will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/segment/pf2007-02-22-a WILL Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Segment Food/Restaurants, Illinois Culture/History, Springfield, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop This Springfield institution has been a part of my life forever, so it was only natural that I produce a story on this amazing restaurant. My mom and dad used to eat there when they were students at Springfield High School. As a child my Dad loved to take me to the Maid–Rite and it was a tradition that we had to sit in the “original” dining room ... which can only hold about 8 people. Back then I never realized how small it was, but when I visit as an adult I’m amazed at the tiny space. When I was a student at Springfield High School my girlfriends and I were at the Maid-Rite regularly for the homemade root beer and cheese fries. Now that the high school has a closed campus, I regret that current students can’t have the same midday experience. But there are still plenty of regulars to fill the place during the noon hour. Thankfully current owner Sam Quasi has kept the place the same ... still using the same recipes for the loose meat sandwiches and the root beer. While we were there recording the story, I noticed that the customers were a true cross-section of Springfield … policemen, florists, construction workers. Old, young and everyone in between. The Maid–Rite sandwich appeals to all … I especially enjoyed getting my crew, Virginia Steffen and Julius Bolton, addicted to the Maid-Rite. When we were back in Springfield a few weeks later taping another story we had to go there again for lunch. Now that my Dad is gone, another reason I go to the Maid-Rite is to remember him. Whenever I take my boys there and they are slurping down the root beer and eating the special ice cream sundaes that Sam gives to all of his younger patrons, I feet that my dad is there with us enjoying this special Springfield meal. Abstract Magazine PBCore Genre Picklist Is Part Of http://will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf2007-02-22 Illinois, Indiana Spatial Intermediate (grades 7-9)|High School (grades 10-12)|Primary (grades 1-6)|College|Post Graduate|General Education|General TV-G Alison Davis Wood Producer WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher © 2009 University of Illinois 2007-02-22T11:14:00-06:00 2007-02-22T11:14:00-06:00 video/x-pn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf2007-02-22-a.rv Moving Image RealSystems Real Media 9 33815 00:06:32 eng pf2007-02-22-a.rv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 2007-02-22T11:14:00-06:00 2007-02-22T11:14:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf2007-02-22-a.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:06:32 eng pf2007-02-22-a.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 2007-02-22T11:14:00-06:00 2007-02-22T11:14:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf2007-02-22-a.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:06:32 eng pf2007-02-22-a.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois