Ancient-wallpaper, faded-menu, Naugahyde-booth kind of places, where the waitresses have been around forever, the furnishings ...

The mother-daughter owners have found ways to stay successful without the hype of a buzzy West Loop storefront or star chef, Crain's dining critic David Manilow says.

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