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Had my first dinner club meal last night.
It was a market burger with horseradish cheddar, garlic aioli, arugula, and Nueske bacon. Plus pimento cheese fries and a homemade oreo cookie.
It was probably the 3rd best burger I've had in Chicago. Could have been great but the horseradish cheddar was way aggressive, and I like horseradish. The pimento cheese fries were probably my favorite and the homemade oreo cookie was likely great if you're a bigger fan of oreo's than I am.
Observations: It seems like it's a thing here that when dining out, you always take half home with you. This event confirmed it for me. I'm not sure if it's a caloric control strategy, a financial strategy, or the result of people living in 800 sq feet apartments with inadequate kitchens and lack the desire to cook. Most everyone we know here eats out A LOT, and rarely talk about cooking themselves or grocery shopping. I can understand a huge portioned entree, but taking half a cheeseburger home only to reheat it later seems criminally odd.
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