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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 ]
Pro Tip: According to Sarma’s beverage director, Sunday evenings after 7:30 p.m. at the bar are very relaxed, making it a great time to hang out and wait for a table. kim p. / Yelp
The Grand Concourse (also known as the Grand Boulevard and Concourse) is a 5.2-mile-long (8.4 km) thoroughfare in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Grand Concourse runs through several neighborhoods, including Bedford Park, Concourse, Highbridge, Fordham, Mott Haven, Norwood and Tremont. For most of its length, the Concourse is 180 ...
Grand Concourse can refer to: Grand Concourse (Bronx), a boulevard in New York City; Grand Concourse (St. John's), an integrated walkway network in Newfoundland and Labrador; Grand Concourse (restaurant), an eatery owned by Landry's, Inc. in Pittsburgh
The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.
My 1977 copy of “The New Good (But Cheap) Chicago Restaurant Book” by Jill Nathanson Rohde and Ron Rohde only recommended eight sub shops in the whole city, and three were on Grand Avenue ...
The Mirage Tavern was a drinking establishment at 731 N. Wells St. in Chicago purchased by the watchdog group Better Government Association and the Chicago Sun-Times in 1977 to investigate widespread allegations of official corruption and shakedowns visited on small businesses by city officials. The journalists used hidden cameras to help ...