After walking past it several times, I had always wondered what exactly the Alhambra Palace Restaurant was. It seemed like such a mysterious place, and looked like a palace from the outside. It’s a really massive ethnic-looking structure along Randolph Continue reading
One of the most recent trends in Chicago’s food scene is the emergence of fast food mediterranean and middle-eastern restaurants. These places all pretty much serve the same thing: hummus, shawarma, kefta kebob, tabouli, baba ghannouj, and Jerusalem salad. Pinched Continue reading
Persian food is a fairly uncommon cuisine to find in the United States, and not very many people know anything about it. Reza’s Restaurant in Chicago and Oak Brook hopes to break down those cultural barriers by offering a very Continue reading
Chicago’s south side is not known for exotic foods by any means, but Zaytune at 31st and Morgan Street in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood may have the best Shawarma in the city. Shawarma is a middle-eastern street food that usually consists Continue reading
Most Chicagoins have heard the term falafel before, but what is it? This mysterious Middle Eastern favorite seemed to pop up out of nowhere about a decade ago. It is not uncommon for co-workers in white collar environments to meet Continue reading