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- Name
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- Soup
- Grandma Zarifa’s lentil soup
- Cuisine
- Middle Eastern / Mediterranean
- Neighborhood
- Pilsen
- Best time to go
- Anytime you need something warm, cheap, and vaguely virtuous between shifts
- Vibe
- Order-at-the-counter, fast, lots of students and locals fueling up
- Price range
- $
- Address
- 1738 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608
- City
- Chicago, IL
- My take
- This is my ‘I swear I’m being healthy’ bowl—protein, fiber, and grandma-level comfort without the lecture about my sleep schedule.