re: Anything cheesier than being out of town on business trip & eating at a chain restaurant?

Went to Chicago for work with another guy. He ordered room service pizza and quesadillas.

I walked a few blocks to the train station, rode the green line 25 minutes, then took a $10 Lyft to Johnnie’s Beef. Because dammit I wanted to try Johnnie’s Italian beef sandwich, even though Mr. Beef was 2 blocks from my hotel.

I ordered an Italian beef, juicy (dunked in the jus), with hot and sweet peppers, fries, Italian ice, and a Diet Coke. Cash only, and run soup nazi style. Total food bill was less than $12, and I ate it at a table in the side lot that I shared with a nice dump truck driver who looked like an NFL linebacker..

Best damned meal I had in Chicago. I will never forget it.

Not sure which one of us is crazier.

The Art of Ordering at Johnnie’s Beef