1 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:13,000 This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods Media Network and the 2 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:18,480 Beer Media Group. Sometimes the beer in front of you is the best one 3 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:24,160 yet. I'll talk to people around the beer world and get their stories all 4 00:00:24,359 --> 00:00:33,439 about beer. That's Beer in Front and It's coming up now. Welcome to 5 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:40,079 episode two hundred and sixteen, the June twenty fourth edition of Beer in Front. 6 00:00:40,399 --> 00:00:44,600 I'm your host, Dave Zalatoris, and Beer in Front is a proud 7 00:00:45,039 --> 00:00:51,600 odd Pods Media Network member and charter member of the Beer Media Group. On 8 00:00:51,679 --> 00:00:58,640 this episode, I sat down to talk some great local food with Aaron Fitzpatrick. 9 00:00:59,119 --> 00:01:03,959 You might know him online is Fitsmagic. He travels all around town to 10 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:10,640 find the best in Chicago eating. We stopped at the city location of Ravinia 11 00:01:10,719 --> 00:01:15,840 Brewing to have some of their great beer and tacos. All that and more 12 00:01:15,359 --> 00:01:21,920 on Beer in Front and It's Coming Up Now. A couple of things before 13 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:26,959 the interview with Fitzmagic. Later on in the show, I'm gonna have a 14 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,519 takata. I don't think I've ever had that on the show, and it's 15 00:01:30,519 --> 00:01:37,120 been a long time since I had that classic Mexican lagger, So stay tuned 16 00:01:37,159 --> 00:01:42,719 for that. I'm gonna have a review of takat. People are asking about 17 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:49,920 my back. It's a nightmare. It's just a nightmare. So cliff notes 18 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,560 version, Well, not really cliff notes, but so I heard it in 19 00:01:53,599 --> 00:02:00,040 August. It's still not right. But I've done nothing but go to the 20 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:06,799 doctors that I've been told to go to. I haven't gone to anybody on 21 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:12,199 my own because this is a workman's comp deal. So I've gone to their 22 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:16,759 doctors, their specialists, had their surgical procedures, all that. None of 23 00:02:16,759 --> 00:02:21,759 this I'm doing on my own, following their advice, which is to not 24 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:30,439 lift anything more than fifteen pounds. So between that and all of the steroids 25 00:02:30,479 --> 00:02:36,000 and everything, I've taken more steroids than jose can say go so naturally weight 26 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,039 has been put on and I haven't really done anything physical in ten months. 27 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:46,680 So they had another doctor of theirs say, oh no, he's fine, 28 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:51,199 like there's nothing wrong with his back. Dude, I can't tie my shoes. 29 00:02:51,879 --> 00:02:54,599 But okay, you're the doctor, you're the expert. So this jimoke 30 00:02:55,199 --> 00:03:02,280 thinks I'm fine. So I'm asking for what it's called work conditioning after your 31 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:07,199 offer a period of time. It's kind of like a week to two weeks 32 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:13,080 where you build up endurance and you build up your strength, because if they 33 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:17,919 want me to go back, I have to lift seventy pounds. Not all 34 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:23,120 the time, but it's part of my job description. If I can't, 35 00:03:23,479 --> 00:03:28,800 I can't go. So that's part of this work conditioning, Like I'll have 36 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,240 to do that then prove to people that I can do it. So it's 37 00:03:32,439 --> 00:03:38,919 just they're fighting back and forth. So my lawyer is appealing everything. Hopefully 38 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:43,280 by the time this airs, i'll find out more and whether they want to 39 00:03:43,319 --> 00:03:47,919 give me wark conditioning or just throw me to the wolves. But in the 40 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:53,479 meantime, while they've been fighting, I stop getting paid. So if you'd 41 00:03:53,599 --> 00:04:00,479 like to support to show, head over to patreon dot com slash beer in 42 00:04:00,599 --> 00:04:03,719 front. But it's just a mess. It's like, all right, fine, 43 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,759 if you want me to go back, then send me back to work 44 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:12,560 and we'll just see what happens. But don't let me sit here for a 45 00:04:12,599 --> 00:04:17,639 month and keep me twisting in the wind without getting paid while you guys haggle 46 00:04:17,759 --> 00:04:23,360 it. So the back is a nightmare. I wouldn't wish this upon anyone, 47 00:04:23,959 --> 00:04:33,720 and hopefully this will all be resolved in the very near future. In 48 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:39,120 beer and beverage news, sad news out of the state of Oregon, where 49 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:46,199 Cascade has ceased operations after the death of their founder Art Laurance. Last month, 50 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:55,839 Cascade made some phenomenal sours and that's really sad. Russian River is teaming 51 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,399 up with Brooklyn Brewery to come out with a new beer. It's a Belgian 52 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:05,600 style blonde called Phonia, and they're going to use an ancient West African grain 53 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:14,079 that requires no fertilizers or incesticides and it uses very little water. There's no 54 00:05:14,199 --> 00:05:17,360 details on the exact like release date, but this is going to be about 55 00:05:17,399 --> 00:05:20,839 a five and a half percent beer. Sounds pretty cool, so I'm looking 56 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:29,040 forward to trying Fonio from Russian River in Brooklyn. Core's Light has come out 57 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:33,800 with a smart soccer jersey and it's not made for like soccer players. It's 58 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:39,399 made for people like us, just slobs who drink beer. But this has 59 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:46,480 built in thermal sensors that will detect your body temperature and activate a cooling system 60 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:53,519 to keep you chill. Now. It has a captain's band around the arm 61 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,199 that also I guess has a cousy in it so you could keep your bottle 62 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:04,319 of corps Light hatch Torm. You'd think the mountains would turn that the color 63 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:09,279 should It should be like one of those hypercolor shirts. They missed out on 64 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:14,399 that, but you could check out corslight dot com if you're interested in this 65 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:19,879 cooling shirt. Bud Light and post Malone they're teaming up for a night in 66 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:27,519 Nashville next month on July sixteenth. They're gonna feature the upcoming new record from 67 00:06:27,639 --> 00:06:30,600 post Malone. So that looks pretty cool. Keep an eye and ear out 68 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:38,959 for that locally here in Illinois. Unfortunately, Gray's Lake Brewery Light the Lamp. 69 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:44,319 They're gonna cease operations on Sunday, June thirtieth. I had a couple 