It's funny this thread was bumped up again!!

I was watching the Food Network this morning, and saw a show called Chicago Classics, about all the food specialties of Chicago.

They had the Chicago style hot dogs and featured a restaurant called Irvings for Red Hot Lovers.

Ever heard of it Kristy?

The other places they mentioned were Connie's for deep dish pizza, Robinson's BBQ, and Cliff and Buster's Maccaroons (sp?).

Of course I instantly thought of this thread! It all comes back to YT, doesn't it! :p

Bumping for Stewies Mom

Here in Northern Illinois it's the corn capital. A lot of towns have corn boils in late summer (about back-to-school time). We also have a lot of pumpkin celebrations along with pumpkin pies, pumpkin breads and cookies.

I'm originally from Trinidad&Tobago in the West indies (just of the coast of Venezuela). My beautiful island home is famous for Spicy foods like curried chicken, roti, and Pelaeau. Mmmmmm, now I'm homesick. LOL

SLT ~ I have heard of Irving's, though I've never been there.
Connie's is my most favorite pizza ever. I go there or order in at least once a month. Robinson's is excellent and I dated a guy who lived like 3blks from one, but I don't go there anymore because it brings back too many memories. lol. I am such a sap.
I had to google cliff and buster's and apparently Oprah loves them:
http://www2.oprah.com/presents/holid..._food_01.jhtml

Great, now I'm starving! :D

Alright, I am now drooling on the new keyboard and will probably have to go get another....

Allentown is famous for Yocco's hot dogs, just your basic dog with their special chili sauce. I was lucky enough to have one of the owners as a girl scout leader, so we had 'em at camp. You gotta eat about 4 and down 'em with chocolate milk. I have to bring them with me when I visit my uncle in FL or the door won't open.
I think I would trade for a Chicago dog in a sec.

Also, white birch beer, lebanon bologna and perogies are standard fare.

Kings Inn - seafood right on the beach at Riviera with secret tartar sauce that people all over the world buy by the qt and gallons and ship home. It has a guest register with people from Hong Kong, Washington D.C. etc., in it - REGULARLY.

It is good.

I like our texmex food too. The best of everything.

Ditto that!
Don't forget the fried chicken and watermelon

ok- Kristie you forgot Garrett's Popcorn!!!!! cheddar cheese, and caramel soooo yummy.

I am from so. indiana/kentucky
So of course there is the mint julip drink and derby pie.

We have another drink- SKI soda. it is citriusy and kinda like mountain dew/mellow yellow/sprite I don't know but it is the best. We also drink RC cola.

We only drink our tea sweet and if you order it at most restaraunts it comes already sweetened.

We always eat corn fritters they are kinda like hush puppies but sweet with corn on the inside and you eat them with honey.

zucchinni bread yum!!!

Apple butter.

Collard greens. fried everything-fried chicken, fried steak, fried pork chops, fried zucchini, fried cucumbers, fried mushrooms-the kind you pick yourself like morels, fried twinkies, fried potatoes and onions, fried green tomatoes, fried potatoe pancakes, fried catfish-eww I don't eat that. everything tastes better fried!!

I think that about does it.

I am a recent transplant to florida and enjoy eating alot of cuban food-like madurros-fried sweet plantains, black beans and rice, chicken milanasa or shredded pork with onions and that like lime juice, yuca, and cafe con leche.

Minnesota:

Wild Rice Soup... A store called Byerly's (sp?) makes the BEST wild rice soup EVER imaginable... YUMMY!!!