[In search of suburban life?] Chicago to get its first Olive Garden

Thank god someone is thinking about the shortage of suburban style restaurants in the city.

And the lucky neighborhood is:

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130326/CRED05/13032...

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on March 26, 2013 at 3:46pm

Mike Zumwalt said:

Borrow money for a car,shop at big box stores,eat until you feel sick,then drive home. Support America!

FTFY

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 27, 2013 at 12:31am

roflmao

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

An Olive Garden will totally ruin the urban character of the block destroying the tree lined parking lot islands and driving customers away from other nearby Italian themed eateries like Little Ceasars.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 27, 2013 at 1:50am

Bwahahaha!

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

An Olive Garden will totally ruin the urban character of the block destroying the tree lined parking lot islands and driving customers away from other nearby Italian themed eateries like Little Ceasars.

Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on March 27, 2013 at 2:51am

LOL LOL

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

An Olive Garden will totally ruin the urban character of the block destroying the tree lined parking lot islands and driving customers away from other nearby Italian themed eateries like Little Ceasars.

Permalink Reply by dan brown on March 27, 2013 at 3:22am

this is turning out to be a great thread. (And I was wondering why Howard posted it to begin with).

 

RE : "I know there is a reason for suburbia, but I do not know what it is."

Lisa - this is a classic comment. I'd like to nominate you for an award for that.

We could all write books about this exact topic (wait...just read 'Fast Food Nation' esp. the

chapters about strip-mall ization of America).

 

IMHO the purpose of suburbia is for people who want everything to be 'perfect' (their houses, cars,

kids, wives, etc. etc.) to be surrounded by other 'perfect' people, etc. Except that doesn't exist.

anywhere. The deception and hypocrisy are amazing in the burbs (especially when you go further out).

OK will quit now.  and yes I have eaten at olive garden (against my will) and I don't like it.

PF Changs is actually pretty good though (esp. the hot sauces and lettuce wraps - yummy).

 

DB

 

as a footnote : a good friend of mine who has kids at OPRF HS (Oak Park River Forest) was asked

to not speak or not return to PTA meetings because he insisted the school address the herion

epidemic (this was about 3 years ago) that was rampant. The response from the school and the

PTA leadership was "No, our kids don't do drugs, they never would. Other schools' kids have those

problems, but not here..."

 



J.A.W. 15.08 km said:

LOL LOL

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

An Olive Garden will totally ruin the urban character of the block destroying the tree lined parking lot islands and driving customers away from other nearby Italian themed eateries like Little Ceasars.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 27, 2013 at 3:25am

This thread has been great fun.

Lisa - Great comment.  I laugh every time I return to this thread.

And on the OPRF situation, denial is a river in Egypt.  ;)

dan brown 4.4 miles said:

this is turning out to be a great thread. (And I was wondering why Howard posted it to begin with).

 

RE : "I know there is a reason for suburbia, but I do not know what it is."

Lisa - this is a classic comment.

 

IMHO the purpose of suburbia is for people who want everything to be 'perfect' ...

as a footnote : a good friend of mine who has kids at OPRF HS (Oak Park River Forest) was asked to not speak or not return to PTA meetings because he insisted the school address the herion epidemic (this was about 3 years ago) that was rampant. The response from the school and the PTA leadership was "No, our kids don't do drugs, they never would. Other schools' kids have those problems, but not here..."

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 27, 2013 at 3:57am

As in:   "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA! hands over ears I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"
 
dan brown 4.4 miles said:

this is turning out to be a great thread. (And I was wondering why Howard posted it to begin with).

 

as a footnote : a good friend of mine who has kids at OPRF HS (Oak Park River Forest) was asked

to not speak or not return to PTA meetings because he insisted the school address the herion

epidemic (this was about 3 years ago) that was rampant. The response from the school and the

PTA leadership was "No, our kids don't do drugs, they never would. Other schools' kids have those

problems, but not here..."

 


 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 27, 2013 at 4:42am

Yes!  There are many women in the suburbs who want to ride bikes and came all the way to UIC to talk about it.
 
Jennifer on the lake said:

The Chainlink welcomes our suburban sisters who attended Women Bike Chicago!
Permalink Reply by globalguy on March 27, 2013 at 5:00am

Well frankly you wouldn't know it form this thread. 

Jennifer on the lake said:

The Chainlink welcomes our suburban sisters who attended Women Bike Chicago!
Permalink Reply by globalguy on March 27, 2013 at 5:01am

And do they enjoy hearing pretentious city dwellers snicker about where suburban women live or work?

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

Yes!  There are many women in the suburbs who want to ride bikes and came all the way to UIC to talk about it.
 
Jennifer on the lake said:

The Chainlink welcomes our suburban sisters who attended Women Bike Chicago!
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on March 27, 2013 at 5:05am
The suburbs? Ugh, go back to your parking lots and strip malls.

globalguy said:

And do they enjoy hearing pretentious city dwellers snicker about where suburban women live or work?

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

Yes!  There are many women in the suburbs who want to ride bikes and came all the way to UIC to talk about it.
 
Jennifer on the lake said:

The Chainlink welcomes our suburban sisters who attended Women Bike Chicago!
Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on March 27, 2013 at 5:16am

The ironic part is that the "first" Olive Garden that I became aware of in Chicago is within sight of Chicago.  Its at the corner of Touhy and McCormick in Lincolnwood Town Center.  That's just across the Sanitary Canal from Chicago.   To paraphrase the Witch of Wasilia, you can see Chicago from there...

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