70 00:06:44,319 --> 00:06:47,240 of their things and I thought they were pretty good, But they're gonna shut 71 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:54,319 down on June thirtieth. Half Acre and Vienna b for teaming up once again 72 00:06:54,439 --> 00:07:00,040 for their only gold West Coast pilsner. They're gonna have a celibration on July 73 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:05,600 fifth at the half Acre tap room. They're gonna have pre Vienna Beef hot 74 00:07:05,639 --> 00:07:11,199 dogs, Limit Edition merch. I mean, the beer is really good. 75 00:07:11,279 --> 00:07:14,959 I had it the last couple of years. It's really good. The merch 76 00:07:15,079 --> 00:07:19,800 looks spectacular. So if you're in the Chicago area on July fifth, check 77 00:07:19,839 --> 00:07:27,279 out half Acres Only Gold. If you always wanted to invest in a brewery, 78 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:34,399 Lake Effect Brewing they're having. It's a honey Comb credit platform. They're 79 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:40,040 using that to try to open up their new tap room or their first tap 80 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,000 room for that matter. It's like a I don't know if it's not like 81 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:50,279 a gofund me, but small people like you and I could use this Honeycomb 82 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:56,759 credit platform to invest in the business. Now. According to Lake Effect, 83 00:07:56,879 --> 00:08:03,120 those who invest I also get a small piece of the company, and you 84 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:07,680 know, you get ownership in the company, ownership investing in the neighborhood when 85 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,279 they open up in Avondale. So this looks pretty cool. For more information, 86 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:18,560 check out Lake Effect Brewing. Germany has once again overtaken the US. 87 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:24,319 They are now the world's biggest hop producing country. Nine years ago, the 88 00:08:24,439 --> 00:08:30,839 US took the title, but Germany took it back. So there's more hops 89 00:08:31,319 --> 00:08:41,840 grown in Germany than anywhere else in the world. Hey, I'm pants Saran, 90 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:46,360 this is Stevie and I'm Aggie and we are bfytw podcast all about playing 91 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:48,879 games and having fun. Our games are usually based on British panel shows and 92 00:08:48,919 --> 00:08:54,320 game shows, but we'll play anything that captures our attention and imagination. Why 93 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,440 it's right there in the title, You'll never guess what the F stands for. 94 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:05,480 I'm back Revenie Brewing Company twenty six oh one West Diversity in the Great 95 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:09,919 City of Chicago. They also have another location at five eighty two Roger Williams 96 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:16,080 Avenue in Highland Park. It's a great spot. I love the beer, 97 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,720 I love the food. Always good to support a local business. If you 98 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,480 remember, I was here a couple months ago and I talked to them. 99 00:09:24,519 --> 00:09:28,080 They're going through some stuff right now, so if you get a chance, 100 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,919 please support a great local business. But I'm not here to talk about Revenee, 101 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:37,679 which we are. But I'm happy to have Aaron Fitzpatrick on. You 102 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:43,039 may owe him on social Media's Cheap Seats for one one. If you want 103 00:09:43,039 --> 00:09:46,600 to know anything in the city about great spots to eat, Aaron is your 104 00:09:46,639 --> 00:09:50,360 guy. So Aaron, thank you so much, brother, Thank you for 105 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:54,559 having me. Dave. It's a pleasure tell folks about yourself. How you 106 00:09:54,639 --> 00:10:01,720 got started doing Fitzmagic Eats. So yeah, that I was telling you before 107 00:10:01,799 --> 00:10:07,840 the whole food scene started, I guess probably during COVID, just everybody's making 108 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,240 stuff in their backyards and some things just sort of hit, and I sort 109 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:16,759 of took it that direction. And then in twenty twenty one, when everybody 110 00:10:16,759 --> 00:10:20,559 started going back to the ballparks and everything, I actually sent out a tweet 111 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:26,679 at a White Sox game that regarding the player they had at the time, 112 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:30,360 you mean Mercedes, Do you remember him? But they made a hamburger out 113 00:10:30,399 --> 00:10:33,879 of him, So they had a blurb of him up in the on the 114 00:10:33,919 --> 00:10:39,799 scoreboard said that he was acquired by the White Sox in the Rule five Drafts. 115 00:10:39,879 --> 00:10:41,840 So I said, well, why don't we make a beer after your 116 00:10:41,919 --> 00:10:46,480 mean, maybe a Rule five draft And the one to eight guys got on 117 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:50,000 board and they got Ahold of a Goose Island and they within a week they 118 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,279 had a beer named Rule five Drafts. And that sort of just propelled me 119 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,279 for another year. And then I joined on tap sports and was doing I 120 00:11:00,279 --> 00:11:03,279 started doing my food reviews that I do now there it was on tap Eats 121 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,320 and was there for a year. Now I'm on my own and traveling the 122 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,720 city finding little spots that you might not have heard of. And just little 123 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:18,639 places hot dog stands, and that all that love comes from traveling around with 124 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,480 my dad back in the day. He was always adventurous when it came to 125 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,679 food. You know, didn't like going to McDonald's and hanging the staples. 126 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:30,759 He always like, let's try this place. Okay, we'll go to parkis 127 00:11:30,759 --> 00:11:33,639 we're in. We're a park, you know. And my favorite place was 128 00:11:33,759 --> 00:11:37,519 Charcoal Delights over there in Albany Park in North Park where I grew up. 129 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:43,360 So that's my love for the just Chicago fast food. It's the best in 130 00:11:43,399 --> 00:11:48,200 the world. Oh yeah, Like you mentioned the White Sox, so can 131 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,879 you tell people what is the deal with this campfire milkshake? And is it 132 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:58,360 worth the hype? So I got the chance to try that at their pre 133 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:03,000 season brought their new food menu and I got the chance to try Its very 134 00:12:03,039 --> 00:12:05,799 tasty. Whoever is the marketing genius behind that, they deserve a raise. 