Category: Fast Food

  • Sometimes You Need a Bowl at Real Chili

    A friend called me a few weeks ago and asked if I wanted to have dinner at Real Chili. It had been a while since I’ve sat down to this Milwaukee classic dish. If you know it, you love it or you know someone who loves it. The simple counter, the bright lights, and the…

  • Leon’s

    When I want frozen custard, this is one of the “go to” places in town. For some, it is THE place, I”m lucky that it is on the south side so I don’t indulge too often. I know there is a national frozen custard chain. It’s good when I’m out of town. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2026)

  • Corporate Mashup

    I was doing a consulting job at a university. They took me out for breakfast (to a nice local place–not here), but we drove by this and I had to get a shot of this combo platter. (Queens, NY, 2016)

  • It was a Great Burrito

    When I was doing field work in the Superstition Mountains, I tried to arrange my work schedule so I could have lunch here. One of my standards for a Mexican restaurant is that they serve menudo. Even if you don’t like it, it is a good litmus test for the whole menu being good. This…

  • Not Exactly Where You Think it Is

    The flags probably give this away. The architecture is dutch but the locale is tropical. I took this when I was using fast food to teach about economic geography and supply logistics. I took a lot of fast food location shots–and a few in exotic locations. (Willemstad, Curaçao, 2003)