Mr. PoMonkey and I visited the Festa Italiana yesterday afternoon. Little Italy is only a couple of blocks from our new place, so we had to take advantage of that! It was definitely one of the hotter days in Chicago, but we enjoyed everything...Every time we drive down the street where Carm's is located, there's always a major roadblock and traffic jam caused by cars stopping and pulling off to the side (but not far enough off) for people to run in and grab a Carm's Italian Ice. NOW we understand why...it was excellent! I typically don't like Italian Ice because I don't like a strong lemon flavor. I just don't care for strong acidic products. If I ever have lemonade, I water it down. But this was just right...a hint of lemon and quite sweet. If you come visit us, we'll take you there!
- Fried Ravioli
- Waving to Tommy Lasorda as he rode by on a golf cart
- Cheese Pizza
- Counting the number of men wearing loafers and shorts
- Bocci Ball tournament
- Playing "Italian or Not" with Mr. PoMonkey
- Chocolate covered bananas
- Listening to Jack Miuccio sing Tom Jones' hits! (listen)
- Italian Ice by Carm's
(We also discovered a new place that we've added to our "Places to Visit" list...The Drum and Monkey. We'll keep you posted on that.)
4 comments:
I don't think you've really gotten your money's worth at a genuine Italian restaurant until you see someone "offed" by a the Mob. What a disappointing experience. At the very least someone could have gotten thrown through a window.
B
I am coming to visit and I want to go!!!
Mmmm! The food sounds wonderful!
Next time you're here, we need to go to Napoli's, a great Italian restaurant owned by a mob-type guy. Eddie wears bright-colored shirts with the top few buttons open, black pants, and a silver cross on a heavy chain. He walks around visiting his patrons, offering a free piece of cheesecake every now and again (always to tables with children), and shouting at his wait staff - "Chop! Chop! Get this man a salad! Pronto!" etc. His cousin from NY plays keyboard there. Once when we were there, someone had a birthday so he sang to them, very loudly and very offkey. He's a riot! My family and Billy's parents love to go there.
I need more Mr and Mrs PoMonkey in my life. I miss you guys.
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