135 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:11,720 You're not getting paid enough because that's been a draw to the the ballpark this 136 00:12:11,799 --> 00:12:16,120 year. I mean when I had some family up over Memorial Day, we 137 00:12:16,159 --> 00:12:20,840 went over there about fourth fifth inning, they were already sold out. It 138 00:12:20,039 --> 00:12:24,120 just it's one of those things that takes off I mean it's right up there 139 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:28,159 with the cabbage patch kid. I think it's just the excitement. So it 140 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,480 might be the only thing drawing people into the park. So it could be. 141 00:12:31,639 --> 00:12:37,000 It could be what is that thing run that's with seventeen dollars? Yeah, 142 00:12:37,039 --> 00:12:41,600 it's but you get but you get the souven your glass with it. 143 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,799 Yeah, I mean it looks huge. I know. I think they did 144 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,120 the White Sox put out of being Simone Biles was having it at a game. 145 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:52,840 So they're really doing a good job of marketing the milkshake. It is 146 00:12:52,879 --> 00:12:56,759 its own star this year. So while we're here once again at Ravinia Brewing, 147 00:12:58,279 --> 00:13:01,559 I'm having their night ravine. This is a black IPA. I'm a 148 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,559 big fan of black I pas and I like this. Really get the nice 149 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,759 roasted malts there, good hops. What are you drinking eron? I've got 150 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:16,080 the u A Diversity station. I'm a little hazy here, very citrusy, 151 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:22,000 you know. I'm particular to the lighter builders and this is probably as about 152 00:13:22,039 --> 00:13:24,679 as bold as I would go, but it's very good. I'll probably have 153 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,279 one of these again. This is delicious. Yeah, I mean all the 154 00:13:26,279 --> 00:13:31,679 beer here is great for people at outside this area. When you think of 155 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:35,600 Chicago food, you only think of two things. You think of hot dogs 156 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:41,519 in pizzas. But we both know there's so much more to offer than a 157 00:13:41,759 --> 00:13:46,120 tavern cut or a hot dog. What are some of the types of food 158 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:52,840 that you tell people to go get when someone's visiting Chicago for the first time. 159 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,159 That's one of that's a very difficult question. I've talked about it with 160 00:13:56,279 --> 00:14:01,639 some friends. I think we need to set up like a tutorial on when 161 00:14:01,639 --> 00:14:05,039 somebody asked me, where should I go for food? But of course there's 162 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:09,720 Italian beefs. Those are you know, that's another Chicago staple. And I 163 00:14:09,759 --> 00:14:13,080 think you can get a good one on wherever you're at, you're you're you're 164 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:18,080 within a short distance away, because there's a lot of good ones out there. 165 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,360 The taco scene in Chicago is as good as anywhere. Yeah, I 166 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,720 mean, the verya tacos are really kind of the all stars now right now, 167 00:14:26,759 --> 00:14:30,720 and there's plenty of good ones again, all over the city, all 168 00:14:30,879 --> 00:14:33,279 even in some of the suburbs. You can find them. Some other good 169 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:37,960 things. Wow, geez, you know you were talking about ramen. That's 170 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,639 another thing that Chicago is starting to get a lot of popular things. And 171 00:14:41,679 --> 00:14:46,559 also you're talking about deep dish pizza. There's always tavern style, you know, 172 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,759 and a lot of people will swear by that as Chicago style, and 173 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,039 I say you can have both, you know. You know, I am 174 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,759 just a proponent of if it tastes good to you. You know. A 175 00:14:58,759 --> 00:15:01,720 friend of mine says, don't you you're young, and yeah, if you 176 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,440 like it, you know, got love. I love the tavern style. 177 00:15:05,519 --> 00:15:07,399 I love deep dish. If it's good, it's good. Yeah, you 178 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:11,480 know, And it's hard to like people. They'll ask me about beer. 179 00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:16,320 It's like, well, where are you staying? Right exactly where? Yeah, 180 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:22,519 I just said, somebody asked me on Twitter X where can I get 181 00:15:22,559 --> 00:15:24,399 an Italian beef? I said, okay, well where are you going to 182 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,519 be staying? Broke it down from there and like, well, I'm gonna 183 00:15:26,519 --> 00:15:30,080 be downtown. Is there anything good downtown? Yes, there is. There's 184 00:15:30,159 --> 00:15:33,799 Lukes on Jackson. Go there. It's one of the best beefs around. 185 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,759 So and then if you want to go a little further south, you're getting 186 00:15:35,759 --> 00:15:39,399 into Taylor Street and you've got owls, you know. Yeah, So yeah, 187 00:15:39,559 --> 00:15:43,120 going out to the suburbs, you can go to Johnny Johnny. Oh, 188 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,639 yes, so many great spots. Yes, definitely. So just tell 189 00:15:46,679 --> 00:15:48,559 me where you're going, where you're gonna be, how long you're gonna be 190 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,159 there, and then I can give you a little better answers. Yeah, 191 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:56,000 when you're not like dining out, do you cook a lot at home? 192 00:15:56,279 --> 00:16:03,039 I sure do. I always say my wife is the cook of our household. 193 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:07,399 She's Cuban and make some of the most wonderful Cuban dishes that she got 194 00:16:07,399 --> 00:16:12,799 from her mother. And but she just doesn't have time. So back in 195 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:18,000 the day I became I was stay home dad and at the time twenty four 196 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:22,720 years ago, now, wow, it's been that long. I was macarine, 197 00:16:22,799 --> 00:16:26,320 cheese and fish sticks. You know, my mother, she was a 198 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:32,039 short order cook at a restaurant and she learned how to make cook fast good 199 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,639 meals, you know, meat, potato, vegetable. She gave me some 200 00:16:34,799 --> 00:16:37,440 lessons and then from over the years, I got a hold of a grill. 201 00:16:38,279 --> 00:16:42,480 So yeah, my favorite thing to put on a grill, I think 202 00:16:42,519 --> 00:16:48,159 it goes between either broughtworst or beer can chicken. Those are like my two 203 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,960 just absolute favorites. Would you consider, like, say, the beer can 204 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:56,200 chicken would that be your signature go to dish that you make. I think 205 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,320 if I'm trying to impress somebody, like, you know, be a little 206 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,720 more fancy, that's probably it. If I'm having a group of people over, 207 00:17:03,799 --> 00:17:07,079 let's get those brats out, let's get some burgers, you know, 208 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,240 things like that. I make a good burger too. So are you grill 209 00:17:11,319 --> 00:17:17,279 berger? Are you on the smash burger train? Extremely popular now? So, 210 00:17:17,319 --> 00:17:19,039 like during the winter, when I can't get on the grill, that's 211 00:17:19,079 --> 00:17:22,599 when I do the smash. But I can get out on the grill. 