Eats

Grounded in Belief

Thursday, April 19, 2012
By Rebecca Stoner
Grounded in Belief

“What do you know about your neighbors?” This was the first question that Amanda Neely, co-owner of Overflow Coffee Bar in the South Loop, posed to residents. »

The freedom to eat

Thursday, April 19, 2012
By John Gamino
The freedom to eat

“We believe in the vendor, we believe in the little guy,” declared Beth Kregor in her opening remarks of Saturday’s food truck symposium. Kregor, who is the director of the UofC Law School’s Institute for Justice Clinic of Entrepreneurship, addressed an eclectic group of university students, locals, and members of the food truck industry... »

Pat’s Italian BBQ

Thursday, April 19, 2012
By Smita Mutt

Between its striking green awning and its bold red door, Pat’s Italian BBQ is hard to miss. The restaurant is an anomaly in the overwhelmingly residential Armour Square area of Bridgeport, but co-owners Lulu and Lana Alsad see this as a blessing »

5 Loaves Eatery

Thursday, April 12, 2012
By Samantha Jones
5 Loaves Eatery

A brown banner behind a window is the only sign Five Loaves needs. Inside, calming yellow and green walls are the perfect backdrop to a collection of splashy African art that hangs about the room. »

Cooling Off

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
By Maria Nelson
Cooling Off

“This isn’t retro, this is vintage,” says Bill Gertos, stern but smiling. Busy frying up eggs over-easy, burgers, and hashbrowns seven days a week at the 82-year old Ramova Grill, Gertos has lately taken on another role behind the counter—historian and storyteller. Since the announcement in mid-March that his family’s Bridgeport establishment will close... »

Troha’s Shrimp and Chicken

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
By Holly Zaharchuk
Troha’s Shrimp and Chicken

You won’t find any vegetables on this menu. The distinct scent and hushed bubbling of deep fryers in Troha’s Shrimp and Chicken invite you into this mom-and-pop style joint–and immediately you know you’re in for a fried food feast. The menu board glows behind the counter, featuring crispy confections from frog legs to jalapeno... »

Ain’t She Sweet Café

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
By Lily Gabaree
Ain’t She Sweet Café

Ain’t She Sweet Café in Bronzeville serves up a smoothie worthy of a billboard—but glistening condensation and an upright straw meet their match with a decidedly solid sandwich. Originally opened in 2006 at another location two minutes away, the café relocated to its current space in 2010. Everything still seems new, and crisply clean,... »

Original Again

Saturday, February 11, 2012
By Jeffrey Bishku-Avkul
Original Again

On Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter. But the weather was mild as Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Wallace Goode, 4th Ward Alderman Will Burns and a host of community figures and press members stood outside the Original Pancake House entrance and cut a red ribbon to celebrate... »