Can you imagine St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, a city that dyes its river emerald green, without corned beef sandwiches? "They’ve become something of a restaurant barometer since I started covering what happened to the big, old-school Jewish delis around Chicago in 2018," writes the Tribune's Louisa Chu (@louisachu1). From Irish American pubs, to new school delis, to Black-owned businesses, most remained open for takeout despite the pandemic in 2020. But the next few years would bring dramatic changes on the corned beef beat, with many favorite places closing. During this time, the nearly unimaginable happened when corned beef quietly went missing for nearly a year at Steingold’s in Wrigleyville, shown here. “The cost of our corned beef was a bit out of control,” said Aaron Steingold, founder and operator of the modern Jewish deli, which opened in 2017 (@steingoldsofchicago). “Only recently has it come back to a point that we could feasibly sell it again.” Food costs also contributed to the decline of many big old-school Jewish delis. Tap the link in our bio for 25 of the best corned beef sandwiches in the city and suburbs, with three new sandwiches joining the ranks this year: Fritzi’s Delicatessen in Oak Park (@fritzisdeli), Halal Food grocery store in Burbank, and Mabe’s Sandwich Shop (@mabessandwichshop) in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of the city. ? E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune / @ejwamb
March 14, 2023
Can you imagine St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, a city that dyes its river emerald green, without corned beef sandwiches?
"They’ve become something of a restaurant barometer since I started covering what happened to the big, old-school Jewish delis around Chicago in 2018," writes the Tribune's Louisa Chu (@louisachu1).
From Irish American pubs, to new school delis, to Black-owned businesses, most remained open for takeout despite the pandemic in 2020. But the next few years would bring dramatic changes on the corned beef beat, with many favorite places closing.
During this time, the nearly unimaginable happened when corned beef quietly went missing for nearly a year at Steingold’s in Wrigleyville, shown here.
“The cost of our corned beef was a bit out of control,” said Aaron Steingold, founder and operator of the modern Jewish deli, which opened in 2017 (@steingoldsofchicago). “Only recently has it come back to a point that we could feasibly sell it again.” Food costs also contributed to the decline of many big old-school Jewish delis.
Tap the link in our bio for 25 of the best corned beef sandwiches in the city and suburbs, with three new sandwiches joining the ranks this year: Fritzi’s Delicatessen in Oak Park (@fritzisdeli), Halal Food grocery store in Burbank, and Mabe’s Sandwich Shop (@mabessandwichshop) in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of the city.
? E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune / @ejwamb
"They’ve become something of a restaurant barometer since I started covering what happened to the big, old-school Jewish delis around Chicago in 2018," writes the Tribune's Louisa Chu (@louisachu1).
From Irish American pubs, to new school delis, to Black-owned businesses, most remained open for takeout despite the pandemic in 2020. But the next few years would bring dramatic changes on the corned beef beat, with many favorite places closing.
During this time, the nearly unimaginable happened when corned beef quietly went missing for nearly a year at Steingold’s in Wrigleyville, shown here.
“The cost of our corned beef was a bit out of control,” said Aaron Steingold, founder and operator of the modern Jewish deli, which opened in 2017 (@steingoldsofchicago). “Only recently has it come back to a point that we could feasibly sell it again.” Food costs also contributed to the decline of many big old-school Jewish delis.
Tap the link in our bio for 25 of the best corned beef sandwiches in the city and suburbs, with three new sandwiches joining the ranks this year: Fritzi’s Delicatessen in Oak Park (@fritzisdeli), Halal Food grocery store in Burbank, and Mabe’s Sandwich Shop (@mabessandwichshop) in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side of the city.
? E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune / @ejwamb
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