212 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,079 I just like the whole experience of being out on the grills. So get 213 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,680 some put burgers from Jewel when they're on sale, and you're good to go. 214 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:36,680 Definitely. What I love about Chicago in the area is you don't have 215 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:41,960 a lot of there's really no chain restaurants outside of your fast food places. 216 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:48,880 I think you have one Olive Garden on Addison, But outside of that, 217 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:53,319 you don't have a ton of chain restaurants outside of your Portillos or you know, 218 00:17:53,519 --> 00:17:57,799 fast food spots. You have great spots all over, from like Rico 219 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:03,720 Benni's to veto Nick's. It's up North Nuno, Kabob, and plenty of 220 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:07,440 others. What are some of your favorite places to eat in the city or 221 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:11,559 Chicagoland area for that man, Yeah right, I can't forget. I mean 222 00:18:11,599 --> 00:18:15,640 suburbs have plenty of good food Northwest Indiana too. I think my favorite spot, 223 00:18:15,839 --> 00:18:19,519 and this kind of gets into like what I like to do, is 224 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,839 I always go back to Charcoal de Lights, Kenzie and Foster. I used 225 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:27,599 to spend lunch is there with my grandfather who lived with us. I would 226 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:33,240 get a double cheddarburger with ketchup mustard and pickles. I love their char dogs, 227 00:18:33,839 --> 00:18:38,799 their their milkshakes, and they've got it's one of those ketchalls. I 228 00:18:38,839 --> 00:18:45,400 got good gros and everything, and so that that would probably be my favorite 229 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,799 spot in the city just and it's because it's what I find when I talk 230 00:18:48,839 --> 00:18:52,559 to a lot of people, you say, what's your favorite beef, what's 231 00:18:52,559 --> 00:18:55,799 your favorite pizza? It's the one you grew up with, It's the one 232 00:18:55,799 --> 00:18:59,240 in your neighborhood, the one your dad took you to, one you went 233 00:18:59,279 --> 00:19:03,079 for birthday. You know on what spot that I bring up a lot that 234 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,119 everyone it sort of has a memory of his Barnabys the pizza out there because 235 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:11,440 everyone had their pizza party there. You know, my little league team had 236 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,240 their pizza party, and they had their birthdays. It's just it. It's 237 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:18,279 the memories, the nostalgia, more than maybe even the taste of the things. 238 00:19:18,319 --> 00:19:21,960 I mean, it's got to be good or it will last. But 239 00:19:22,279 --> 00:19:25,799 it's those memories that build and and every and that's the beauty of Chicago. 240 00:19:25,839 --> 00:19:30,079 Every neighborhood has has their own. Yeah. I think what is there only 241 00:19:30,079 --> 00:19:33,799 like one Barnaby's left or I think there's two. Okay, there's the one 242 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:36,960 in was it Niles or Displays, like right on that border, and I 243 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,480 think there's one north of there. Yeah, I know there's one north, 244 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:45,519 probably close to the other location of Ravinia. I know that one's there. 245 00:19:45,839 --> 00:19:49,839 I think the one in Displays closed down. It did for a while. 246 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:55,200 Yeah. I used to live right there in Rosemont and that was always good. 247 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,319 I know, Like that's the one my mother loved. So my mother 248 00:19:57,359 --> 00:20:02,079 would always say, hey, on your way, can you stop just give 249 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:06,160 me a small cheese. I think the guy tending bar there is still the 250 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,799 guy that was there when I was there thirty years ago. He was good. 251 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,480 So yeah, you mentioned that you had your family in from out of 252 00:20:12,519 --> 00:20:17,559 town, and I saw that, you know, you took him the socks 253 00:20:17,599 --> 00:20:19,519 game. He did all that is like, I think she was your niece. 254 00:20:19,799 --> 00:20:23,240 Is she like calling people a jag off or putting ketchup on her hot 255 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:27,240 dog? Right now? Ketchup on hot dogs? No, but she enjoys 256 00:20:27,279 --> 00:20:33,160 it. He enjoyed the Chicago Dog, her dad, my cousin. He 257 00:20:33,319 --> 00:20:37,480 enjoyed it. In fact, he went back home and made some right away, 258 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,319 I think the next day, and sent me a picture that they're making 259 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:44,119 their own. They can't. He took some relish with him because they can't 260 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:49,079 find that relish in Baltimore. But they definitely fell in love with some Chicago 261 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:52,960 staples. You know, I got the Pizza puff and oh yeah, I 262 00:20:52,039 --> 00:20:56,799 went the Jearedonald's for some stuffed pizza, and you know we had the Chicago 263 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,839 Dogs and Johnny's for beef and and they love it there. You know they 264 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:06,079 might it was worth a twelve hour drive. Yeah. Actually Johnny's. They 265 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:10,480 got the New Star Chinese right across the street from Johnny's. That's another great 266 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:15,599 local spot that's outstanding. I love Newstar. Yeah, that's another Chinese restaurants. 267 00:21:15,599 --> 00:21:18,759 We all have our neighborhood one that you know that we know and love 268 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,039 and you know, so I mean, obviously you couldn't give it to your 269 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,079 niece, But did you hook them up with my Lord? No? I 270 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,240 did not hook them up with the Lord. I'm sorry I let people down 271 00:21:30,279 --> 00:21:33,920 with that. We've just had a short amount of time trying to get as 272 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,079 much. And maybe I'll take a bottle out to them and if I think 273 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,160 we might go out to Baltimore in the fall and okay, take them with, 274 00:21:41,799 --> 00:21:44,680 you know, and spread them a Lord message. Yeah, you know 275 00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:48,200 you wanted them to come back. So right, what are some of your 276 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:55,039 favorite breweries for either food or like places like this that have great food? 277 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,960 Okay? So I went to the Guinness one when they opened up, and 278 00:21:59,079 --> 00:22:03,119 I there some some good mashed potatoes are out of this world. But you 279 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,759 know, and everybody knows Gainness and and I keep forgetting that. It was 280 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:12,480 District Brewery Yards, Ran, Ashland. My daughter took me there for my 281 00:22:12,519 --> 00:22:19,279 birthday. We went there before Bulls game and they had a brisket fries to 282 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,839 go along with the beer that was out of this world. I really enjoyed 283 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,759 the food. There and the and also just I like, you know, 284 00:22:26,759 --> 00:22:30,960 the little sample they give you that card and you go and get a