Giordano's
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bobnabq
Lead Service Attendant
Sign me up for one. As a weight conscious diabetic, can you assure me it's low-cal? :giggle:
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the_traveler
Engineer
Yes, I can testify under oath to it!
I NEVER count calories, so it always comes up as -0-, or low-cal!
Ben_G
Service Attendant
As long as you drink a diet drink along with it...that cancels out the pizza cal's.... :giggle:
TraneMan
Conductor
We had this for the first time 3 years ago when I met up with a long lost cousin of mine. We couldn't finish it! Good thing we walked most of the time after we got done eating it!!
RailFanLNK
Conductor
If I'm in Chicago and traveling coach back home, I almost always eat before boarding the CZ and since I don't have anywhere to bring the leftovers, I usually hand them to one of the many homeless on Chicago's streets.
had8ley
Engineer
That's a win-win in my book Al :hi:
had8ley
Engineer
Just for kicks we ought to turn all Au'ers loose at the next gathering at Union Station with the stipulation that they can only eat pizza. I'd almost bet everyone would turn up at Giordano's. 
Enroute to Gathering IV, approximately 15 AU'ers met at the Metro Lounge and ate
Giordano's pizza for lunch. It was well received by all. A few did drink a diet soda!!
A few of us will be transiting in Chicago enroute to Seattle, so perhaps another Giordano's
lunch is in order.
Giordano's pizza for lunch. It was well received by all. A few did drink a diet soda!!
A few of us will be transiting in Chicago enroute to Seattle, so perhaps another Giordano's
lunch is in order.
The Chief
Lead Service Attendant
Was that you? Thanks, man! I really was hungry that day!
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Dick: Guess Penny will have to go to Whole Paycheck again to eat! :lol: Ya'll should find a Joint that serves food she can eat! (I'm in the there are better Pizza Joints in CHI Club but you can't beat the Convience of G's!!)
NY Penn
OBS Chief
A bit of an off-topic question:
What, if anything specific, caused Giordano's to go bankrupt?
What, if anything specific, caused Giordano's to go bankrupt?
The Journalist
Lead Service Attendant
When in Chicago I often go to Pizzeria Uno. It's become a small chain, but the original location on Ohio street doesn't act or feel like one. I'll have to sample this Giordano's next time I'm there.
Ben_G
Service Attendant
Nothing in Chicago beats a Maxwell Street Polish with extra grilled onions and mustard. Any of you regular Chicago fokes know if there is a place to get them near Union Station ?
OlympianHiawatha
Engineer
Your best bet will be Gold Coast Dogs in the CUS Food Court. They have a Polish on the menu-while it may not be quite the same as getting one on Maxwell Street, it will save a lot of wandering around.
Jim - I guess you know my dietary quirks. Last year while most everyone was eating Giordano's pizza in the lounge, I was eating my Whole Foods yogurt and banana. Even though Whole Foods is expensive for a grocery store, I would be willing to bet that my lunch cost less money than the lunch of those who ate pizza. (My guess is that my waistline is smaller than most of the AU members who ate pizza :lol: - but that is not really a fair comparison since I am much shorter than the general public)
nolatron
Train Attendant
I stopped at a Giordano's during a layover in Chicago last year. Best deep dish I've ever had. Too bad my roomette didn't have a mini fridge for leftovers!
Ispolkom
Engineer
Al's Beef (601 W. Adams) is a couple of blocks west of Union Station. It has an excellent Maxwell Street polish.
The owners were also real estate investors and bad investments took the whole operation down. The pizza operation is likely to emerge from bankruptcy though.
Likely the profits from the restaurant biz helped them get into the real estate market and they want to protect that source of cash. Who knows but lets hope the pizza side of the house survives.
Bierboy
OBS Chief
I've had both and ate a Giordano's in Oakbrook Terrace last week. It's AMAZING deep dish pizza!
The Journalist
Lead Service Attendant
Whoa. I have family in Oak Brook-hence why I'm sometimes in Chicago. I'll definitely be trying it out then.
D.P. Roberts
Conductor
So which would be the better way to spend a layover in Chicago (train 29 to train 3, assuming they run on time, and we have about 5 hours) -
1) walk around downtown, eat lunch at Giordano's, and maybe tour the Sears Tower, or
2) Take a bus to the museum campus and see the Field Museum or the Shedd Aquarium?
Option 2 sounds like more fun (I love aquariums), but option 1 has the better lunch.
1) walk around downtown, eat lunch at Giordano's, and maybe tour the Sears Tower, or
2) Take a bus to the museum campus and see the Field Museum or the Shedd Aquarium?
Option 2 sounds like more fun (I love aquariums), but option 1 has the better lunch.
Me.....I would do option 2 and eat at Gold Coast Dogs in the CUS food court.
RailFanLNK
Conductor
I don't think 5 hours will do the musuems justice. I have found that it feels like I'm running through them if I don't set aside most of the day. Remember, you also have "time in transit" to both places eating up the time. I would go with #1.
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domefoamer
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I followed the deep, savory trail of hype to Giordano's, the last time I was in that city. For me, their pizza was disgusting. The crust rolled up to form a bowl, filled with at least an inch of cheese, making a pie as thick and gooey as a quiche. Sorry, guys, but not everybody's that into cheese! My tastes tend towards NY pizza styles. A pizza I enjoyed in Delaware last week had a crisp crust, a sweetened tomato sauce, ample toppings and remarkably little cheese, less than a quarter-inch of it. Yummmmm!
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