Chicagoist: One Great Sandwich: Freddie's Breaded Steak

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:49:00 -0600

Ah, La Milanese. I found out about them a few months before they closed up shop. I only got to eat their breaded steak once. It was like spending an evening with Julie Delpy.

B News

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:02:16 -0600

That's a good list for a steak crawl. God Forbid Unfortunately the real king of the Steak sandwich is no longer... La Milanese Special Deli @ 3156 S May St. They moved back to Italy.

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:03:35 -0600

We have trains to Bridgeport, matty. Maybe you've heard of the Red and Orange Lines. Metra's in the process of building a stop right outside De La Salle High School. It isn't as though the neighborhood is some desert. Just need to ride them.

matty

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:37:25 -0600

we need some trains to bridgeport, humboldt park and a link between them. circle line or bust!

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:39:59 -0600

The address for Freddie's is listed in the final paragraph, which should answer your question about venturing past Roosevelt. Best way, take the Orange Line to Halsted, then the Halsted bus south to 31st, and walk 2 blocks east. Or walk from the Orange line to 31st and Union, since you'll need your metabolism.

Thunderbelly

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:20:26 -0600

I love breaded steak sandwiches. I just dont think an $11 dollar sandwich, steak or not, qualifies as cheap eats. Cheap steak eats, sure, cheap eats, no.

vise77

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:18:37 -0600

How do I get to this Freddie's place? Do I have to go past Roosevelt? I don't have a car and I want to try it. I hear one of the Bertuccis owns it. I like their brick oven pizza in River North, near where I live and work.

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:23:37 -0600

Not at all, Zack. Ricobene's costs less, but Freddie's has better overall flavor. More meat, not as much breading. Methinks this could lead to a breaded steak crawl: Freddie's, Punky's, Uncle Johnny's, Gio's, Ricobene's, and whatever B News and company can recommend.

Zack

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:12:26 -0600

Damn you Sudo! I hadn't thought about a breaded steak sandwich in quite awhile, but now the idea is floating around my head and I want nothing but. Though I typically have had Ricobene, neever Freddie's. Do the two compare?

B News

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:54:58 -0600

2 hot dogs w/ fries = $3.45 Seaman Mario lived on the deal for years, it's been told throughout the land. Cheap eats for certain, also documented in the New Yok Times or just look at the menu.

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:45:58 -0600

Think of it as a steak dinner wrapped in Italian bread, and you'll change your mind.

Thunderbelly

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:42:59 -0600

I just had a heart attack reading that an $11 dollar sandwich and fries was being referred to as cheap eats. A lot of food for $11 sure, but cheap eats, I think not.

matty

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:33:21 -0600

i had a heart attack just looking at that