The first night in Chicago my parents and I stayed at Heart o' Chicago Motel on N. Ridge Avenue near Bryn Mawr. Our first meal in C-town (does anybody in Chicago call Chicago C-town...I don't know) was at Arkadash Cafe. We stumbled upon this restaurant by pure happenstance and were encouraged to go in by a young woman with a big dog. We did and it was fantastic. We had (among other things) an appetizer sampler, shepard's salad and a meat combo that included lamb kabobs, gyro and lamb patties. Chased down with a Turkish red wine and apple hookah. We were the only customers on a Thursday night but the owner or manager said that on the weekends the place was packed...they seem to have a dj and belly dancers. The funniest thing is that I have ended up living not too terribly far away from the place and look forward to taking any future visitor to the establishment.
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