I will miss Charcoal Delights, although I haven't been a regular patron there since I was a student. I used to always go there and get their cheeseburger special on Sunday nights when ARA was closed. For those of you who don't know, Charcoal Delights is a small fast food chain in the Chicago area that actually uses a charcoal pit for grilling it's burgers and stuff. So it's like what Burger King pretends it does, but only for real. And the food is really great.
Incidentally, everyone around here calls it "The Pit," because their old sign (or maybe the old name of the chain) said something like, "Charcoal Pit." When I was a fresh freshman, someone mentioned (I think it was Greg, because he'd been living here for a while) that we should go to the "Pit," and I was fearfully expecting some total greasy urban dump... you know, the kind of place I ended up frequenting for most of my college career.
People always talk (people being Lukas, I guess) about the Charcoal Chicken Delights sandwhich, which I had never had. It's a breaded and fried chicken breast on a bun with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and somewhat unexpectedly, american cheese. Pretty darn tasty, and I think the breading and the american cheese are the key ingredients. But what tops it all off is that the specials at Charcoal Delights all come with a drink, which includes shakes if you want -- and their shakes are awesome. So yesterday I had what was my first and is probably my last Charcoal Chicken Delight. A+. If you're ever in the 'hood, you need to go there.
In lieu of something I won't miss (I can't think of anything good right now), here's something else I will miss:
Fri May 13 08:40:37 charcoal delights / :