little 285 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,279 bit and because you know, I like to just taste a little bit here 286 00:22:33,319 --> 00:22:37,799 and there. So that's that was a that was a good one. So 287 00:22:37,319 --> 00:22:41,359 I've been to Old Irving. It's my first time at Ravinia. Thank you 288 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,599 for doing this. This is uh love seeing new spots. So we'll see 289 00:22:45,599 --> 00:22:47,960 how this is. So far, so good. Yeah, But you know, 290 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:52,200 when you're like researching new places to go, whether you're gonna do a 291 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:56,680 video or just gonna do a test a drive by, what are things that 292 00:22:56,759 --> 00:23:03,559 you look for in a rest or a spot to try a lot of times, 293 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,359 while I get a lot of suggestions from folks, I've got a notebook 294 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,839 full that I could spend three years on, I think. And you know, 295 00:23:11,559 --> 00:23:15,559 take I was at work and a guy came in with the burrito looked 296 00:23:15,599 --> 00:23:17,839 really good. I said, where'd you get the brito from? He said, 297 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:22,079 Fred and Jack's. Okay. Two days later I was at Fred and 298 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:26,440 Jack's over and it's in the Chatham neighborhood and and got a burger there and 299 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,960 they had some chicken fries that were delicious and so that's that's kind of it. 300 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,000 It's just hearing it. You know. I might hear something on the 301 00:23:33,039 --> 00:23:37,240 train, I might hear something in the grocery store. Just you know, 302 00:23:37,519 --> 00:23:40,480 they're eating it, they're not falling over that. It must be good. 303 00:23:40,599 --> 00:23:45,079 Let's go check it up, right. Someone ever raved about a place, 304 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,319 and I don't want you to throw them under the bus to their place. 305 00:23:47,839 --> 00:23:49,799 But if someone ever raved about a spot and you went there and it's like, 306 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:55,000 no, this is no good, well, uh, I will say 307 00:23:55,039 --> 00:23:59,960 this. I was at a spot. It wasn't It was south of Chicago. 308 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:04,799 I went in there for the food. I wouldn't even say what it 309 00:24:06,319 --> 00:24:10,200 was. I would never go back there for the food. However, the 310 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,559 person who served me was so kind and generous. I would go back and 311 00:24:14,559 --> 00:24:18,400 get a coke just for that. But it was it was really it wasn't 312 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:22,400 a good eating experience, but I just I don't want to It was just, 313 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,839 you know, it didn't match my taste. It wasn't like it was 314 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,279 spoiled or anything, but but it just Yes, so there are places, 315 00:24:30,319 --> 00:24:34,160 there are a few places that I just know, but again, this like 316 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,319 there that the service was really nice, and I would go back in there 317 00:24:37,319 --> 00:24:41,559 and get a coke if I was thirsty. Yeah, just because it wasn't 318 00:24:41,599 --> 00:24:45,079 there their fault, you know, So so yeah there. I I don't 319 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,480 like everything. I just I just don't necessarily put it out there. Yeah, 320 00:24:48,799 --> 00:24:52,400 that's kind of with me. I know, like there are some people 321 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:56,079 who've given me beer and I'm like, oh, the microphone didn't work that 322 00:24:56,119 --> 00:25:00,720 week or something. Yeah, I don't know, like every but he's working 323 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:03,960 hard. I don't help pooh pooh him or whatever. But a beer that's 324 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,400 still really good is what I'm drinking is night ravine. Okay. Yeah, 325 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:12,720 I wish like black i Pas would have been more popular. I know they 326 00:25:12,759 --> 00:25:18,799 were big like ten twelve years ago, but this is really good. Yeah. 327 00:25:18,839 --> 00:25:22,160 This It's probably not something I would have just chosen on my own, 328 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:26,359 like I'm the Pilsners and the lighter side, but I'm glad I did. 329 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:32,720 This is like like their Taco Best is really good. And actually I know 330 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:37,039 I've seen that in cans, like I think even my jewel if it's not 331 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:41,440 jewel, I know, Benni's carries Taco Best, right, Yeah I know. 332 00:25:41,599 --> 00:25:45,839 Uh so yeah you could find that that's in a bright pink can and 333 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:51,400 that's really good. I'm gotching something you might like. Is I still see 334 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:56,680 it community matters when I was here in February. That's a Vienna lagger. 335 00:25:56,319 --> 00:26:02,119 That's excellent. I'm being a lagger more like a Samuel Adams type, but 336 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,880 that one's really good. So you know, maybe give that one a try 337 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:10,480 because I love that's one of my favorite Vanna loggers that's out there. Okay, 338 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,039 we'll definitely note that. Have you been to Smoke Steak yet? I 339 00:26:15,079 --> 00:26:19,240 have not. That's really good. Like my wife and I have been there 340 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,079 twice. We were there a couple of weeks ago. It was my birthday, 341 00:26:22,079 --> 00:26:26,680 so my wife took me there. And that I mean, for a 342 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:30,920 Chicago steakhouse, it won't break the bank. They do a really good job 343 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:34,599 with the soup, eating of the steaks and then see it and then they 344 00:26:34,599 --> 00:26:38,559 give it a little smoke ahead of time, so you're not you know, 345 00:26:38,599 --> 00:26:41,920 you don't need to take out a second mortgage, like if you're going to 346 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:47,920 Gibson's or Gino Georgetti's or something like that. But that's like a really good 347 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,720 thing. Even my wife and she ordered the chicken because she's like, I 348 00:26:51,839 --> 00:26:56,119 kind of have a taste for chicken and it wasn't that great. And boy, 349 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:59,920 the service was absolutely phenomenal. They're like, tell us what you want, 350 00:27:00,079 --> 00:27:03,079 will make it right. And even the manager came be he says, 351 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,960 I tried a little and you were one hundred percent correct. I mean could 352 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:11,000 have been nicer, and like, the stakes are phenomenal there. Okay, 353 00:27:11,599 --> 00:27:14,279 definitely put that one to your list here. Yeah, I don't have a 354 00:27:14,319 --> 00:27:18,160 pen with me here, I will be sure to find it. Are there 355 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:23,599 places that are on your list, like you're dying to try your bucket list 356 00:27:25,039 --> 00:27:26,680 that for just one reason or another you haven't had a chance to hit it 357 00:27:26,759 --> 00:27:32,319 yet. There's one, Yeah, Punky's Pizza or in a Bridge where I 358 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:36,079 have not been Rico Benny's over