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You know how Star Wars was so hyped for the original trilogy that when everyone saw it they were disappointed? That’s kind of how the fried chicken we had for lunch was today.


Kiyoshi and Maureen had been hyping the Funky’s Fried Chicken at Crisp’s on the North Side of Chicago for nearly 2 days, or at least as long as I’ve been in Chicago. I mean, the chicken itself was pretty good but its nothing to write home about. They fry the chicken and then put sauces over it and the entire taste of the chicken is dependent on this sauce.


I’m familiar with chicken sauces, as the last time I made buffalo wings I used a peanut sauce that was excellent. I know how an excellent sauce makes you absolutely crave the chicken, so much so that you just can’t stop eating them until they make you fat. The sauce on the chicken today was not like that (although I was expecting it).


On the chicken, we had two sauces in total; one was a somewhat plain but salty sauce that, IMO, didn’t have a lot of flavor. The other sauce was Barbecue but it was oil based; I’m used to this type of bbq sauce because that is what is put on cheap (or at least cheap tasting) buffalo wings when you order them out. I’m not a huge fan of this type of sauce but, in all fairness, it tasted better than the sauce on the wings normally does.


When it comes to bbq sauce, I’m more of a sweet and tangy than tart and sourly kind of guy. Honey in any sauce makes it taste better and, when in doubt, more tabasco never hurts either.


We also got two sides with our chicken and they weren’t anything special either. The onion rings were about on the equal quality as those found at Burger King and the fried mushrooms paled in comparison to any made at a local bar.


But perhaps the best side to this chicken is the price of it all. Enough chicken for 3 people with two sides and 3 drinks cost less than $10 per person, which is actually quite inexpensive given we’re on the North Side of Chicago.


Oh, how could I forget to mention the can of Diet Cream Soda from A&W: Fantastico! I haven’t had any of that in at least a year and it was quite flavorful.

I got up a little later today than yesterday, even though I went to bed earlier; I must have got used to the couch. I didn’t wake up so many times in the middle of the night because I was real warm, although I did wake up due to some comfort issues. What kept me from not being as warm was an idea I had: less body/couch surface ratio. Don’t ask me to explain it, but I figured the less I touched the couch all over the cooler I would be.


I don’t know what the plans are for today. I think we all have some leftovers from last night so we have no need to go out to eat (but that doesn’t mean we wont still). We had some talks last night of stopping at a meat market before heading back to Mokena but whether we will follow through is another story. It really doesn’t matter to me as I’m not exactly in the mood for high quality steak and I will settle for a real nice burger.


I believe Maureen has to spend time with her family this evening so we’ll be headed back to Mokena eventually, although I think Kiyoshi’s still sleeping. He went to bed 2 hours before me and always gets up after me!


Ah well, I’m watching “Flip That House” on A&E which is entertaining so I got tons of time.