And when in Chicago, you have to get the deep dish! So off we went to Chicago's famous Lou Malnati's:
(Street View)
Let me tell you, this place was packed! Yes it was no secret that Lou's is a "go to" for Chicago style deep dish. And of course with a swap on our minds, Ms. dish and I had to be resourceful. Obviously we would have looked out of place asking for a spoon to eat our pizza with, and with no soup on the menu, we resorted to coffee. Our surly yet honest waiter advised it was pretty terrible, but we were desperate! The first sip confirmed the warnings, but we were rewarded with Spoon 42:
Again we were in a tricky spot as Spoon 42 is very "soup spoon" in appearance. However, rather than get Goldilocks'd out of Lou Malnati's we took a chance and made the swap. Number 42 is marked "258 5619358 SYSCO". That's a lot of information!
Not having swapped A Sysco spoon before, let's do a little research. Sysco, or Systems and Services Company is a huge multi-national Fortune 500 company doing about 44 Billion Dollars in annual sales. And according to their website it all started in 1970 with a promise: "to assist foodservice operators in providing consumers with solutions for meals consumed away from home". I'm sure spoon sales are just a drop in the bucket for Sysco, but you can tell they are a very businesslike enterprise. Why just type in "5619358" in their catalog and out pops all the information you need on Spoon 42:
Ah the Sysco Windsor: A perfect solution for high-volume, fast-paced dining. The perfect fit for Lou Malnati's!
Stay tuned as we hit one more Chicago landmark before continuing this 'round the world journey!
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