For those who are curious...

[raybear]

I did a google search and found a couple interesting things, including a message board discussing the consumption of the "ghetto fries" from Max's.

Someone wrote:
The ghetto fries are fries with Merkts cheese sauce, Max's BBQ sauce, some oregano and onions. I got it without the onions as I am not a fan.

It took a bit to get as they were cooking up a batch of fries. I was heartened by this show of freshness but alas the fries even though just cooked had a almost rubbery quality to them. I suspect they may have been fully cooked previously and merely dipped in to heat them up. Not much cheese and the sauce was very sweet. I would not order this again.

Then someone replied:
Thanks for the demystification of "ghetto fries"
Just what is it about these fries that makes them "ghetto" anyway.Is it the bbq sauce and onion that gives them their "ghettoey goodness" somehow I just don't ghet it.




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Comments

Chowhound

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

I was just on that message board yesterday! I had done a google search for Harold's chicken and lard. I hate them. There's this whole thing going on about a "special" menu at some Thai restaurant and all these (presumably) white people who demand it and who are getting frustrated because the staff insists there's no special menu. In reality, it's probably a regular menu translated into Thai. Or it has stuff that others might consider gross like "Fish Stomach Soup" or "Pig's Ankle".

Re: Chowhound

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I find your distaste for lard to be culturally insensitive to my southern roots. I guess it's a good thing when I came over for dinner that I didn't put bacon in my black-eyed peas like my moms and grandma did.

I think Chowhound might make it into my regular rotation of surfing sites.

Bacon is good stuff.

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

Okay then you have to ignore the post I made about the bartender at the Heartland who makes a great Bloody Mary. I'm shameless.

I know how good lard tastes, but it's the idea of it that grosses me out. When we went camping last weekend, Coco and I were behind this semi truck that looked like the ones that transport gasoline. On the back of the truck, in big black letters were the words "Caution: This truck carries inedible animal fat not made for human consumption". It was really funny to us because did they think someone would try to funnel out some fat right out of the truck for a quick snack? It also grossed us out to think of a truck load of animal fat sloshing around in the tank.

Inedible animal fat.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I had a banana for breakfast because that might be the only thing I eat all afternoon after thinking about the sloshings of the lard truck.

Re: Inedible animal fat.

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

So, while we're on the topic. Let's nail down a day for lunch. Tuesday? 1pm?

lunch

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Tuesday doesn't work, but Wednesday or Thursday at 1 pm would.

Location preference?
1. Corner Bakery at Madison/Wabash
2. Monday's on Jackson
3. Ooooh, or that rib place on Wabash just south of Jackson...what's it called?
4. Another place of your choosing.

Re: lunch

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

Thursday is good.

Is the rib place you're thinking of Ronny's Steakhouse? The home of the $3.99 steak dinner?

Re: lunch

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ronny's is what I'm thinking of. I haven't tried the steak dinner though -- do you get exactly what you pay for, or is it decent?

Re: lunch

[mintwaster.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't eat pork or beef, so I don't know. I went there for breakfast once and I thought it was pretty good. It's alot of food.

Why don't we go there? They have everything. The "fast food" side has mexican, pizza, and the general hot dog stand foods. Pretty much every unhealthy option you can think of, they have. So our bases will be covered.

Re: lunch

[raybear.livejournal.com]

It's written on my desk calender. Excellent!