there have been in other places over in that 359 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,240 area, just haven't gotten to Punkies. You know. It's like hear about 360 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:42,599 it all the time. And even there's a lot of places I'm trying to 361 00:27:42,599 --> 00:27:45,200 get to that I haven't been to in years, like with Jeane and June's, 362 00:27:45,279 --> 00:27:48,960 I haven't all you know, it's been a long time since I've been 363 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:53,400 up there. There's a there's a lot of pizza places that just people are 364 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,640 like you got to get over here. I haven't been to fills in years, 365 00:27:56,759 --> 00:28:00,920 you know, but that's one of the you know, that's cogolists as 366 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:07,680 you can get. So there are places. There's a I keep getting some 367 00:28:07,559 --> 00:28:12,359 requests. There's a Filipino Breakfast and I think it's in this area. I 368 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:18,000 can look it up. That that's something I really haven't done. Is tapped 369 00:28:18,039 --> 00:28:19,640 on his breakfast. As far as reviews, I mean, I get to 370 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:25,680 hug fins and and places like that. But I either I think that's not 371 00:28:25,759 --> 00:28:30,799 too far from their far for me because I'm at like Montrose and Western. 372 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,319 Okay, yeah, I don't think it's all that far from me. What's 373 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:38,680 I can't remember the name of that. I mean we both mentioned Rico Benny's, 374 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:42,039 which is one of my favorite spots. Have you had the steak on 375 00:28:42,079 --> 00:28:45,200 the pizza there? No, I have not. Yeah, that's something I'm 376 00:28:45,279 --> 00:28:51,079 dying to try. And it wasn't Rico Benny's. But I remember, you 377 00:28:51,119 --> 00:28:55,160 know, back at old Kamiski Park, my friend took me to this place. 378 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:59,519 This had to be late mid to late eighties, so it was after 379 00:28:59,599 --> 00:29:03,119 the eighty three socks, but you know, before they took it down. 380 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:07,720 It was like a shack, like a hole in the wall shack. And 381 00:29:07,759 --> 00:29:10,599 he's like, oh, this place is known for their steak sandwich it and 382 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,319 it was really close to Comisky Park and that was still like one of the 383 00:29:14,359 --> 00:29:18,000 best meals I've ever had. And you know, Rico Benni's was like right 384 00:29:18,039 --> 00:29:21,799 there with it. But I wish I knew the name of it. I'm 385 00:29:21,839 --> 00:29:26,880 sure it was torn down after they curified the neighborhood. There's a lot of 386 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:33,119 Yeah, there's a lot of good eats just outside the park, you know. 387 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:37,880 You got there's a little food truck type of place of more than dogs 388 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,519 right at thirty fourth in Shields. He'd get a great hot dog there on 389 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:45,680 thirty fifth Street, Red Hots, the Maxwell Street up on thirty first Street. 390 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,640 That's been you know. And then there's George's if you go down to 391 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:55,640 Halstead, George's has got great gros over there and pizza Puffs. And I 392 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:57,880 had a lot of good stuff to eat around the ballpark. Yeah, if 393 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,720 you don't want to spend so seventeen dollars for a milkshake, you know, 394 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:06,640 yeah, pizza puff? Who is it? I think Chicago history puts something 395 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:10,000 out yet maybe was it yesterday of the day before. They just put something 396 00:30:10,039 --> 00:30:12,000 on x or Twitter about pizza puffs, So I'm like, yeah, just 397 00:30:12,039 --> 00:30:15,359 don't get the ones a jewel, right, you know, they've been sitting 398 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,039 under lamp all day. But with pizza puffs are the best. Yeah. 399 00:30:18,079 --> 00:30:23,079 That's something I posted about a year ago at if a place has a pizza 400 00:30:23,119 --> 00:30:26,519 puff, I'd buy the pizza puff. Yeah. It with everything else, 401 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:33,160 I gotta get a pizza puff. And I was just up at mc duck's 402 00:30:33,359 --> 00:30:36,880 not far from here actually, and that was where I had my first pizza 403 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:41,279 puff forty years ago. With h They're just there were just a how do 404 00:30:41,319 --> 00:30:45,880 you describe it? Just deep fried goodness. Yeah, it's like it's not 405 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,240 Ananada, It's yeah, it's a pizza tortilla, you know. Yeah, 406 00:30:49,319 --> 00:30:53,039 it's a deep fried tortilla and it's just good. Yeah. I think that 407 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:56,480 was Baltimore. Meghan's favorite item was the pizza buff. You just liked it. 408 00:30:57,079 --> 00:31:00,839 Hold it in your hand and like they're getting bougie. They have like 409 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:04,559 a pupleo chicken one all that. Like, no, just how about just 410 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:08,839 the regular pizza some meat, sauce, and cheese and we're good. Yeah. 411 00:31:10,359 --> 00:31:15,680 What are some of your favorite cities outside of Chicago for food. So 412 00:31:15,279 --> 00:31:18,720 two years ago I was in New Orleans for the first time and duh, 413 00:31:18,799 --> 00:31:23,880 you know, so they were. I was there for about four days and 414 00:31:25,039 --> 00:31:27,000 just tried to eat as much as I could. My wife was at a 415 00:31:27,039 --> 00:31:33,400 conference and I was out eating. So did that. I lived for for 416 00:31:33,599 --> 00:31:37,000 about eleven years about an hour north of Memphis in a town Bible, Arkansas, 417 00:31:37,119 --> 00:31:41,960 right off of fifty five. So Memphis Barbecue is you know. I 418 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,000 love the driver rub and the venn and her base and things like you know, 419 00:31:45,079 --> 00:31:48,960 the Rendezvous or the barbecue. Yeah, you know, Neely's is one 420 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:55,920 of my favorites, favorite restaurants to go to and just the town are. 421 00:31:56,480 --> 00:32:00,480 I tell people for catfish, the best catfish I've ever had was at a 422 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:05,599 place is at a place called Benny Bobs in Blible. They're not opened that 423 00:32:05,759 --> 00:32:07,319 They're not open on weekends, so it's like when people are passing through on 424 00:32:07,319 --> 00:32:13,079 a weekend, they can't stop there. But it's the best catfish anywhere, 425 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,720 deep fried catfish I've had anywhere. So if you're ever in Blible, Arkansas, 426 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:22,119 Monday through Friday between about eleven and five, because they run out, 427 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,799 tried Benny Bombs, It's best catfish there. I mean we kind of talked 428 00:32:25,839 --> 00:32:30,319 about it a little bit earlier, but like if you had to, if 429 00:32:30,319 --> 00:32:36,160 still have put a gun to your head, name your favorite Chicago pizza, 430 00:32:36,319 --> 00:32:40,240 your favorite Chicago hot dog, your Italian beat. Okay, so you're really 431 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,720 putting me on the spot with that, and I can't give you three. 