After more than 30 years, restaurant owner Ed Tefka is hanging up his hat. He opened Fast Track on the corner of Lake and Desplaines streets in the West Loop in 1991.
At the time, the neighborhood was mostly manufacturing and wholesale. A recent residential boom and the pandemic ultimately forced Tefka to make some tough decisions."With residential coming to replace the manufacturing people, the numbers were simply less. COVID has certainly played some role. We still don’t have office workers at CTA, which is a block away; social security, which is a block and a half away," he said. [It's] really put a damper on small businesses like us.
Patrons poured in Wednesday to enjoy a final"char dog" and fresh cut fries, and to say thank you to longtime staff. "I love the hugs from [Chef} Kleo," said Ronnie Klein, who's been a customer for more than 20 years."I’m very sad."
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