I had a dream last night that I was at dinner at Potbelly. We were in line for food and then seated at a table eating. I was on a diet but for some reason I just got an entire plate of french fries and they were the most delicious french fries ever. Across the table were two friends of mine, who will remain nameless. They were splitting this tube of blue liquid that was both a protein enhancer and a hunger suppressant. To my left my mom was seated and to her left, my dad. My dad wasn’t eating anything, but my mom had a huge plate of cheese fries. I was enjoying my plain fries immensely, but wondered for a second if they would be better with cheese on them. To my right, my brother belched. I looked at his plate and all that was left was a bit of gravy. I asked him what he’d just had for dinner and he said “wildlife.” Then I woke up.
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Berry Chill
July 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Yesterday I had to go downtown so I met up with Alden and Jessica to celebrate Potbelly Wednesday on a Tuesday. Jess made a comment when we walked into Potbelly that inside it “smells like FeedBurner.” I couldn’t agree more. We went to Potbelly every week when I worked at FeedBurner and the smell and memory will be tied together for a very long time.
Berry Chill, Near North Side, Chicago
After Alden and Jessica went back to work (ha ha) I went to try out Berry Chill, which is our version of Pinkberry. I visited Pinkberry once while visiting New York back in November and really liked it. I couldn’t remember exactly where Berry Chill was so I just used Google SMS to figure it out.
Berry Chill is basically the same as Pinkberry. The inside is set up the same. You order on the right, slide to the left past the toppings, pay and pick up your order on the left. There are very few tables inside and a couple outside. I accidentally got the pistachio yogurt, which is the only one with fat in it. For toppings I got raspberries, almonds and mini chocolate chips. I didn’t taste the tanginess that I remember in the Pinkberry yogurt, but it may have been because I got a flavored yogurt and not the original. I’ll have to go back! Too bad it’s way down on State & Ontario.
Berry Chill, Near North Side, Chicago
One thing I liked about Berry Chill is that they used plastic, reusable dishes and spoons. Nicer to eat with and better for the environment. Also, the spoon changed color when it got cold.
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Demo on Randolph @ Wacker
April 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment
Randolph/Wacker, The Loop, Chicago
I took these photos a couple weeks ago when I got a salad at Potbelly, but the Potbelly has since closed. I think it’s the first 3 buildings on the north side of Randolph, just west of Wacker that are getting demolished. How this affects us the most: That’s the Potbelly FeedBurner goes to every Wednesday. They did open a new one in the AT&T building, but it’s a little farther to walk from our office. We heard they’re also opening one on Madison and Clinton, which would be closer to us.
Dude, My Next Gig’s at Potbelly
December 31st, 2005 · 8 Comments
Potbelly Sandwich Works, Wicker Park, Chicago
I’ve been to the Potbelly on Michigan Ave. and on State St. about 1,000 times each, but I’d never been to the one in my neighborhood that opened on Damen Ave. Why would I ever want to go there, since there are so many other sandwich shops to choose from and I always went to the Potbelly downtown on my lunch break? But now, since I’ve been spending so much time at home, I decided to check out the store on Damen for a cheap lunch.
The interior is pretty much the same kind of feel as the one on State. The one on Michigan is in the Nordstrom mall’s food court so they can’t really control the feel as much. The biggest difference with the store on Damen is that they had a guy sitting up in a little balcony playing music live. He was pretty good, it could have been worse. I kept thinking he should play some Jack Johnson, that he’d be good at it, but he didn’t. I thought it was kind of odd that he didn’t have a sign or anything saying his name, and since he was 8 feet up in the air there was no way for you to tip him or talk to him. I wondered if this individual restaurant made a deal with the him or if Potbelly, as a franchise, supports local musicians this way.
On a side note, this is how you know you’re spending too much time at home: Oprah becomes a part of your daily routine. And not only that, but when Kanye West, whose latest album you love, is on the show and sings “Hey Mama,” a song that you were obsessed with and played 1,000 times in a row on repeat, to his mother.. right to her face.. and makes her dance with him. .. it makes you cry! Step away from the Oprah, Rachelle.
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