Standing Room Only, in which the author visits Chicago's best seatless eateries. Have at it, Nick. Chickie's 2839 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago IL 60623 (map); 773-277-2333 The Short Order: Succulent Italian beef with excellent green giardinera Want Fries with That? Absolutely. About as good as fries get. Want Ketchup? Available, but not necessary.Last week I explored Jimmy's Red Hots, a perfect example of a Chicago hot dog stand, and so this time I figured I needed to examine the second pillar of seatless eateries in Chicago: The Italian beef stand. And though there are many outstanding examples, I figured Chickie's would be a good place to start. It shows that the Italian beef may be one of the few foods...
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