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Recent Event Highlights: The (temporary) kibosh on fast food, Fast food frenzy, Fanny's World Famous Restaurant opens, and 9 more...

Created by erinlschumaker on Dec 5, 2010

Last updated: 12/05/10 at 07:12 PM

• Five Guys opening sparks debate
  Oct 2010

  Five Guys opens in October, reigniting the old tension between corporate and local restaurants in Evanston.
  http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/carson-five-guys-here-in-evanston-just-one-is-enough-for-me-1.2282892

• Full-service food trucks approved
  Sep 2010

  Evanston City Council approves full-service food trucks by an 8-1 margin.

• Edzo's opens to critical acclaim
  2009

  Chicago chef Eddie Lakin opens Edzo's Burger Shop on Sherman Avenue in 2009. Lakin wins the approval of Chicago foodies with fresh ground beef and hand-cut, twice-cooked fries.
  http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/whats-new-edzos-burger-shop-belly-shack-lm/Content?oid=1245666

• Smoking banned in bars and restaurants
  2006

  Evanston City Council bans smoking in Evanston bars and restaurants by an 8 to 1 vote.
  http://evanstonnow.com/node/621

• That Little Mexican Cafe opens
  1996

  The first of three establishments opened in 1996. Highland Park and Chicago locations soon followed.
  http://evanston.patch.com/listings/that-little-mexican-cafe

• Fanny's closes
  1987

  After 41 years in business Fanny's closes its doors. Lazaar passed away 3 years later.
  http://www.fannysofevanston.com/mainrstory.htm

• The (temporary) kibosh on fast food
  1986

  Following a movement spearheaded by Evanston Ald. Ann Rainey, Evanston puts a 3 month moratorium on opening fast food restaurants in the city.
  http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/national-chains-new-to-evanston-s-streets-1.2349062

• Fast food frenzy
  Jul 1, 1982

  22 fast food franchises apply for zoning permits in Evanston between 1982 and 1986.
  http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/national-chains-new-to-evanston-s-streets-1.2349062

• Burger King makes its debut
  1976

  Burger King opens in downtown Evanston and stays open until 1 a.m., later than any other surrounding restaurant at the time.
  http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/national-chains-new-to-evanston-s-streets-1.2349062

• Evanston gets "wet"
  1972

  The Evanston City Council approves the sale of liquor by an 11 to 8 margin (with one abstaining) in an effort to help boost business at local hotels and restaurants.
  http://www.northwestern.edu/about/historic-moments/campus/dry-evanston.html

• McDonald's comes to Howard Street
  1957

  One of the first 50 McDonald's restaurants in the country opens on Howard Street in Evanston, selling 15 cent hamburgers. Arby's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Brown's Chicken follow soon afterward.
  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-11-17/news/8603260402_1_fast-food-restaurants-ronald-mcdonald-fast-food-craze

• Fanny's World Famous Restaurant opens
  1946

  Fanny Lazzar opens a landmark restaurant in Evanston. Lazzar spent 10 months perfecting the recipe for her spaghetti sauce, for which she received international acclaim and write-ups in The New Yorker and Esquire.
  http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-05-11/news/9102110777_1_spaghetti-sauce-birthday-awards