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The restaurant was founded by Leon Finney Sr., originally of Mississippi, in 1940. [1] It was one of the earliest barbecue establishments in Chicago. Along with other restaurants like Lem's Bar-B-Q, Leon's popularized the "Delta style" of barbecue that predominates in the South Side.
Lem's Bar-B-Q was founded in 1951 by Myles Lemons in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood in Chicago. Lemons operated the restaurant with his brothers, Bruce and James. [1] The Lemons brothers were born in Indianola, Mississippi, and moved to Chicago in 1948 to pursue careers in the barbecue industry. [2]
The restaurant was known for serving Chicago-style barbecue, including rib tips and hot links cooked in an aquarium smoker, [6] using hickory and oak wood. [7] They began experimenting with the use of the aquarium smoker, a Chicago invention, in the 1960s with help from Leon Finney Sr. [4] It also served barbecue chicken, turkey links and ribs. [5]
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Uncle John's served Chicago-style barbecue prepared in an 8x4 foot aquarium smoker, a metal chimneyed, glass-enclosed fire pit used to smoke meat in the cold, urban environment of Chicago. [3] The restaurant was known for its hot links, pork sausages made with Sevier's signature spice mix, and rib tips. [ 1 ]
In October 2006, she began working at the Renaissance Hotel Chicago and worked her way from grill cook to kitchen supervisor in 2007. [3] In 2008, Leach went to work at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she worked with Raghavan Iyer.
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Chicago-style barbecue is a regional variation of barbecue from the American city of Chicago, Illinois. The style developed due to immigration from other countries and parts of the United States. It is known for the invention of the aquarium smoker and the prominence of rib tips and hot links .