The story
Where Eli Schulman invented Chicago-Style cheesecake after Frank Sinatra said he could eat the whole thing. Liver Eli was the signature dish celebrities craved. A playground across the street bears his name.
Everything that was here
- 1966–2005
Eli's The Place For SteakSteakhouse
Where Eli Schulman invented Chicago-Style cheesecake after Frank Sinatra said he could eat the whole thing. Liver Eli was the signature dish celebrities craved. A playground across the street bears his name.
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215 E. Chicago Ave. · 28 m away
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