Northwestern 1L/2L/3L/Grads Taking Questions and Challenges Forum

[KremeCheez]

What kinda burritos are you talking about? Provide a picture example

This was seemingly an easy task...but alas, I have failed. I might not have enough posts to allow me to do so...?

You have to have 100 posts and your account has to be two weeks old.

Yeah...thought I remembered something along those lines. Well...irrelevant anyways...I think you've answered my question.

[Micdiddy]

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[FlowBro]

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Burrito looks severely lacking from my vantage point, but maybe that is because I have lived on delicious Mexican food in LA for the past 4 years

[Micdiddy]

Burritos don't photograph well. And don't give me the L.A. Mexican food OMG OMG BS, I grew up in Santa Barbara hearing that my whole life and thinking "wow, something is better than freebirds and super cucas?" Then I lived in L.A. for 2 years and was SEVERELY disappointed. It's a taco town, for sure, and they do that well, but there is no burrito I found (and I looked at length) that came close to the 3rd best burrito in SB (Rudy's).

[Samara]

Burritos are TTT. Chicago is all about the deep dish.

[Blumpbeef]

Burritos don't photograph well. And don't give me the L.A. Mexican food OMG OMG BS, I grew up in Santa Barbara hearing that my whole life and thinking "wow, something is better than freebirds and super cucas?" Then I lived in L.A. for 2 years and was SEVERELY disappointed. It's a taco town, for sure, and they do that well, but there is no burrito I found (and I looked at length) that came close to the 3rd best burrito in SB (Rudy's).

FreeBirds

YUSSSSSSS

[KremeCheez]

Shoulda had this convo before I deposited.
Shoulda applied to Golden Gate Law...

[homestyle28]

Shoulda had this convo before I deposited.
Shoulda applied to Golden Gate Law...

Fall 2013 deadline extended to May 1, 2013

there's still time!

[Micdiddy]

Shoulda had this convo before I deposited.
Shoulda applied to Golden Gate Law...

Fall 2013 deadline extended to May 1, 2013

there's still time!

[Cobretti]

Burritos don't photograph well. And don't give me the L.A. Mexican food OMG OMG BS, I grew up in Santa Barbara hearing that my whole life and thinking "wow, something is better than freebirds and super cucas?" Then I lived in L.A. for 2 years and was SEVERELY disappointed. It's a taco town, for sure, and they do that well, but there is no burrito I found (and I looked at length) that came close to the 3rd best burrito in SB (Rudy's).

FreeBirds

YUSSSSSSS

+1 billion

[tcliff]

I'm not in Chicago right now, but I grew up there, and the ethnic food is incredible, although I'd imagine most people (even current students) are not looking in the right places. Ethnic food in Chicago is great, but it's not that great in Lakeview, Lincoln Park, or Streeterville. I went to college in Claremont, outside of Los Angeles, and even in deeper trips into the LA, I didn't find anything that Chicago couldn't beat.

Chicago actually has incredible Mexican food, and you can get even highly particularized regional Mexican cuisine as well -- you can find places that specialize in Oaxacan food, Yucatecan food, etc. However, if you want the best you'll have to go to the actual Mexican neighborhoods -- the biggest being Pilsen, but there are lots of other ones as well. On the North Side, Lawrence west of Lincoln Square provides some great options.

This is reflective of something you will find overall about Chicago -- it is a city of neighborhoods, often particular ethnic neighborhoods. Rogers Park has the best cheap Indian food in Chicago... and also Pakistani, Lebanese, Israeli, and the only Georgian (as in ex-Soviet Union) and Croatian places I know. If you want Korean, go to Albany Park. There are decent Chinese places all over, but for the best, you'll have to go to Chinatown. Lincoln Square still has some traces of its German heritage. The South Side will have the best soul food.

If you really want to explore Chicago's food scene, I recommend coming with a bike and making the most of September. Lthforum.com is a great Chicago-based restaurant message board, and they put together a great map of places they've awarded the Great Neighborhood Restaurant designation. Check it out: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8 ... 26099&z=10

Here are award-winners broken out by cuisine if you're looking for something in particular: --LinkRemoved--

For Mexican, this is a good start if you're looking for steak burritos: --LinkRemoved--

And a discussion of Chicago vs. LA Mexican: --LinkRemoved--

Believe it or not, I am not even fat -- just mentally.

[purpletiger]

Might be best addressed by California transplants...but...
Burritos? You know, like reeeeaaaal burritos? 2200 calorie burritos? I stand a 50-50 chance of finishing this thing (and I EAT) burritos?
Do these even exist in Chicagoland?
This is quickly becoming a major concern of mine...

Edit: I don't always TLS buzzed, but when I do, its usually about burritos...

