Referencing the picture from the original "I'm old and I don't understand anything: part one" post -- gas was $4.05/gallon for regular?(!) Who could afford an extra egg roll and chicken wings with their gas at that price?

We've always referred to it as "Chicken Spur" because it served "Spur Chicken."

But then again, we were always hammered-ass-drunk by the time we reached that spot, so who knows...

I love how "Ghetto Spur" is still called "Ghetto Spur" even after changing hands to SA.

Ahem: "...of which people speak."

I'm nerdy that way. 

Anyhoo, back to the chicken and ghetto...

I now call it the "GSA (Ghetto Super America)"

Well, after attending a 300-person SPAT out event at UMD this evening, I'm going to speak up here--I think calling anything , "ghetto," in this glip/flip manner, whether intentionally or not, smacks of racist thinking--ghettos are places designed to segregate people (Jews, blacks, gays, poor people, etc.) 

I vote with my voice for dropping the racism in calling it ghetto Spur, or calling anything else ghetto, unless we have a real ghetto, in which case, why the hell aren't we all demanding that it be dismantled rather than using it as a circumspect nickname? I say get over it--it's a harmful word to use casually.

Oops. Kinda sorry I brought it up. 

Now, back to the delicious chicken and other fried goodness...

Every fried chicken connoisseur knows that the Central Hillside Market makes the best. Now that its back in business.

A friend used to eat their giant fast-food hamburgers all the time until he got sick from one. I still like the place on those rare occasions when I have a craving for fried everything (and they do have variety).

On the "ghetto" issue, while it's true that Duluth does not have any true ghettoes (speaking as someone who has lived places that do), it's telling to me that it's so uncomfortable for Duluthians to actually talk about the racism that divides this city West from East and Core neighborhoods from periphery. It has nothing to do with PC. Real segregation does exist right here in Duluth; blacks and Natives have been relegated mainly to Central Hillside and the West End for generations. If you're going to make this city less racist, the way to do that is to confront the racism and segregation that do exist, not try to sweep them under the rug out of embarrassment. It's also to increase our diversity, which is why I personally welcome more folks of color moving in from the Cities and Chicago.

I'm with Barrett - we need the House of Donuts back.

I'm hungry.

Yeah, HoD! Nothing better than a cheez-wiz sandwich at 3 am.

I just discovered the PDD blog and love it.  I moved to MPLS 5 years ago.  I couldn't help getting in on the Chicken Spur discussion because when I lived in Soup Town, we always called it the Chicken Spur.    Many different kinds of food - all the same golden brown.  It was a favorite after bar stop - particularly for those heading back to MN back when WI was open to 2PM and MN was not.  Also, for folks in Soup Town driving without insurance in MN, it is where the tow truck would unhook you after getting back to the WI side (because we didn't legally need insurance here).  I had a cousin that worked there too.  Good memories about the Chicken Spur.  One last thing though - House of Donuts is gone?  What!!???