Coming from Wisconsin- land where it snows on Memorial Day- I should have been prepared for a weather disaster today. After a weekend of glorious sun-filled weekend, we held out high hopes that we would be able to bbq today. But today came in dreary and chilly; the weather completely disregarded our Memorial Day grill out plans.
So time for my Chicago Memorial Day back up plan: Chicago style dogs at the nearest hot dog stand... which was closed. Ok, on we went to the next nearest hot dog stand with the best fries and a server that will tell you about each of his children’s numerous accomplishments...closed. No MIT success stories to make me feel under accomplished today.
So the back up to the back up plan is to wander Broadway. Wander we did until we saw some faint florescent lights coming from a basement restaurant named Flub a Dub Chub’s. Hungry and hankerin’ for a decent dog, we entered. With Star Wars playing on the TV and little tables scattered around the checker tiled floor, we knew we had hit gold.
The Flub a Dub Chub Chicago style dog was perfect: snappy skin, puffy bun, fresh toppings and all with a batch of hot fries and a rootbeer. Thank you Midwest Spring for forcing me to explore the basements open on Memorial Day and finding a new favorite hot dog stand.
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