432 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,480 I gotta give you one. You can give me. You can give me 433 00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:50,240 three, alright, So okay, well I break it down. Is my 434 00:32:50,359 --> 00:32:54,519 favorite place. It's gotta be good, obviously, but just my favorite. 435 00:32:55,200 --> 00:33:00,680 My favorite place to have pizza is Palermo's on any fix. I just the 436 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:05,599 ambiance, The food is great. You know that the one you had yesterday 437 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:07,599 in the bag? No, that was old boy. Okay, take out 438 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:13,880 place on our own, very good, you know, very good Italian beef. 439 00:33:14,039 --> 00:33:16,160 This one gets tricky because every time I try something, I go, 440 00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:21,240 oh my, this is you know, that's one of those things where I 441 00:33:21,359 --> 00:33:25,119 haven't tried as many different things. What would I say if I had to 442 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:30,839 just do one and that was it? Oh my goodness, I think it'd 443 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:36,000 be Johnny's again. Waiting in line on a hot summer night, throwing some 444 00:33:36,079 --> 00:33:38,319 Italian ice. Oh yeah, you have to get the Italian the whole thing, 445 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:43,440 you know. But again there's a that doesn't mean anything else is bad. 446 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,559 Just if you were just to say one hot dog, hot dog, 447 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,240 it would either it's I would either go charcoal the lights there or super dog, 448 00:33:53,759 --> 00:33:58,720 super dogs and other memories and just it's good stuff, you know, 449 00:33:59,359 --> 00:34:04,599 even like and I don't think I've ever had the burger I have is like 450 00:34:04,759 --> 00:34:07,360 my wife is on the burger and it's just like one of those things like 451 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:10,599 the hot dogs so good. I don't want to not get the hot dog 452 00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:14,800 when I'm there, so but no, I you know, the burger's there, 453 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:17,119 according to my wife, and now you are. Yes, my daughter 454 00:34:17,320 --> 00:34:20,960 will go for the burger when we go there, and she loves it. 455 00:34:21,039 --> 00:34:24,280 And as I get older, I can just like you, I've got to 456 00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:28,440 have the hot dog because that's what it is. But I've had many burgers 457 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:30,840 there and they are delicious, their milkshakes are good, and oh yeah, 458 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:34,719 it's it's just a great place to go. In fact, that was one 459 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,599 of the things and could do during the pandemic. You put everybody in the 460 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:43,320 car roll the windows down to super dark yeah, fine, you know so 461 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,440 that has It's just one of those places. Have you ever been to? 462 00:34:46,679 --> 00:34:52,480 Uh it's up north on Irving close to Cumberland Bobo's. No, I haven't 463 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:57,800 Bobos. I think it was eater or time out, one of those type 464 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,800 of things. But they were raided and I been to Babbo's a thousand times. 465 00:35:01,159 --> 00:35:05,760 Great beefs and great hot dogs. You know, it's kind of like 466 00:35:06,079 --> 00:35:10,079 their fries are like Jeane and Jude where they handcut. It's just a greasy, 467 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:15,760 a greasy bag of fries. It's excellent, but no, they're hot 468 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:21,079 dogs and beefs. But it's a little hole in the wall place on Yeah, 469 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,360 Irving, like Cumberland. I would say it would be the nearest, 470 00:35:23,519 --> 00:35:28,760 like major intersection. What you're saying Irving Park. Before you said Cumberland, 471 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,400 I was thinking you were gonna say Byrons, which is another That's that's one 472 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:37,159 of my favorites. I had the their was it the dog Zilla on a 473 00:35:37,199 --> 00:35:39,199 French roll? I just watched that video last night. Yes, this is 474 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:45,360 delicious. Yeah, that's another favorite. What was it like pizza places? 475 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:53,679 You mentioned that there was see Nancy's was always one growing up. There was 476 00:35:53,719 --> 00:36:00,960 a super ros super Rosa like bickering. Yeah, because I remember like moves 477 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:05,079 it on like Laurates at Harlem or whatever. Yeah, I remember like I 478 00:36:05,159 --> 00:36:07,840 was always a Nancy he's growing up. Yeah. And then Wardo's that was 479 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:14,440 another big one. Yeah, there's this, there's there's almost too I can't 480 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:16,960 say there's too many, because there's never too much good food out there, 481 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:22,639 you know, there's always Oh but he's mentioned French fries and I got to 482 00:36:22,639 --> 00:36:27,239 get back there. But there's there's a place up on Peterson, uh, 483 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:30,320 mister kebab. And I was told to go there for the swarm with chicken 484 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:32,400 sharma. But I got there, they were out. I was like, 485 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:37,519 so the guy, you know, I told him that we come all the 486 00:36:37,519 --> 00:36:39,480 way from the south Side. He's like so, he's like, I'll make 487 00:36:39,519 --> 00:36:44,920 you some fries and you'll never forget. And he sure didn't some French fries. 488 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:46,679 I'm going to go back just to get the French fries. That's yeah, 489 00:36:46,679 --> 00:36:51,559 it's Peterson near Western Over, Okay that area. Yeah, mister, 490 00:36:52,159 --> 00:36:57,599 that's another food trend to sharma. Yeah. Yeah, there's good places around. 491 00:36:57,679 --> 00:37:00,000 I mean I mentioned no no, no kobab before. That's one I'm 492 00:37:00,079 --> 00:37:02,480 I favorite spots. I mean, before I let you go, because I 493 00:37:02,559 --> 00:37:06,840 know they're gonna get some lunch people in here. Have you ever been to 494 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:12,199 Badakis? I have not, But Dakis is another place Lawrence, right by 495 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:17,119 Damon. Great hot dog spot. Ye, they do a Korean beef ball. 496 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:21,760 Oh my goodness. It keeps going up every time I go in there. 