Owner Yasmin Curtis closed a tavern she'd been running a few blocks away and opened this family-friendly seafood spot in its place around 2016, and the bet paid off far beyond one storefront: by its 5th anniversary in 2021, the restaurant's signature sauce had made it onto shelves in 125 grocery stores across Illinois and Chicago, turning a neighborhood restaurant into a genuine regional retail brand. That sauce, branded '3 The Chi-Way,' blends cajun seasoning, garlic butter, and lemon pepper, and it's the backbone of the menu's curated combo bags — lobster tails, crawfish, and mussels tossed together, or built to order if you'd rather pick your own seafood. Fried versions come in both basket and sandwich form for anyone wanting something more straightforward.
It's a modest storefront between Champlain and Langley avenues, but it's built a loyal following on the strength of consistency rather than flash — the kind of restaurant locals recommend first when visitors ask where to eat in Bronzeville. Hours run Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday, with weekend service stretching earlier into the afternoon for a Saturday or Sunday seafood lunch.
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