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Chicago Food Wars Series: Harold's Chicken Shack vs. Uncle Remus

Fried Food. It’s practically one of the basic Chicago food groups along with cheesy and saucy. The city’s South and West sides are noted for their various chicken stands. But with new “rinky dink” eateries opening what seems like everyday, it can be easy to consume an inferior supper most fowl. For this edition of... Read more »

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January 7, 2013 at 8:01 am

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