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First of all, thanks for watching! We love the views! Second, congratulations on catching us in a minor timeline error uttered in an extemporaneous conversation about redlining in Chicago during the 1950s. Stephanie’s direct quote includes the phrase, “KFC and ALL THE OTHER fast-food chains wouldn’t come to the south side....” Whether Kentucky Fried Chicken did or did not exist as a franchise in 1950, Harold Pierce responded to a need in the Chicago south side fast-food market against a specific obstacle - redlining. But, hey! We appreciate the split hairs! “The character of Harold’s developed primarily out of necessity because THE LARGER FAST-FOOD CHAINS TENDED TO AVOID AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS. In turn, CHICAGO’S LEGAL AND SOCIAL OBSTACLES TO BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES AT THE TIME PREVENTED HAROLD’S FROM EXPANDING INTO DOWNTOWN OR THE NORTH SIDE. Harold’s became one of the few examples of a thriving fast-food chain that was owned by and primarily served the black community.” - The History of Harold’s Chicken (www.haroldschickenscorp.com/about) (emphasis Chicago Style Eats) Third, Rodney isn’t our “African-American friend.” He’s our friend, period. He happens to have grown up on the south side, still lives on the south side, and is very excited about our show. The reason he appears in this episode - WHICH IS ABOUT MILD SAUCE, BY THE WAY, a condiment found fairly exclusively on the south and west sides of Chicago - is because he offered to help us in any way we needed if ever we were recording our show on the south side, and we thought it would be fun to have our friends join us for this episode. Fourth, Tony grew up and has lived in and around Chicago for nearly his entire life, and Stephanie lives in the city. Our purpose for doing this show is to share the book we discovered which gives love to the city we love, and to share our experiences as we explore the foods highlighted in the book. Again, thanks for watching!

No offense taken! You're correct: we probably AREN'T the right people to critique rib tips (we're also probably not the right people to have a TH-cam show, but here we are....) That's why we strove this season NOT to make this a food critique show (though we slipped a few times (we're looking at YOU, Chicago Corn Roll Tamales!)) We make the comparison from the viewpoint of people for whom "ribs" has always meant "babyback" or "spare ribs," and for whom "good ribs" has always meant "meaty" and "fall-off-the-bone tender." Our intent was to point out that rib tips are NOT those ribs, but that they are nonetheless succulent, tasty, and heavenly mouthfuls for meat lovers. Hell, I ate a whole bucket of Lem's tips throughout the following week! Our hope is to get back to Lem's in the coming season of Chicago Style Eats and, hopefully, have a chat for the show with Carmen, James Lemons's daughter and current Lem's owner. She is training the next generation in the old school traditions and hopes they will carry on with the business when she is done. We hope Lem's lives on for another 70 years! Thank you for watching, and for taking the time for constructive comment. It helps us in our effort to make the show better.

@@ChicagoStyleEats-rz2rc Well, I kind of wish the enthusiasm in your writing had reflected in your video. Those tips are not tough.

I wasn't trying to be funny when I said 'the right people.' But pit bbq is a cultural thing that I'm not sure you understand. You critiqued the food like a science experiment.

Great story! Thanks for sharing! Is The Village Beef Shoppe still around? I grew up in the south suburbs, South Chicago Heights, but a block from the border with Chicago Heights. My father's barber shop was in da Heights, on "da Hill." Our family's go-to beef places were Marnell's Drive-In and Enzo's (recently closed), both in da Heights. Thanks for watching, and for all the comments. We love it!

@@ChicagoStyleEats-rz2rc Village Beef is no longer. The storefront now is a day care center.

One of the goals for our show is for people to discover with us Chicago foods that they also may have never heard about, and to encourage them to try something new. You never know if you'll like something until you've tried it. Case in point: the Jim Shoe! I, too was skeptical about Taffy Grapes, but I tried them and they were ...yeah. Meh. But not nearly as bad as I expected them to be based on their description. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

EXACTLY! Thank you for putting into words what I failed to do. It's exactly the way Lou Malnati's puts sausage on their deep dish! Thanks for watching and contributing!

It's probably something that occurred to me in the past but just couldn't put my finger on: "My brain is thinking 'peanut butter,' but ...no way! I'm eating an egg roll!" But now, every egg roll I eat from every different Chinese place, I tase peanut butter! Who knew! ... I mean, other than the Chinese and 3 Kings....

You're welcome! The sandwich and Home of the Hoagie and the South Side foods deserve SO MUCH more positive attention from the rest of the city! As to who created the sandwich, I can only defer to our source, the book that inspired our show - Made In Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometown Bites - deeply researched and written by veteran food writers for Chicago news publications and various web entities. Thank you for watching our show, and for taking the time to drop us a line to let us know your thoughts. It means a great deal to us, and it's fun to hear from you! ❤

Taurus flavors came first est. 1966. Home of the Hoagie was eat. 1969.

Taurus flavors came first est. 1966. Home of the Hoagie was eat. 1969.

Don't JUST watch the episode, though! Go out and find some. We didn't care for them, but that doesn't mean you won't!

@@ChicagoStyleEats-rz2rc OK!

Where is this more authentic suburban gyros?

Yup, she's good for a laugh!

Where might we find this Capone/Godfather?

You can find it at the taste of Chicago on a 111 and Michigan

We have not tried this. Where would we find it?

@@ChicagoStyleEats-rz2rc you can find the gyro cheese burger at Nick's on Sibley

@@cashbuck222 Awesomness! Thanks!

They're open?! Is his daughter running it, now? Is she still serving the Mother-In-Law?

To be 100% honest, we had never heard of ANY of the south side foods we - with the book's guidance - highlighted this season, except generic "barbecue." Hoo-wee! Were we missing out! Please feel free to make suggestions for us to "discover."

We have to wait for Lent? (Please substitute my peppers with bacon and hash browns, please.)

Thank you for your comment. We don't have a ton of viewers or subscribers, so it makes it easy for us to respond to those who contribute here. It's important to us.

We’re pretty sure there’s enough pizza to go around in this city! Who’s your go-to for Neapolitan? Out is Spacca Napoli in Ravenswood. We’re not sure if we’ve ever had Sicilian pan pizza. Where’s our best bet for that?

@@ChicagoStyleEats-rz2rc If you want an old school Sicilian pan pizza, try D'Amato's on Grand Avenue in Noble Square/West Town. For the hipster version, I like Pizza Friendly Pizza in Ukrainian Village/West Town. Let me know what you think! And we will have to go to Spacca Napoli together some time! Craft Pizza or Coalfire were our go places for Neapolitan pizza to when we lived in the city. Now that we are in the suburbs we like Forno Rossa in Elmwood Park.

Jacky's. Still there, still delicious!