{"id":63138,"date":"2020-02-10T11:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=63138"},"modified":"2020-02-10T11:44:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T16:44:56","slug":"where-to-eat-for-black-restaurant-week-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/where-to-eat-for-black-restaurant-week-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Eat for Black Restaurant Week in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone in Chicago knows about Restaurant Week but not many know about Chicago Black Restaurant Week. Created to recognize and provide more positive exposure to African American owned eateries, below is a list of some of the best places to try during CBRW.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Luella\u2019s Gospel Bird<\/a> | <\/span><\/strong>2009 North Damen<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Owned by the same restaurateur who opened Luella’s Southern Kitchen, Luella’s Gospel Bird specialty is fried chicken and weekend brunch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Soul Shack<\/a> | <\/span>1368 East 53rd Street<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the best soul food restaurants in Chicago, Soul Shack features items like Soul Rolls which is a whole southern dinner in an egg roll.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Surf\u2019s Up Oak Park<\/a> | <\/span>6427 North Avenue <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This spot that serves up some delicious fried seafood has a deeper meaning to it. The owner of Surf’s Up has hopes to continue to rebuild the South Shore community of black-owned small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Irie Jerk Bar & Grill<\/a> | <\/span>3404 North Clark Street<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This upscale restaurant serves authentic Caribbean food with their signature dishes being marinated in Jerk seasoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dustie’s Southern Style Buffet<\/a> | <\/span>4012 Lincoln Highway<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

You don’t see too many buffets serving such amazing, authentic southern style dishes. Dustie’s buffet includes fried chicken, greens with turkey and red beans and rice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BR Bar Dining<\/a> | <\/span>18601 South Cicero Avenue, Country Club Hills<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Serving some more traditional American options like cheeseburger and fries, BR Bar Dining still sticks to its southern roots with dishes like catfish dinner and jumbo shrimp dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Urban Grill Chicago<\/a> | <\/span>1132 West Wilson Avenue<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bringing a legacy of great food and customer service, Urban Grill centers their menu on chicken and wings, alongside Po’Boy sandwiches.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Windy City Ribs & Whiskey<\/a> | <\/span><\/strong>67 East Cermak Road<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Windy City Ribs doesn’t only make BBQ ribs, you can get BBQ nachos and a variety of BBQ Bowls which include pulled pork and hot links during Black Restaurant Week and all year long.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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