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BULSHO

Food + DrinkNear North Side · Somali Community-sourced, unverified
📍 211 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610

BULSHO runs one of Chicago's few dedicated Somali kitchens just blocks off the Magnificent Mile, a genuinely unglamorous storefront — reviewers describe small, basic interiors and taxis parked out front — that's built its following on the food rather than the room.

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Breakfast centers on anjero, a spongy, slightly sour flatbread served alongside a rotating lineup of curries, while lunch and dinner run through rice, pasta, or soor (a thick porridge) paired with fish, chicken, or goat.

The restaurant previously operated as Bismilahi before the rename, and reviewers consistently call out the owners' habit of personally walking first-time customers through the menu and recommending dishes — the kind of hands-on hospitality that's helped it build a genuinely loyal following despite the no-frills setting.

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Daily6AM-1AM per the restaurant's own site
🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 +1 312-265-0198

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❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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