Pearl’s Place Restaurant

Whenever I see a restaurant advertising “down home southern cooking”, my mental flag immediately starts flapping in the wind. This is mainly because the majority of these places serve up heaping helpings of piping hot cholesterol laden, high blood pressure probable, diabetes potential, obesity impending..food.

Not so with Pearl’s Place.

Pearl’s Place, located in the center of Bronzeville, reminds you of someplace your parents might have taken you as a kid. You know, homey atmosphere, friendly people, security..cheap. Now I’m not saying that Pearl’s Place doesn’t serve up fried, smothered or blackened food – I’m saying the menu has more to offer than the enemies of my people.

A friend and I ducked into Pearl’s Place a couple of weeks ago as a last minute breather from the huge crowds and congested traffic emanating from the Bud Billiken Parade. My friend didn’t want to go in because he thought the restaurant might be a dive. I didn’t want to go in because the restaurant looked as if it was attached to a motel.

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