Greater Grand Crossing

Spots We Love

A family-owned plant-based soul food institution that's been serving vegan takes on classic comfort foods for over three decades.

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Home to the largest youth-run farm in Chicago, where over 150 young people tend a nearly 2-acre farm, rooftop garden, and hydroponic lab that supplies fresh produce to food pantries and local restaurants. 

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A 1923 South Side bank transformed by Theaster Gates into a 17,000-square-foot home for Black cultural archives, artistic programming, and community rooted hospitality–including a Korean-inspired tea salon and locally sourced bar.

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