vee-vee's is good.
they use to always be at the taste!
they use to always be at the taste!
50 Black-Owned Restaurants and Bars in Chicago
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Heres another one my girl took me to last week.
Good "foreign type" food that Ive never had before....
Yassa African Restaurant
3511 S King Dr,
Chicago, IL 60653
http://yassaafricanrestaurant.com/
Good "foreign type" food that Ive never had before....
Yassa African Restaurant
3511 S King Dr,
Chicago, IL 60653
http://yassaafricanrestaurant.com/
Here's another....opened not long ago. Older Brother owns it. But he's had a lot of success.
Its right off the corner of 47th and Vincennes. One block East of 47th King Drive.
The food is Fiyah!
Btw, dont let the "hood appearance" fool you, the area may look rough to "outsiders", but the area is actually safe.
Uncle J's Bar B Que
502 E 47th St,
Chicago, IL
Imma post a few more hood spots later on.....
Imma check out hat Juicery.......im into the Healthy stuff.
my greatmothers house is on 46th & champlain.
the 1st murder of 2016 was committed half a block away!
actually safe, huh.
thats cause Lawrence aint black owned.,
If it is...thats news to me.
good food tho
my greatmothers house is on 46th & champlain.
the 1st murder of 2016 was committed half a block away!
actually safe, huh.
Youre typing about Champlain...which is 3-4 blocks away...add another block because u going north to 46th. That corner where that restaurant is located is SAFE......for a few reasons...and this I know this for a fact! Not third party info..... like youre giving me,.
In Chicago.....u can have one block thats completely peaceful....(like where Obamas house is located) .....but then have a shit load of drama literally 3 blocks away. It be like that sometimes.
no 3rd party info!
im from the s.e side! only been in cali 8 years & go home 1 or 2 times a year!
i understand blocks with no activity being
surrounded by hell. its still the same neighborhood its the ghetto(slowly changing).
obamas house is surrounded by mansions for blocks around!
Has anyone tried B'gabs Goodies? ....thoughts?
1450 E 57th St, Chicago, IL
1450 E 57th St, Chicago, IL
I worked at Litehouse part time in the last year. I stay right by Remus and Uncle J's. In the last 3 weeks it's been on and popping with shootings between king and cottage. I live off Drexel.Dope thread dude.
I knew about the ones i quoted....but not any of the others.
I knew Bronzeville still had a lot of Black owned businesses, but I didnt know they had all those restaurants.
Thats partly because I dont eat out much.
That Litehouse Whole Food Gril ....thats in my Hood; Hyde Park. They sell some healthy ass burritos made from scratch.
I ordered from them a lot...never knew they were Black owned. Learn something new everyday.
That Uncle Remus that u posted is actually a picture of the new location on 47th and Cottage Grove.
In that new mall complex thing they built on the corner.
That new building has provided a lot of jobs to Black youth in that area.
Back in the dayz...Uncle Remus used to be a "West Side" thing.....but theyve expanded.
That Salaam on 79th has been their for yeeeeeeeaaars. Its not open everyday tho.
I remember when i was a shorty riding the 79th street bus to Ford City Mall....we used to stop by there to pick up some bean pies.
Used to be high as fuck when we ordered...but they stil served us.
The Minister is connected with the joint.
Jokes and Notes is actually a comedy club on King Drive. Ran by Mary and them....
Been there for a loooooong time.
I think its the only Black Comedy club in Chicago....but I could be wrong.
H-Dogs is ran by Dorthy Tillman daughter..I think. Its right across from the Harold Washington cultural center.
That Peaches restaurant in directly across the street.
The LEONS i used to mess with was on 79th street, off stoney island. But they shut that down years ago.
Here's another....opened not long ago. Older Brother owns it. But he's had a lot of success.
Its right off the corner of 47th and Vincennes. One block East of 47th King Drive.
The food is Fiyah!
Btw, dont let the "hood appearance" fool you, the area may look rough to "outsiders", but the area is actually safe.
Uncle J's Bar B Que
502 E 47th St,
Chicago, IL
Imma post a few more hood spots later on.....
Imma check out hat Juicery.......im into the Healthy stuff.
4 hurt in Bronzeville shooting, second in neighborhood in five hours
http://trib.in/1Ryk3SP
Heres another one my girl took me to last week.
Good "foreign type" food that Ive never had before....
Yassa African Restaurant
3511 S King Dr,
Chicago, IL 60653
http://yassaafricanrestaurant.com/
I forgot about to mention Yassa,
went there with the bruhs back last month.
I like their new location more tables and more space.
