Comments on: Comic-Con Travel Advice

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:26:03 +0000

We have California Pizza Kitchens in the Chicago suburbs. I’ve never seen an In and Out Burger or Carl’s Jr, though. I’ve seen ads for Jack in the Box, so I assume that they’re around, but I’ve never seen any.

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I have a similar anecdote of my own. I once set a story in an NYC Target. The two New Yorkers in the class pointed out that Target doesn’t have locations inside NYC. Whoops! The lesson I took away is that using real-world brandnames can be tricky.

New York City is pretty prominent within the world of publishing, so I’d bet that at least one person evaluating a manuscript would pick up that sort of mistake.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:09:24 +0000

Better than nothing, Lavapulse! Welcome to Superhero Nation.

By: Lavapulse

Lavapulse — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:08:39 +0000

Haha, weirdly enough I didn’t realize that some of those restaurant chains are only in California. I need to get out of the state more. I agree, though, that In and Out’s menu is pretty limited.

Awesome first comment huh? (<–sarcasm) Hooray for non lurker-dom!

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:50:14 +0000

Whoa, awesome! According to Five Guys’ website, they have locations in Chicago and Naperville. And one in Bloomington, which is probably a 15 minute drive for me.

By: Paul A.

Paul A. — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:34:41 +0000

There’s a 5 Guys here in Madison. That might be the nearest one to Chicago.

By: Marissa

Marissa — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:05:38 +0000

Yikes, Swine Flu. Go wash your hands again, for my mental security.

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:15:54 +0000

I did! … I’m sorry to hear that we can’t be friends. See, this is why I hate doing travel advice.

If you’re ever in the D.C. area, I highly recommend 5 Guys. Their burgers are excellent. In the Chicagoland area, I think that Portillo’s and Culver’s are better-rounded than I&O Burger, and Redamak’s does big-and-greasy burgers better than anyone.

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San Diego has many excellent indy restaurants, though. I am a huge fan of Taco Motion.

By: J.M.

J.M. — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:01:00 +0000

What heresy did you just commit? You just dissed IN-And-Out!?!

I’m not sure we can be friends anymore, B. Mac.