Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix2.panix.com!not-for-mail From: Cydrome Leader Newsgroups: chi.eats Subject: Re: manny's Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:32:42 -0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Message-ID: References: <3cab6c89-d29d-4a2d-9dd8-2954aeb490c8n@googlegroups.com> <7c138d2f-1602-4681-b49d-5cfd47347de4n@googlegroups.com> Injection-Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:32:42 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader2.panix.com; posting-host="panix2.panix.com:166.84.1.2"; logging-data="7756"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: tin/2.6.0-20210823 ("Coleburn") (NetBSD/9.3 (amd64)) Xref: csiph.com chi.eats:29819 JG Rove wrote: > On Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 6:22:25 PM UTC-6, Cydrome Leader wrote: >> JG Rove wrote: >> > On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2:10:03 PM UTC-6, barbie gee wrote: >> >> v >> >> On Wed, 25 Jan 2023, Cydrome Leader wrote: >> >> >> >> > barbie gee wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, 12 Aug 2022, Cydrome Leader wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> barbie gee wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2022, Cydrome Leader wrote: >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>>> barbie gee wrote: >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> On Fri, 21 Jan 2022, Cydrome Leader wrote: >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> I dropped by manny's yesterday for a pastrami on rye and potato thing to go. >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> They still have lots of weird jokes at the serving line, but everything was >> >> >>>>>>> fine. I suspect the portions shrank a bit compared to maybe 5 years ago, but >> >> >>>>>>> the food was still good, even though it was colder when I got back about 10 >> >> >>>>>>> minutes later. The potato thing was still cripsy though. >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> Will re-add it to the lunch rotation. >> >> >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> It's been awhile, but I'd love to have a corned beef sangwich from there >> >> >>>>>> soon. >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> Let's go. Are you ever in that area? >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Yeah, I have a relative that lives near United Center. We could get >> >> >>>> Nicko, and anybody else we can stand to be around for a couple hours! >> >> >>>> Hah! >> >> >>> >> >> >>> If it's M-F, I'll mostly be limited to a lunch "hour". Is Nicko still at >> >> >>> the same place? I tried to email him some time ago, but never heard back. >> >> >> >> >> >> He's not working there anymore. I could ping him on FB. >> >> > >> >> > I just went there yesterday. It was like $28 for a pastami, the pancake >> >> > and a coffee. >> >> > >> >> > Have him say hi, if he's willing. >> >> > >> >> $28! >> >> Nothing cheap anymore. >> > >> > That is 4 regular Shake Shack burgers, in Sears tower. The Sears tower rule doesn't apply there. >> Are your prices current for shake shack? > > $7 with tax last Saturday. I brings my own Aldi chips. It's the plain burger with toppings buried in the menu screens. Sears food court has more seating than the other shacks. I might have to add that back to the lunch rotation. Arturo's on Canal by Monroe is my favorite option in that area.