The unlikely restaurateur who brought back a legendary fried chicken shack

Twelve years ago, I drove to Chicago’s Southwest Side to sample a fried chicken that folks were raving about.

Mini Hut in Garfield Ridge was serving what it called “butter crust chicken” — three words that in concert made for an appealing-sounding product.

And after waiting 25 minutes for the chicken, I took my first bite and realized: This was good. Real good

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