When you started, it was hard to think of fresh-ground burgers in the city. And frankly, I think the main thing that makes the burgers good is that they were ground hours before you eat them. I toyed with the idea of putting in a grinding room in Lincoln Park, having a dedicated production area and then feeding this store with it.Īnd then I said, no, invariably we’re going to wind up doing it and holding it till the next day. One of the main principles of the whole idea is that all the beef is ground in the restaurant, fresh every day. ![]() So everything gets ground between about 8:30 and 10. We have a butcher who comes in about 7:30, cuts the beef up and puts it in the freezer to firm up, then grinds it. The beef is still getting ground first thing in the morning, I’m just not the one doing it. ![]() In that video Lakin says of the moment of opening finally sinking in, “Oh my God, am I going to be doing this for like five years, six days a week, every day?” It’s only been four years, but here’s what he thinks about it all now. I made a video about Edzo’s for the Reader when Edzo’s first opened, talking about his back-to-basics approach to making good old-fashioned burgers and fries, so this seemed like a good moment to chat with him again. Honestly, if you’re on that street any time other than 10 PM, it’s like a graveyard.” A bunch of college students full of beer and craving burgers should fix that. “We’ve got all that bar action on our street, and that’s really like the only action on that street. So makes sense in terms of being able to utilize my people and giving them as much challenge and stimulation as they need.” He also thinks it will be a boost to the Lincoln Park location. I have managers here and there and we honestly have one too many managers. He says that with the opening of a second location, “My life has changed. ![]() Lakin originally followed the example of Hot Doug’s in being open only from 10:30 AM to 4 PM, hours which would allow him to oversee the entire business personally and get home in time to see his young kids. The Evanston location will stay open until 10 PM starting Tuesday, January 28, and soon after, the Lincoln Park location (which is open till 8 PM currently) will start staying open until midnight on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. “We’re finally acquiescing to people’s many requests that, ‘Why aren’t you open at night?'” says Lakin. In a rare example of people actually getting what they’ve been asking for (for years now), Edzo’s Burger Shop, the beloved Evanston burger stand which has been open only for lunch (so owner Eddie Lakin could have a life) since it opened in 2009, will add dinner service. Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.
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