Coffee Messiah

We ended up getting to Chicago last Fri
late in the afternoon. Traffic seemed to be light,
so we drove and bypassed the Toll roads.

It took us 26 minutes to get to the loop,
with nary a soul, compared to any drive
ever before for us. When we reached the Loop,
again hardly any traffic at all. It seemd like an early
morning on a Sat/Sun, rather than a Friday.

We wondered if the high cost of gasoline
is making this change????

It sure was an easy commute, both in
and out of town. Not the usual
amount of backed up traffic.

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If you look closely, you will see
many types of information.

We thought of Ched when we saw these.

Although we parked close to our favorite
coffee shop, we did not go in this time.

This VW was in front of us.

Down the street and our first stop whenever
we get to Chicago after 2 pm is
the New Tokyo.

These 2 guys make the best Sushi.......

Since Bernice never had Sushi, she tried
this Tempura Potato Prawns.
She was pleasantly surprised.

Our favorite is Dragon Spicy Eel & Tuna.

The presentation is always top notch.
And so is an empty plate.

A few views that caught our eyes.

Had a chat with Earl at Krispy Kreme Donuts.

Cup on the left was their Espresso.
Looks pretty much like coffee. Tasted pretty bad.
Automatic machines in a place like this is a disaster.
Cup on the right was their coffee.
One thing I noticed, coffee in the hotel dining
area and here was flavorful with no after taste.

No wonder SB is losing customers for regular,
"everyday" (their new slogan) coffee.

I don't know, too me, these donuts
weren't anything special either.
I don't eat them often, but if I did,
I'd have to try something much better.

We never had a Chicago Dog, and thought
we'd never try one, so having Bernice along
pushed us to it.

This is on the South Side of Chicago on
the way out of town.

A few years ago a car drove through
the front here, but as you can see
they rebuilt the store.

They have a unique way of wrapping the
fries with the dog.

It tasted better than we anticipated
and may have to try a place in town
with some sort of reputation.

Bernice was taken to a few places she had never been.
She's not really a big city person, as she mentioned a few
times. We did stop at a Half Price Books before heading
out of town. She found a Quilting book from 2001
that had some photos of her Quilts and her
name mentioned in it. No one asked for
her permission or told her about the book.

Although tired, she seemed to have enjoyed
not only the Quilt Show, but being shown
around some of our favorite places
when we go to Chicago.

Poster - 1900 - 1920

nick & dcb :

As for your question about Chicory Coffee, and
the Brand you mentioned, I have never tasted it.
In that way, I can give no info.
I do know whenever we get Vietnamese Coffee,
the Dumonde brand is what is used in the little
drip pots added with some Condensed Milk.

We usually stop at Intelligentsia,
but, as we had Bernice with us,
we tried not to go where there
was a lot of walking, for her sake.

On our way home we stopped at Peets on
North St, downtown Chicago. Normally a pleasant
stop after we purchase a few items from Whole Foods.

I asked for a Breve, which is half & half as opposed
to regular milk, with espresso.

It seems now Peets has it's own SB way
of ordering and I was educated as to what
kind of milk it was and they then asked
how much milk I wanted.....huh?

What did I get? They charged me for a Macchiato,
and I received a double espresso with a dollop
of foam on top.

So, no Breve ; (

Some photos and such will be added to the top here
tomorrow I believe........