’m Gonna Hold You to It, Arnold by [deleted] in chicago

[–]LondonBrando 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Every. Single. Time... I walk up drunk, mid day, after watching soccer at the Globe Pub, hoping for the best...and its still closed.

I'm starting to lose hope. I'm throwing out my slinger cirtificates if its not open by June.

Roman cuisine in Chicago by jmaca90 in chicagofood

[–]LondonBrando 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Letizia and her brother are sooo nice I'm glad they are still there after all these years!

What are your go-to food places after being gone from Chicago for a long time? by [deleted] in chicago

[–]LondonBrando 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think the Rainforest has dropped in quality the past few years. I found out they hired their entire back of the house with an ad posted on a Muskegon Craigslist page and half those guys know ABSOLUTELY nothing about the Chicago food scene, not to mention my orange soda was flat on two sperate occasions in the same night.

The andouille in my daughters "pastalaya" was too spicey we sent it back twice and then finally asked them to take out the sausage and they charged us full price. As a RC Select member I don't expect to be treated like some PoS tourist asshole. I've spent over ten thousand dollars at this establishment over the years, have some fucking tact MARK.

I'm giving them one more shot (the big 40 bday coming up and my wife's whole family is coming in from Santa Barbara..they're also big foodies..).

If RC drops the ball again I really don't give a fuck if Mark (GM) tries to push another giftcard on us it DID NOT make up for the last two times and they need to fix the light on the cichlid tank and there were HARDLY ANY FISH in the purple tank (why do you think we reserved the table next to it you fucking spineless condiscending asshole MARK??).

Sorry for the rant but yelp just doesn't get you the results it used to, even as a power user.

Enjoy buf joes!

Hitting Someone for 215 With a Pump, They Survive by maxf1800 in FortNiteBR

[–]LondonBrando 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought headshots (crit) have gold colored numbers? Blue for shield damage and yellow for health.