Local food you love or miss

[dar512]

Originally Posted by sycamore

Dar, you're in the Chicago suburbs, right? Couldn't you just go into the city to get the Chicago items you listed? Not to mention, unless they've all closed recently, there are over 70 White Castles in the Chicago area.

I was just ranting about how we lost our last White Castle in Philadelphia recently.

I'll second you on all the St. Louis items you listed, and will add to that:

--Imo's and Cecil Whittaker's Pizza
--Jack in the Box (closest one to me is in Charlotte)
--Sonic (closest one to me is in Virginia Beach)
--Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper (only the diet version is available here)

A saleswoman from Chicago that I work with sent me Frango mints for Christmas this past year...damn, they were good. And I'm not a fan of spinach, but I do like Giordano's pizza...good stuff!

Yeah, the Chicago items are regional food that I love and would miss if we ever moved. [Not likely. My wife and I have moved eight times since we got married. It would take an act of congress to get her to move again.]

I missed the Steak & Shake and White Castle when we lived in Seattle. Sorry to hear about the recent dearth of White Castle in your area. Sometimes you just gotta have a slider.