{"id":34058,"date":"2018-09-13T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=34058"},"modified":"2018-09-26T12:30:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T17:30:53","slug":"yes-you-can-put-ketchup-on-your-hot-dog-and-other-chicago-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/yes-you-can-put-ketchup-on-your-hot-dog-and-other-chicago-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, You Can Put Ketchup On Your Hot Dog and Other Chicago Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big city living is bound to have some stereotypes attached to\u00a0it and Chicago is no exception; we get asked all kinds of dumbass questions, as if we all just hang out at Navy Pier every week and our diets consist of deep dish, Italian beef, and rainbow cones. Granted, we do love our classic, if touristy, treasures. There&#8217;s a reason they&#8217;re so famous in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>From the toppings we like on our hot dogs to\u00a0all the hidden gems on the South Side, UrbanMatter is\u00a0ready to\u00a0bust some of Chicago&#8217;s biggest myths right here, right now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Yes, you&#8217;re allowed to put ketchup on your hot dog.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34061\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34061\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DiEzBYuW4AE2Nhv.jpg\" alt=\"No Ketchup\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DiEzBYuW4AE2Nhv.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DiEzBYuW4AE2Nhv-600x431.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DiEzBYuW4AE2Nhv-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: The Daily Herald<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s a big distinction here.<\/p>\n<p>Order a hot dog: ketchup is allowed. Order a Chicago dog: NO FUCKING KETCHUP. Easy peasy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No, Chicago isn&#8217;t called the Windy City because of the breeze.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34065 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1025691154.jpg\" alt=\"Windy City\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1025691154.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1025691154-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1025691154-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1025691154-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While no one is truly sure how we got this nickname, the frigid gusts\u00a0from Lake Michigan and Chicago&#8217;s grid-like layout kind of turn every street into a massive wind tunnel, so it\u00a0does make sense. But there&#8217;s been a\u00a0debate for decades\u00a0that the &#8220;Windy City&#8221;\u00a0moniker has to do with our breezy politicians basically talking out of their ass as they attempted to persuade the public that Chicago\u00a0should host the 1893 World&#8217;s Fair. I mean, I&#8217;m not mad about it. We did host, and that was over 100 years ago. Either way, the Windy City is still ours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No, the Bean is not its real name.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34067\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_154514195.jpg\" alt=\"Cloudgate\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_154514195.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_154514195-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_154514195-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_154514195-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But yes, we&#8217;ll still call it the Bean and we&#8217;ll still take you to see it, even though we&#8217;ll be rolling our eyes the whole time. Cloudgate (the Bean&#8217;s true title) is an overrated tourist attraction, but even we give it the respect of being an amazing work of art. And in the end, while you&#8217;re admiring it for the first time with\u00a0wonderstruck eyes, we might even smile a little, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No, we&#8217;re not constantly inhaling deep dish. Just sometimes.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7327\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7327\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/loumalnatispizza.jpg\" alt=\"Deep Dish Pizza\" width=\"900\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/loumalnatispizza.jpg 900w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/loumalnatispizza-600x439.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/loumalnatispizza-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Lou Malnati&#8217;s Facebook<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not like all we think about is deep dish pizza, though we apparently love\u00a0our cheesy triangles more than New Yorkers do, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/things-to-do\/see-the-results-of-time-outs-city-life-index-2018\" target=\"_blank\">TimeOut<\/a> (IN YOUR FACE). But it&#8217;s pretty rare that we actually sit down and\u00a0dig into deep dish. I know I&#8217;d much rather have a slice of glorious double-dough, but I&#8217;m not opposed to deep dish for special occasions. Just no more than a few times a year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No, we do not all live in the Loop.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23628\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23628\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TheLoop-image.jpg\" alt=\"The Loop\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TheLoop-image.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TheLoop-image-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TheLoop-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/TheLoop-image-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: The Loop<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We work here. But, of course, when tourists come to Chicago, they go downtown and <em>maybe<\/em> venture out to Wrigleyville for a Cubs game, but every Chicagoan knows that the neighborhoods are where it&#8217;s at. Downtown completely dies after 5 pm on weeknights, everyone having retreated back to their slightly cheaper lofts outside of the Loop, so there&#8217;s no point trying to go bar-hopping in this larger-than-life area of the city. Even though there are a few <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/places-that-dont-suck-loop\/\">hidden gems<\/a> like Cindy&#8217;s or the Art Institute,\u00a0it&#8217;s not worth spending more than a day down here before you&#8217;ve hit every tourist attraction in the Loop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Yes, the South Side is really cool.<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34071\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"South Side\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/19388491_1802162453132874_355446193099751549_o-1-1300x975.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Pier 31 Facebook<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even suburbanites will tell us to be careful when we&#8217;re in certain parts of Chicago\u00a0due to all the violence. Sure, we definitely have some rough neighborhoods,\u00a0but no, they are not all on the South Side. In fact, there are plenty of\u00a0amazing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/things-to-do-south-side-chicago\/\">things to do<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/best-places-eat-south-side-of-chicago\/\">places to eat<\/a> on this end of the city, and you&#8217;re truly missing out if you&#8217;re avoiding it out of irrational, racist fear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No, we&#8217;re not all Kanye West fans.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34073\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34073\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/28471460_946304198867239_4577864140256662234_n.jpg\" alt=\"Kanye West\" width=\"900\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/28471460_946304198867239_4577864140256662234_n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/28471460_946304198867239_4577864140256662234_n-600x640.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/28471460_946304198867239_4577864140256662234_n-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KanyeOmariiiWest\/photos\/a.548743258623337\/946304198867239\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Kanye Omari West Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Listen, we can all admit Kanye has talent, but he wasn&#8217;t even born here and he&#8217;s kind of an asshole. Especially these days. Sure, he spent his childhood on the South Side, so we can respect him repping our city, but it&#8217;s not like we&#8217;re singing his praises. He pretty much never\u00a0visits Chicago, like, ever, but lately, he seems to have big plans for our city\u2014teaching classes at the Art Institute and the American Academy of Art (he&#8217;s not), restoring Regal Theatre (maybe), and setting up a &#8220;Yeezy office&#8221; here (his words, not mine). We&#8217;ll\u00a0believe it when we see it, Kanye.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>No, not everyone who says they&#8217;re from Chicago lives in the city.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34078\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34078\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Oak-Park-Illinois-Car-Locksmith.jpg\" alt=\"Oak Park\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Oak-Park-Illinois-Car-Locksmith.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Oak-Park-Illinois-Car-Locksmith-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Oak-Park-Illinois-Car-Locksmith-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Chicago Car Keys<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I know a ridiculous number of people who claim that Chicago is their hometown when they&#8217;re about an hour out into the &#8216;burbs. Listen, I get it: Oak Park, Evanston, Cicero&#8230; they&#8217;re all pretty damn close. But they ain&#8217;t Chicago. I&#8217;ve heard this is an issue with nearly every big city, though, and it makes sense. I mean, would you know Elgin if you didn&#8217;t live in Illinois? Probably not.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Find what really matters in Chicago with the UrbanMatter app!<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">To download or see reviews from our users, head\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/app\/\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big city living is bound to have some stereotypes attached to\u00a0it and Chicago is no exception; we get asked all kinds of dumbass questions, as if we 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