Explore Irene’s Diner, the new North Center restaurant from the Press Room | Eater Chicago
"A classic greasy-spoon diner in North Center where customers could lounge around and sip copious amounts of coffee, Alps East is remembered from the 1980s when Petros Papatheofanis grew up working there; that style of long, lingering diner visits has become endangered as the pandemic, social media, and delivery apps changed habits and customers now demand more diverse, healthier options, meaning the term “greasy spoon” has lost favor." - Ashok Selvam