And so we conclude our backwards trip through Chicago's food with the first night. We checked into the hotel after eight hours on the road, right near dinnertime, and the decision was unanimous. Someplace close to the hotel.

Since I'm not going to bother covering the Field Museum's McDonalds, there's only one more of these to write after this one. We're back to Saturday night, and Pizzeria Uno. So. Pizzeria Uno.

You may well wonder why someone who seeks out Japanese burger joints on his iPad would deign to dine at the touristy mouthwaters of a deep dish pizza chain. Well, I'll tell you why.

Everyone needs a First Wok in their lives.

There is, believe it or not, a bit of a downside to living in a major metropolitan area that is bursting to the seams with varied and authentic Asian cuisines. And that downside is the difficulty you run into when all you really want is some old-school takeout Chinese. 

I've been going to Yum! pretty much since it opened. It helps that it's a block and a half from where I live, and when it opened, it filled a real niche that the neighborhood needed. It also helps that their food is pretty damn good.