The story
The South Side soul food legend with red linen tablecloths where Mayor Harold Washington held court and Muhammad Ali slipped into corner booths. One of the oldest Black-owned restaurants in the Midwest. Barack Obama dined here before his presidency.
Everything that was here
- 1945–2011
Army & Lou'sSoul Food
The South Side soul food legend with red linen tablecloths where Mayor Harold Washington held court and Muhammad Ali slipped into corner booths. One of the oldest Black-owned restaurants in the Midwest. Barack Obama…
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