I had the lamb with rice
the portion sizes was huge and the food was delicious.
Yea...that area around King Drive used to be much worse though. Excluding the recent shootings....a lot of the bs has slowed down since they started building stuff over there. that area used to look real raggedy back in the 90s.
You really dont run into problems until u start going toward the 47th green line.....near Indiana, Michigan, Wabash etc. But thats expected cause thats mainly where young niggas be hangin out. But most times they just be standing around doing nothing....not shooting 24/7. They about to start building stuff & cleaning up that area in a few years. From 47th Prairie - 47th State street.
Believe it or not...every once in a while u will spot a White boy or girl riding their bikes thru that area. They be coming from the Red line......peddling fast as hell back to Hyde park. Once they hit 47th and COttage....the scenery starts to change,,,,then they start to feel safe...lol
Theres a lot of vacant lots between 47th & King and Cottage (for those BLack folks interested in buying). Slowly but surely people are about to start buying that land. Thats Historic Blues district property. The property value is CHEAP right now because of all the years of bs. ....but the value is rising.
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It's a very interesting area and I've lived all over the city. Your right it used to be much worst when there was the all night L store on where Walmart is and the buildings were up on state.
I didn't know about a number of these spots. I'm gonna be hitting up several of em.
Eat N Run Fried Chicken
1733 w. 87th street
Best fried chicken in the city, absolutely delicious chicken that taste good even when it's cold. The mild sauce is the best that I've ever tasted and I hated red sauce or barbeque sauce but that's one sauce that I must say is mellow and savory and is great with the chicken also the fries are free with your order in addition to that with a larger order of 15 pieces or more they give you a free 2 liter of soda pop.
Caveat: The place looks like Harpo's Juke Joint" at this location but the food is outstanding.
From what I understand the place is owned by a church group.
Keep in mind that they don't accept credit cards , It's cash only for payment.
Also it's best to call ahead because they cook the chicken fresh upon order, they don't have those warming lamps with chicken already prepared like a Popeyes or Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Shawn Michelle Homemade Ice Cream
Hands down it is the best Ice cream that I've tasted in the city of Chicago.
The Banana Pudding and the Honey Cinnamon Graham Cracker Ice Cream are dessert treats fit for Kings and Potentates.
I've bought ice cream from them when they where on 119 and western, and when they relocated to 87th street.
I've also bought ice cream from their food truck in Hyde Park.
Caveat: Those guys are extremely slow in their service.
It shouldn't take what seems like 10 to 15 minutes for to them to serve up a scoop or even quarter of a pound tub of ice cream when there are only 2 customers waiting. When my girlfriend and I went to the store on 87th street we had to wait damn near 30 mins to get our ice cream.
But if you have the patience it's worth the wait.
I see that they have relocated to a new store on the north side.
I only hope that they speed up the service and know that time is money, because those customers on the north side are a different type of consumer.
If they have to wait too long they'll walk out and that's money lost.
Hopefully they have resolved this problem with their new location.
1733 w. 87th street
Best fried chicken in the city, absolutely delicious chicken that taste good even when it's cold. The mild sauce is the best that I've ever tasted and I hated red sauce or barbeque sauce but that's one sauce that I must say is mellow and savory and is great with the chicken also the fries are free with your order in addition to that with a larger order of 15 pieces or more they give you a free 2 liter of soda pop.
Caveat: The place looks like Harpo's Juke Joint" at this location but the food is outstanding.
From what I understand the place is owned by a church group.
Keep in mind that they don't accept credit cards , It's cash only for payment.
Also it's best to call ahead because they cook the chicken fresh upon order, they don't have those warming lamps with chicken already prepared like a Popeyes or Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Shawn Michelle Homemade Ice Cream
Hands down it is the best Ice cream that I've tasted in the city of Chicago.
The Banana Pudding and the Honey Cinnamon Graham Cracker Ice Cream are dessert treats fit for Kings and Potentates.
I've bought ice cream from them when they where on 119 and western, and when they relocated to 87th street.
I've also bought ice cream from their food truck in Hyde Park.
Caveat: Those guys are extremely slow in their service.
It shouldn't take what seems like 10 to 15 minutes for to them to serve up a scoop or even quarter of a pound tub of ice cream when there are only 2 customers waiting. When my girlfriend and I went to the store on 87th street we had to wait damn near 30 mins to get our ice cream.
But if you have the patience it's worth the wait.
I see that they have relocated to a new store on the north side.
I only hope that they speed up the service and know that time is money, because those customers on the north side are a different type of consumer.
If they have to wait too long they'll walk out and that's money lost.
Hopefully they have resolved this problem with their new location.
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