Was on a conference call with a company based in Chicago and was instantly reminded of my last trip there. I was disappointed with the Pizza! It could be the place I had it at but the crust was an actual pie crust vs a pizza crust and that turned me right off.
I did discover the Chicago hot dog and started chatting with the guys about how I did find one amazing restaurant. This is what I sent them after the call:
“Thanks again for your time today, it got me thinking about that restaurant. I usually try to find at least one stand out food experience whenever I travel so I wanted to track it down again. While their hot dogs were pretty good, the standout still-dream-about-it was their Chicken Parmesan. It was a double-decker with two cutlets served in a bun with way too much cheese and sauce. It probably takes a couple years off your life but MAN was it good.I got it at a little place called Fabulous Freddies and it was a short walk from the hotel I was at, the Chicago South Loop Hotel. On some days I’d walk to the McCormick center for the conference and there were some sketchy areas along that route! The Chicken Parmesanm however, was the highlight of my trip lol
This was his reply:
“No way!! Fabulous Freddies is legendary….what a spot to stumble upon. My go-to for chicken parm is Club Lago (http://clublago.com/), it’s as old school Italian Chicago as it gets. And yea the South Loop (and definitely further south) has some sketchy areas– but it all adds to the “rough” charm maybe?I’m going to take a trip to Fabulous Freddies now for that chicken parm, it fits perfectly with my bachelor diet :-)”Will definitely want to return to Fabulous Freddies if I ever get back to Chicago! And Club Lago of course.