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Mini Hut

Super GemGarfield Ridge · Fried Chicken Community-sourced, unverified
📍 6659 W Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60638

Original owner Don Engel ran Mini Hut from 1972 until his death in 2022, and the shop sat closed for nearly four years afterward.

★★★★★ 4.7 via Google
Super GemChicago Exclusive GemDish Gem$$
Pressure-fried chicken, family recipe, reopened under new ownership with nothing changed — the 8-piece family dinner is the order that proves it.
📈 Scores in the top 99% of Chicago Exclusive Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

Brett Gomez, a family friend who was just 21, tracked down former employees Steve and Donnie to recover the closely guarded breading and marinating recipe and reopened it on Super Bowl weekend in February — a genuine act of preserving a neighborhood institution rather than a corporate revival. Same recipe under new ownership.

Holds a 4.7-star rating. Closed Mondays.

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  • 4.7 stars — recently reopened under new ownership with the same recipe; owner is genuinely passionate about the neighborhood's history.

Hours

MonClosed
Tue-Sat 11AM-8PM
Sun 11AM-7PM
📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (773) 306-0245

Amenities & accessibility

🚶Walk-in only
🥡Takeout available
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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