Weekend Update 3/28/21

[EJN]

You poor, misguided unfortunates.....
What passes for pizza outside of Chicago is about the same as Pizza Hut....

I live in the Chicago suburbs and there is a Lou Malnati's 1 mile north of me...

[CBQ Fan]

I live in the Chicago suburbs and there is a Lou Malnati's 1 mile north of me...

One of my favorites!

[ncbqguy]

Regional food differences and loyalties are fun!
In all seriousness, while I do miss Chicago Hot Dogs (with “the works”, NO KETCHUP!!) and thin, thick, and deep dish pizza, Italian beef / sausage and Czech food, we seriously underestimated what we would really miss....
I had a varied network of train friends that I would see on a weekly basis in clubs, operating sessions or at the hobby shops.  My wife had quilting, knitting, and former coworkers that she would get together with regularly.  Our couples friends grew out of these contacts.
While Barb found quilt groups here right away and I was getting into the local Model Railroad scene (N, HO and Live Steam) before COVID, we’ve found only one train/quilt couple.
Not surprising since we developed our friends during living in Chicago for most of our lives. 
The internet and conventions allow me to reconnect with friends all over the world and we will make visits “home” and we can get our fix for our “soul foods” again once it is safe travel again.
Something to think about if contemplating retirement relocation!
Charlie Vlk

[Lucas in Alaska]

We visited family south of Chicago several years ago. Stayed at a hotel not far from o’hare and ordered Giordano’s pizza. It was so good we brought several pizzas back to Alaska with us. I love Chicago style pizza.

[peteski]

Regional food differences and loyalties are fun!
In all seriousness, while I do miss Chicago Hot Dogs (with “the works”, NO KETCHUP!!) and thin, thick, and deep dish pizza, Italian beef / sausage and Czech food, we seriously underestimated what we would really miss....

With a fairly large Polish population in the Chicago area, I'm surprised nobody mentioned Polish cuisine.   
BTW, I like my pizza thin and chewy crust.  New York style I guess, but I don't fold mine while eating.  I use a fork and knife. The civilized way, you know. 

[ednadolski]

With a fairly large Polish population in the Chicago area, I'm surprised nobody mentioned Polish cuisine.   

Ya gotta come to Colorado for that: https://www.pierogiesfactory.com/

(N.B. that's less than a 10 minute drive from N Scale Supply!)

Ed

[skytop35]

With a fairly large Polish population in the Chicago area, I'm surprised nobody mentioned Polish cuisine.   
BTW, I like my pizza thin and chewy crust.  New York style I guess, but I don't fold mine while eating.  I use a fork and knife. The civilized way, you know. 

Polish cuisine, OK I'm in! Just had dinner tonight at Tata's Pierogi in Elk Grove Village. My wife had the Polish plate and I had the Golabki plate with Pierogi. Washed it down with Tyskie beer. Three of my grandparents are Polish but I don't speak the language. Too bad as the waiter started speaking to us in Polish as we sat down. Best I could do was say  Dziękuję Ci when they brought out our food.

[glakedylan]

actually the best pierogi come from Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania, a little town industry, Shenandoah, Mrs. T's


sincerely
Gary

[btrain]

All this talk about pierogies is making me sad that Cleveland’s Sokolowski’s University Inn recently closed their doors. If you grew up with a grandma from Eastern Europe, you instantly knew how homely the food was there.

[GhengisKong]

Before we get back on topic, I'll throw my Chicago pie opinion into the ring: while ddep dish is good, the best I've found is near Midway called Vito&Nicks. Been there for a loooong time.

[peteski]

All this talk about pierogies is making me sad that Cleveland’s Sokolowski’s University Inn recently closed their doors. If you grew up with a grandma from Eastern Europe, you instantly knew how homely the food was there.

Ah, that's better guys!  Today I had some bigos and kielbasa, with some good rye bred.  I get my (home-made) pierogi and golabki at a small Polish store, Bartlett Street Superette, in Manchester, NH.  And for commercially pierogi I like Alexandra's Foods (from Chicago).

I guess we should go back to the regularly scheduled model RR subject. 

[GimpLizard]

With a fairly large Polish population in the Chicago area, I'm surprised nobody mentioned Polish cuisine.   

I suddenly have a strong hankering for kielbasa.

[MVW]

Has DKS rendered a "Sausagewire" header yet? 

Jim

[sirenwerks]

Sorry to say, the best pierogi  is made by babushka-wearing little old Slovak women in the basement of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in east Youngstown.

[Skeebo]

My mother made the best pierogi, STAY AWAY from the store bought ones, they woke me up with terrible cramps and you don't want to know what else!