Warm, casual stop offering an array of Mediterranean dishes from kebabs to hummus plates.
"Three generations’ worth of cardamom and clove dress the shawarma at Cedar Palace, a quaint BYOB Lebanese spot in Lincoln Park. Silk-level hummus and tender meats speak to 50-plus-year-old recipes cooked with as much care and warmth as the first time they were prepared in the restaurant kitchen. Cedar Palace is certainly no secret to locals, but when even the olive oil sings a song of its own when it hits your mouth, secrets are hard to keep. Tell everyone." - Alex Jewell
"This family-owned Lebanese restaurant opened in 2018 and has built a loyal following over the last two years for its juicy kebabs and shawarma sandwiches. The lentil soup and hummus are classics, and everything comes with freshly baked pita. Don’t skip dessert; the baklava is crispy and sweet, never soggy. There’s a large patio with heaters, and the restaurant is BYOB with a $15 corkage fee." - Rebecca Holland
"Cedar House, a family-owned Mediterranean spot, lasted less than three months at 655 W. Armitage Avenue. It opened in early March and closed over Memorial Day weekend, and although a similar restaurant named Cedar Palace recently opened in space, Cedar House ownership wrote that “we would just like to make it clear that we have no affiliation with it and have not been involved at the location since Memorial Day weekend.”" - Daniel Gerzina
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