Great prompt, A, and likely a useful resource for neighborhood food history in these times. Ours:
- Freddy's in Cicero
- Bari for subs, meatballs, and many pantry jars of giard'
- Big Guys and Carnivore for Tgiving, Christmas, and NYE
- Big Star / Publican / Avec family meal distribution
- Katy's Dumplings (both locations)
- Superdawg for drive-in dogs and shakes
- Naf Naf for easy ordering veggie bowls
- La Lagartija, Carbon, Gringo & Blondie for Taco Tuesdays
- Forno Rosso, Coalfire, and Flapjack Brewery for VPN pies
- Galit killed it for a few birthday takeout orders
- back patio of Maya del Sol for socialization en plein air
- front patio of Fairgrounds and Lea Street Foot for meetings
- Habrae for bubble tea, croissants, and regional Thai
- Chiu Quon for cocktail buns and holiday treats
- the Daly Bagel and Whirlwind for morning routine
- Mitsuwa Marketplace for fresh packaged noodles and condiments
- Stan's, Do-Rite, and Dunk (Melrose Park) for morale donuts
We did a ton of cooking together as a family as well. Lucky to be in the Chicagoland food utopia with so many tremendously hard working restaurateurs and suppliers and employment to keep voting with our $.