497 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,760 Like when we started going there, it was like seven bucks. Now 498 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:29,800 I think it's twelve fifty. But that's really good. But it's just pizza 499 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:34,960 puffs. They have everything, but you have to get the Korean steak bowl. 500 00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:37,760 Oh yes, at a hot dog stand. It's the best. Okay, 501 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:44,400 Eric, I'm gonna let you go here because we're gonna start eating with 502 00:37:44,559 --> 00:37:47,840 microphones on because no one wants to listen to meat. But Eron, tell 503 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:52,440 everyone where they could find you. Yeah. So I am on Twitter, 504 00:37:52,039 --> 00:37:58,480 x, Instagram, TikTok at cheap seats for one one and I also have 505 00:37:58,639 --> 00:38:01,480 my YouTube page if you want. If you're asking where should I go, 506 00:38:01,639 --> 00:38:06,559 check my YouTube page because I've got I realized I've got in this the past 507 00:38:06,639 --> 00:38:09,719 year, so over thirty places on there now, like oh, I didn't 508 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:14,199 even realize that. And I've got about three thousand more to go, right, 509 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,480 I'll just keep put them up there. I usually get one every week, 510 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:20,679 and Thursdays is usually when I put one out, so I've got one 511 00:38:20,679 --> 00:38:24,079 coming out tomorrow. I did a happy hour in West Loop, so that 512 00:38:24,199 --> 00:38:28,239 was a little different, little out out of my lane, but I wanted 513 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:31,239 to give it a try because that's Chicago. Two is outdoor patio season, 514 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:36,199 so yeah, that's where you can find me. Awesome. Well, I 515 00:38:36,239 --> 00:38:40,159 appreciate it. Once again. We are at Revinia Brewing Company. Don't get 516 00:38:40,159 --> 00:38:45,639 it confused. It's the brewing company. They're located at twenty six oh one 517 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:51,920 West di Versy. They also have a location in Highland Park at five eighty 518 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:57,320 two Roger Williams Avenue. Great local spot. The beers are phenomenal, the 519 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,079 food is great. We'll talk about the food in a little bit or on 520 00:39:00,159 --> 00:39:04,719 a video, so once together. You don't have to listen to meet Shu. 521 00:39:05,039 --> 00:39:07,840 But it's a great spot. You need to go to either location. 522 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:12,559 The food's great, the beer is great. You will not be disappointed, 523 00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:16,360 and please support local Illinois breweries. Aaron, thank you again, thank you, 524 00:39:16,639 --> 00:39:24,559 thank you. This is a lot of fun. Yeah, all right. 525 00:39:24,599 --> 00:39:29,760 The beer that's in front of you right now is Takati. Takata's been 526 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:37,280 around since the nineteen forties. It's a classic Mexican blogger. It's made in 527 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:44,599 the town of Takati in Baja California. You're still proudly brewed there, top 528 00:39:44,679 --> 00:39:50,039 selling beer in the country. I don't think I've ever had Takati on the 529 00:39:50,079 --> 00:39:54,280 show, and it's been years since I've had this beer. So the weather's 530 00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:59,119 getting hot out there, it's time to fire up the grill. Have something 531 00:39:59,159 --> 00:40:07,480 a little lighter, so I'm gonna bust open the Takat. Well, this 532 00:40:07,559 --> 00:40:12,920 has a nice golden color, good foam on. This smells good, just 533 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:19,519 smells like a nice classic Macro lagger. It's good. I drink this again. 534 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:24,760 Four point five percent alcohol first quenching. Can't go wrong. There got 535 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:30,239 a nice flavor you get trying to think it's a little malt sweetness. I 536 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:35,400 don't know if they use any adjuncts like corn in this. It doesn't say 537 00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:38,199 and, but I'm getting some kind of sweetness, so it could be. 538 00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:43,320 I think it's good. I mean, this is something you'd crush at four 539 00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:47,199 and a half percent. It's light, it's non offensive. Now this is 540 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:53,199 like the official beer of fighting. I think they're like big in the sponsorships 541 00:40:53,199 --> 00:40:57,639 and boxing. So I guess if you need to go out and rumble, 542 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:02,079 you have a takata. But no, I like this. I think it's 543 00:41:02,079 --> 00:41:06,320 been a lot since I had a corona. I think I would prefer this 544 00:41:07,079 --> 00:41:12,440 over a corona. If you were grabbing a Mexican lagger next week I'm going 545 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:15,400 to do. If it's not next week, it's in the fridge, so 546 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:19,199 I'll have it in the next couple of weeks, Pacifical, because I haven't 547 00:41:19,199 --> 00:41:22,719 had one of those in a long time. But no, tacata's pretty good. 548 00:41:23,079 --> 00:41:27,480 Like you're going to a barbecue, you're going to sit outside, like 549 00:41:27,559 --> 00:41:30,599 here in Chicago's. I'm recording this. It's ninety something to greed. You 550 00:41:30,599 --> 00:41:35,480 don't want something heavy. You'd crush a couple of zacats and you'll be in 551 00:41:35,519 --> 00:41:38,800 good shape. So if you see it, put it in a cart for 552 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:46,840 an intro Enil Carol. After I was done with the takat segment, Ruby 553 00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:51,760 said, why don't you make a hidata? Now, as everyone knows, 554 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:57,599 my wife Ruby is Mexican American. So we had the other takat and like 555 00:41:58,079 --> 00:42:04,199 this is something I've never made. So she's like, no, so we 556 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:07,639 took two limes, or she took two limes, squeezed the juice in a 557 00:42:07,679 --> 00:42:16,079 big glass, and then rimmed the glass with salt, and now she started 558 00:42:16,119 --> 00:42:19,760 it. So you're not going to get the can open sound here. But 559 00:42:19,880 --> 00:42:23,440 I have the last half of this here, so it's pretty easy. It's 560 00:42:23,519 --> 00:42:30,480 just your beer with salt and lime. So let's give this a whirl. 561 00:42:30,559 --> 00:42:37,119 Here. That's pretty good. I like it. Like years ago you'd put 562 00:42:37,159 --> 00:42:42,840 like the wedge of lime in the corona, but this is actually the juice 563 00:42:43,079 --> 00:42:49,639 of two limes, so you have more of that lime flavor with the salt. 564 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:54,159 I think this is really good. Like why is my white ass not 565 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:59,199 had this before and drink this? Because like this is something you would just 566 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:01,760 duringk all the time. It's really good. I'm gonna ask some more. 567 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:06,000 Thinks she might've used too much salt. I mean, I got hypertension, 568 00:43:06,039 --> 00:43:09,079 baby, what's she trying to do? She's trying to get my riches by 569 00:43:09,239 --> 00:43:15,599 giving me all this salt. But the chilata is excellent. I like it. 570 00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:21,079 If you have some Mexican logger laying around and you have some nice juicy 571 00:43:21,159 --> 00:43:34,719 lines. Make yourself a chilada. That's gonna wrap things up for this edition 572 00:43:34,800 --> 00:43:37,639 of Beer in Front. I thank you very much for listening, and I 573 00:43:37,679 --> 00:43:44,519 want to thank again Aaron Fitzpatrick for coming on to talk about some great Chicago 574 00:43:44,679 --> 00:43:50,480 spots to eat once again. You could bind him online act cheap seats or 575 00:43:50,679 --> 00:43:54,239 one one. I also want to thank to find people at Ravennie You Brewing 576 00:43:54,639 --> 00:44:00,920 for hosting us and turning the music down so we could talk. Have a 577 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:04,079 great week everyone, I'll see you next week on the show, and remember 578 00:44:04,639 --> 00:44:07,480 sometimes the beer in front of you is the best one yet.