More kindness needed to get through this time & our Tabbouleh recipe.
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A plea for kindness.

Hi everyone! We'd like to ask a favor.

We realize stress levels are high but we'd like to ask that we all please make an effort to be kind. Our staff and Caviar's drivers are leaving the safety of their homes daily to provide a service. And customers are leaving the safety of their homes to pick up orders and run errands. Please be aware of social distancing when encountering other people. Everyone is just trying to get what they need and get home.

We love our staff and customers and want everyone to be as safe as possible. It's an imperfect and completely abnormal time right now. As a small, locally owned business, we're doing our very best to continue providing the comforting foods you love while abiding by the safety orders coming from our local government.

Please be aware that the new order is a statewide requirement.

no mask, no service signWe support our local government orders including this latest one: requiring masks for anyone picking up orders at either of our locations.

Please also abide by the pick up time for your order so we may ensure customers are spaced apart safely. If you arrive early, please wait outside until your pickup time and please be aware of the distance guidelines when entering.

Our staff will not be exiting our restaurant to hand off orders outside. They will not be interacting with individuals outside our restaurants. They are safely located on the kitchen-side of the interior tables set up for handing off orders.

No-Contact Pickup and Delivery 12pm to 8pm.

Caviar is our ordering partner and all pickup and delivery orders must be placed via Caviar. We are not able to accept cash or credit card payments at this time. Tips for deliveries can be entered into the Caviar app. Tips for pickups, however, cannot. So we have a tip jar at each location and it is sanitized at the end of the shift. Caviar’s delivery area is covers up to 10-miles within Chicago. Please check your app to see if you're within range. Please read our safety FAQs so that we may all be as safe as possible under the circumstances.

There continue to be some intermittent issues with Caviar and they are working on it as fast as they can during this extreme time. We really do appreciate everyone’s support and persistence. Thank you.

Mickey and Jo have their masks ready to go, our staff wears masks and gloves all day in our kitchens and dining room while making your food, and we're sharing a link here to make your own no-sew mask from a bandana.

Thank you so much for your support.
Mickey, Jo, Michael and the crew.
Mickey and Jo wearing home sewn masks

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Caviar Pickup & Delivery: 12pm to 8pm. Brunch until 3pm.

Cut offs for online orders are 30 minutes prior to close.

New Pickup Order Guidelines

There is a new guideline for the state of Illinois:—all persons entering must be wearing a mask. No mask, no service. We know it's not ideal but we're abiding by the Mayor's new order. Please review the details in our Pickup FAQ so that we can all be as safe as possible.

Tabbouleh

Summer picnics are still happening, just differently. One of our customers picnicked in their car after picking up their order! It’s time to get creative and Tabbouleh travels well and makes a great base for a summer bowl.

Yield: 3–4 servings
 
Ingredients:
2 cups water
1 cup bulghur wheat
2 medium tomatoes, diced
¼ cup chopped green onions
2 cups chopped fresh parsley, we use the curly kind
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
pinch pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 1 teaspoon dried mint
 
Directions:
  1. In a medium pot, bring the water to a boil, and then add the bulghur. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 15 minutes.
  2. Drain the bulghur and put in a medium bowl.
  3. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, and chill.
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Reminder of staff GoFundMe pages.

Every effort is being made to keep as many of our beloved employees gainfully employed, with as much work as possible. We’ve not only increased hourly pay for our front of house staff, but have maintained hours for back of house and kitchen staff employees. For some of our employees, it is simply best to file for unemployment and we’ve connected them with all the resources to do so. Finally, we’re matching $5,000 to each GoFundMe page set up by employees of our locations at Logan Square and Halsted and encourage you to support them as well.

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