"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:28:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:


Haven't found a decent pizza joint here. There have been a couple of
places
that opened and served pretty good Chicago style Italian beef but neither
of
them lasted very long.

I've tried a few pizzas when I vacationed there. Best was a Pizza
Hut, and that says it all. I'm sure there are good Italian restaurant
down there, but I've had bad luck. Even mushy lasagna.
Got a feeling everything is too transient, and quality and consistency
never gets built up. Maybe it'll change.

When I first moved to Florida I walked into a "Italian" pizza restaurant
and
ordered an Italian beef to go. They looked at me like I just fell out of
tree, they had never heard of such a thing. I didn't realize it's a thing
pretty much unique to Chicago.

As much as I miss pizzas when in Florida, it's getting good Polish rye
bread that worries me about moving there. Maybe we don't look hard
enough when on vacation, but I haven't seen it. Publix and the other
chain down ther - can't remember - have a pretty good selection of
food, and some good "gourmet" stuff, but around here there's plenty of
big groceries that are "ethno-centric." Mostly Polish/Russian. Good
bread - the Polish rye we like - is a given in all of them. Think it
comes from Baltic Bakery in the city, which has been around forever.
It's a mild rye, moderately crisp crust bread. Hmmmm.

--Vic

If you like corned beef, next time you're in Florida a happen by a Toujays,
stop in they have good corned beef on excellent seeded rye. Toujays has
several places around Florida.

Can't get good beef down here for home use either. I really miss the good
corn fed beef available in Chicago.