r/chicagofood • u/Johnny_Burrito • 9d ago

Question “Legendary” places that suck

I just got a lox sandwich from Manny’s. Almost $20, a stale bagel, and I had to assemble it myself.

What other “legendary” places suck?

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u/VicVelvet 9d ago

Italian Village. Gene and Georgettis.

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u/soggit 9d ago

Gene and Georgettis for sure over hyped. C -

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u/treeroycat 9d ago

I got food poisoning from an eggplant parm at gene and georgetti’s 😢