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$5 bag of fruit. Up the block near Santa Monica Blvd and Barry street, there’s one of those Latino fruit carts. I think the photo doesn’t give this justice, but inside is watermelon, pineapple, jicama, cucumber, cantelope, mango, and orange! At the end, they add lemon, salt, and chili! It’s great, not too hot, and tasty. In the background is the rapidly rising complex being built across the way. If you go to any market and look at the fruit section, the fresh cut stuff is expensive and for so little. For $5, this is kick ass deal. Get it without the spices at the end, if you’re sketched out.
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$5 bag of fruit. Up the block near Santa Monica Blvd and Barry street, there's one of those Latino fruit carts. I think the photo doesn't give this justice, but inside is watermelon, pineapple, jicama, cucumber, cantelope, mango, and orange! At the end, they add lemon, salt, and chili! It's great, not too hot, and tasty.

In the background is the rapidly rising complex being built across the way. If...
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I think it was blogged before on Claudine’s page. But here it is again, you can’t keep a good place away from the blogs. Hot Doug’s Driving up, you’ll immediate be met with a line of folks going down the street alongside of the building. Everyone has eyes of hunger. The line isn’t the fastest especially on a cold Chicago day. Little by little it dissipates and we make our way in the door. Then we see the menu (it’s pictured). Dogs sport fancy names like Don Rickles, Shawn Dunston, and Steve Diggle, and on the handwritten board are the specials, which could be ostrich, lamb, rib eye, or a few others. You get to the front of the line, and you see the man who resembles the hot dog logo, it’s Buddha of Buns, the Sultan of Sausage, King of Condiments – Hot Doug himself. He’s friendly, and will work with you so you can have what you want. He’ll even make sure to get you a seat, so you can eat in if you want to. I order the lamb dog which is $7, and the Shawn Dunston in honor of the Cubs which was $3.5o. Most of the regular dogs hover in the $3 area, so getting two is ideal. Fries (with Duck fat) works, but they also have them plain. If you’re a veggie, then they do have a dog for you too. The lamb has that wonderful gamey flavor and it’s sausage style. It’s nice and although Doug said it’s a 1/4 pound making me think it’s huge, it’s about the same size as a thicker hot dog. I’m not a dairy king/queen, so I got mine without, but the special dogs are usually served with cheese. The Shawn Dunston is a chicken sausage dog. Perhaps Shawn liked chicken, and this is a tasty one especially ordered with everything. The pickle and tomato is a nice touch. Ryne Sandberg got no dog, but Shawn did. Go figure. Evidently Doug worked as a chef, got tired of it, and decided to simplify and opened a hot dog stand. He now takes every order, opens from 10-4, and I’m sure is doing quite well. Chicago is famous for hot dogs, and Hot Doug’s is the place for the hungry.
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I think it was blogged before on Claudine's page. But here it is again, you can't keep a good place away from the blogs.

Hot Doug's

Driving up, you'll immediate be met with a line of folks going down the street alongside of the building. Everyone has eyes of hunger. The line isn't the fastest especially on a cold Chicago day. Little by little it dissipates and we make our way in the door. Then we...
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The Lower East Side has it’s ups and down. teany is the most welcome spot to visit every time I’m in NYC. Walking down the sidewalks with snow piles from the light snow, it’s chilly. People are still walking up and down the streets, and on Rivington, it’s part cool, and part nameless. Walking up to the plainish facade of teany, you walk in and are met with a parade of cakes. They’re hefty, and are all vegan. teany was once owned by moby and his girlfriend (we heard they sold the place… are they still a couple?). You sit down at one of the small tables, and around you are couples and friends and small tea candles. The menu comes and it’s a thick book filled with about 100 teas, some black, green, and even white. They tell you about each of the teas, so you know exactly what you’re getting. The folks working there are friendly and cool. We tried cakes. The lemon lime is a nice. A green cake! It’s tasty, nice and different. There’s just a hint of sourness, but overall it’s a tasty cake. The strawberry shortcake is an old school winner. I usually hate frosting, but these are just right. Maybe it’s the lack of dairy. They’re decadent. My tea was a simple green tea, you can’t go wrong with the nice pot of water and the baggie of tea. Check out the bathroom, there’s animal adoption photos on the wall. This place is cute and cool. It’s all in the details. teany90 Rivington StreetNew York, NY 10002
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