"A trio of Palestinian-American childhood friends have made a splash in suburban Downers Grove with Eiffel Waffle, a playful shop serving bubble waffles and ice cream. Now they’re planning two new locations in the city and suburbs, according to the Trib. Co-owners Barra Abousalem, Yahya Ghouleh, and Omar Falaneh opened the sweets spot over the summer with a freewheeling halal and kosher-friendly menu of build-your-own options and specialty concoctions like Crème de la Crème (Mediterranean sea salt ice cream, whipped cream, bananas, pecans, and caramel). Now the longtime pals are aiming to open a second outpost in southwest suburban Bolingbrook in the near future and have recently secured a storefront space in Lincoln Park." - aimee.levitt