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Originally Posted by Freefall
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I didn't see that! Normally I'd be demanding a highrise on that major corner, but for some reason a 24-hour diner is totally acceptable to me. Maybe partly due to Edward Hopper, there's nothing that screams "big city" to me like a late-night diner.
As for Chilis - even Times Square has TGI Fridays, I don't think it somehow reflects poorly on the city as a whole to have a Chilis in River North. Still, cities like Paris, Rome, etc manage to serve massive volumes of tourists without a significant presence of chain restaurants. It's a particularly American thing that I think we can easily do without. I'm sure entrepreneurs like the Melmans, etc will step up to fill the void with tourist-oriented restaurants that are at least unique experiences. Portillo's already fills this void to some extent.