Many Chicago restaurants have their own traditions for iftar, the Ramadan evening meal.
As the sun sets each night during Ramadan, the call to prayer sounds on cell phones, in mosques — and, of course, in restaurants across Chicagoland. At many Muslim-owned establishments, diners and kitchen staff who have been fasting since dawn are offered a complimentary date, water and appetizers to break their fast. Then after maghrib, the sunset prayer, the feasting begins.
There isn’t one specific culinary fast-breaking tradition — beyond dates and water — shared by all the cultures that observe Ramadan, but many restaurants have their own traditions for iftar, the Ramadan evening meal. The Devon Street standby takes reservations for their iftar buffet , which offers nearly 20 rotating dishes, from South Asian iftar classics like fruit chaat, onion pakora and dahi barah to more eclectic fare, like rooh afza lemonade and mango habanero tikkas. Tea, desserts, Medjool dates, garden salad and raita are offered daily. They keep standard hours, noon-10 p.m. The restaurant takes pride in having its own halal slaughterhouse and groceries across the street.
Chef Faraz Sardharia and his team at Tandoor Char House offer a daily three-course Indian-Pakistani Ramadan iftar prix fixe dinner menu , as well as a sampler platter of dishes South Asians traditionally eat after breaking the fast with a date: spiced fruit chaat, pakora and samosa. On weekends, the restaurant offers nihari, the national dish of Pakistan. The restaurant also plans to continue a tradition of providing free meals to those in need in collaboration with local nonprofit ChiCares.
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