Manny's

While this might be most meaningful to those in the sphere of Howling Curmudgeons, it should be of interest to anyone who lives in or visits the larger Chicagoland area. Manny's Deli is a fine restaurant where they make a fine sandwich. I bring it up today, though, because Matthew Yglesias is extolling the virtues of Manny's over on his site. He had a pastrami sandwich at the Midway Airport outpost a while back and has been looking for an excuse to get back to Chicago for more ever since (his reason is YearlyKos, which is at McCormick Place this weekend and appears to be far more massive than I'd have ever expected). I must admit that I've never sampled Manny's airport fare but, given that it's in an airport and all, it can't possibly be as good as the real location in the South Loop. If you're in Chicago or will be visiting Chicago for any reason, do yourself a favor and stop in. The food is great, and it's plentiful. In fact, although Matt has a picture of a sandwich in his post, it's obviously not a Manny's sandwich. If it were from Manny's, the meat would be cut thinner and piled much (much) higher.

At the Manny's site, they seem to be refurbishing their trade dress. On the main page, it's called Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen, but on many of the links, it's the older fashioned Manny's Coffee Shop & Deli. It's been a couple of months since I've been there, but I wonder if they'll have a new sign out front the next time I go by.