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"A playful bubble-waffle-and-ice-cream shop that opened over the summer in suburban Downers Grove, Eiffel Waffle — founded by Palestinian-American childhood friends Barra Abousalem, Yahya Ghouleh, and Omar Falaneh — serves a freewheeling halal- and kosher-friendly build-your-own menu and specialty concoctions like Crème de la Crème (Mediterranean sea salt ice cream, whipped cream, bananas, pecans, and caramel); the owners are now planning a second outpost in Bolingbrook and have secured a storefront in Lincoln Park." - Aimee Levitt