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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.
The restaurant was founded in 1930. [2] Jacob and Fannie Bernstein purchased the restaurant from its original owners in 1940, and sold it in 1980. [3] It was originally located on North Avenue, but was moved to Thatcher Avenue in the 1940s. [4] As of 1988, it had two additional locations in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Rolling Meadows, Illinois. [5]
The restaurant has been called a "barbecue icon" in the United States by Eater and a "civic treasure" in Chicago by the Chicago Reader. [1] [6] It was named one of Eater's "essential barbecue restaurants in Chicago" in 2019. [1] Lem's has also been named one of the top barbecue restaurants in the country by Time Out and Zagat. [3]
The restaurant is known for its Beijing Duck Feast, a three-course dinner with Peking duck carved tableside and served with gua bao, sauce, and garnishes. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] After serving the duck, the carcass is returned to the kitchen to be turned into duck fried rice or duck noodles, and then duck soup, the next courses.
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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 ]
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]
[8] [9] [10] The popularity of Chicago-style barbecue has declined in 21st-century Chicago due to the growing number of Texas-style barbecue restaurants. [11] [2] Despite having a vibrant culinary history, Chicago is less well known nationally than other barbecue capitals such as Kansas City, Texas, Memphis and North Carolina. [12]