I'm from California but I'm not gonna lie, I have yet to find an adequate substitute ):

All ethnic food, on average, is much worse than CA.

Disagree. Tacos at places like Antique Taco and Big Star are as good as CA.

[09042014]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

[FlowBro]

I find it incomprehensible for people to say they cannot find good Mexican food in Los Angeles. Honestly, just don't understand it. Maybe if you spend your time in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, rich areas, etc. you will be disappointed.

However, once one travels off the beaten path you will be open yourself up to a new world of Mexican food in LA. I cannot speak to Chicago's Mexican, but I have no doubts that there is SOME place there that can match LA. It is a big, diverse city, no reason to think that all their Mexican food is bad...that would just be silly

[tcliff]

Yeah, I didn't mean to make that sound definitively like there isn't equal, just enough that they're comparable cities in the quality of Mexican foods.

I take more issue with the broad statement that ethnic food in Chicago is much worse than LA. It will need to be broken out more. LA definitely had better Thai/Sushi. Chicago has the edge in Polish, German, Greek, and Middle Eastern. Mid-range to high-end Indian I'd give the edge to LA, but cheap-end I'd give the edge to Chicago.

[FlowBro]

Yeah, I didn't mean to make that sound definitively like there isn't equal, just enough that they're comparable cities in the quality of Mexican foods.

I take more issue with the broad statement that ethnic food in Chicago is much worse than LA. It will need to be broken out more. LA definitely had better Thai/Sushi. Chicago has the edge in Polish, German, Greek, and Middle Eastern. Mid-range to high-end Indian I'd give the edge to LA, but cheap-end I'd give the edge to Chicago.

Fair assessment

[franklyscarlet]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

well, as first blows go, that wasn't the worst, I guess?

D-Rod seems highly intent on making sure we all hate him.

[dolfan0516]

Anyone have a outline to BA (preferably taught by Schanzenbach?). This is my professors first time teaching the class, but he uses the same book and slides as Schanzenbach, so it'd fit in perfectly.

Thanks!

[Icculus]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

well, as first blows go, that wasn't the worst, I guess?

D-Rod seems highly intent on making sure we all hate him.

Honestly, 9 days is plenty for ITP.

Edit: Though the argument that this will save a ton on costs os mostly BS since a large portion of cost is airfare.

[Georgia Avenue]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

well, as first blows go, that wasn't the worst, I guess?

D-Rod seems highly intent on making sure we all hate him.

Honestly, 9 days is plenty for ITP.

If you're traveling anywhere over the Pacific it makes it basically impossible.

[Icculus]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

well, as first blows go, that wasn't the worst, I guess?

D-Rod seems highly intent on making sure we all hate him.

Honestly, 9 days is plenty for ITP.

If you're traveling anywhere over the Pacific it makes it basically impossible.

True. I hadn't thought about that part since those flights are like 24 hours.

[rinkrat19]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

well, as first blows go, that wasn't the worst, I guess?

D-Rod seems highly intent on making sure we all hate him.

Honestly, 9 days is plenty for ITP.

Edit: Though the argument that this will save a ton on costs os mostly BS since a large portion of cost is airfare.

I was under the impression that ITP is plenty expensive for the student, like $6k or something. How much of the travel is the school actually covering?

[Holly Golightly]

Might be best addressed by California transplants...but...
Burritos? You know, like reeeeaaaal burritos? 2200 calorie burritos? I stand a 50-50 chance of finishing this thing (and I EAT) burritos?
Do these even exist in Chicagoland?
This is quickly becoming a major concern of mine...

Edit: I don't always TLS buzzed, but when I do, its usually about burritos...

I'm from California but I'm not gonna lie, I have yet to find an adequate substitute ):

Have you checked out the Mexican in West Town? I'm a big fan of a bunch of places out there.

[Holly Golightly]

Anyone have an outline for Admin with Speta?

Or a good one for admin in general would be cool.

I didn't have Speta, but I have great Admin stuff. It taught me the entire class in like 4 days.

[Icculus]

Yep, Spring Break is going to 1 week, Winter to three. ITP stay but is limited to 9 days.

well, as first blows go, that wasn't the worst, I guess?

D-Rod seems highly intent on making sure we all hate him.

Honestly, 9 days is plenty for ITP.

Edit: Though the argument that this will save a ton on costs os mostly BS since a large portion of cost is airfare.

I was under the impression that ITP is plenty expensive for the student, like $6k or something. How much of the travel is the school actually covering?

I have friends who argued that a shorter ITP means it should cost half the money for students since we are there less time. That is an incorrect assumption since most of the costs are flights. The school pays nothing.

Edit: I do think this may be his way of letting ITP kill itself. 9 days in South America is probably plenty, but no more places like Australia, Cambodia, Vietnam, etc.