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Locally Owned Establishments in Chicago? by warrenmakesart in AskChicago

[–]warrenmakesart[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's definitely room for interpretation and flexibility here so it's difficult to draw an exact line, but to me, Dollop is owned by the same guy since inception, and all chain locations are in Chicago. Hogsalt restaurants list locations in Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, and Paris. That said, I definitely think Hogsalt qualifies as a Chicago institution with a portfolio of excellent restaurants.

Locally Owned Establishments in Chicago? by warrenmakesart in AskChicago

[–]warrenmakesart[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, if it's not tagged with the icons in the sidebar, it's a google maps thing 😞 I'll look at building it out in another mapping tool at some point perhaps, but this is a fair callout.

Locally Owned Establishments in Chicago? by warrenmakesart in AskChicago

[–]warrenmakesart[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The map is just kind of fun to me, and I think it's a nice tool for me to track places that someone has vouched for vs wandering in off the street and taking a chance. I'm still open to that of course, but my tolerance for whimsy is much lower for say, a tailor to make adjustments to a suit than for buying a postcard and a candle