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Army and Lou’s: obituary of an icon.
(above, Common pictured at Army and Lou’s) How does a person write an obituary for a restaurant? Not just a restaurant, but a place with historical significance. The Sun-Times did a pretty good job: It was the late Mayor Harold Washington’s favorite restaurant — the booth where he always sat still bears his name. And…
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chickpea means love
I love Chickpea, or حمّص, a new Middle Eastern Restaurant on Chicago Avenue (just West of Damen). Fly ambiance, great lunch prices, fresh food, A Die Hard movie poster in Arabic, and a Genie pinball game. The owner, Jerry Suqi, told Time Out Chicago in November, “I came from Palestine when I was two and…
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