Chicago: Fruitmania
When I found out that the annual New Americans Campaign conference was going to be in Chicago at the end of April, I jumped at the chance to see my old Chitown buddies again. I flew into Chicago Wednesday night and CK was kind enough to pick me up at the airport.
My flight was scheduled to land at 7:30pm and anticipating some delays, CK made dinner reservations for us at 9:00pm. Little did she know that my plane would arrive early and that I would zip through the airport with only my backpack on my back.
To kill time before our reservations, we had a pre-dinner snack. Classic CK move. She introduced me to Fruitmania, which is super close to her house:
We squeezed in just before they closed at 8:00pm. The place was tiny and basically consisted of a counter and some stools:
CK wanted me to try the bionico ($6.50), which we ate while sitting in the car:
The tray of mango, honeydew, cantaloupe, and strawberries came topped with granola, honey, and condensed milk.
I liked it...because, well, what's not to like? It's condensed milk on fruit. CONDENSED MILK. But would I spend money on this? Nah. We all know that cantaloupe and honeydew are just filler fruit. I can easily make this at home with better stuff.
CK says I'm spoiled by living in California where fruit is abundant.
...Perhaps.
Fruitmania
5035 W Montrose Ave
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 738-9335
My flight was scheduled to land at 7:30pm and anticipating some delays, CK made dinner reservations for us at 9:00pm. Little did she know that my plane would arrive early and that I would zip through the airport with only my backpack on my back.
To kill time before our reservations, we had a pre-dinner snack. Classic CK move. She introduced me to Fruitmania, which is super close to her house:
We squeezed in just before they closed at 8:00pm. The place was tiny and basically consisted of a counter and some stools:
CK wanted me to try the bionico ($6.50), which we ate while sitting in the car:
The tray of mango, honeydew, cantaloupe, and strawberries came topped with granola, honey, and condensed milk.
I liked it...because, well, what's not to like? It's condensed milk on fruit. CONDENSED MILK. But would I spend money on this? Nah. We all know that cantaloupe and honeydew are just filler fruit. I can easily make this at home with better stuff.
CK says I'm spoiled by living in California where fruit is abundant.
...Perhaps.
Fruitmania
5035 W Montrose Ave
Chicago, IL 60641
(773) 738-9335
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