Chicagoist: South Side Cheap Eats: Top Notch Beefburger

guest

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:58:53 -0600

I grew up in Beverly, Ward Up. My family still lives there, as do 99% of my friends. I still visit a couple of times per week. The neighborhood has had blacks for 35 years. The problem isn't that blacks moved into the neighborhood. It's that the business strips have deteriorated and it is surrounded by the ghetto on 10 of 12 sides. That's where the crime is from. Outsiders.

Ward Up

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:54:25 -0600

"...That's exactly the kind of comment that makes Beverly look racist, Ward Up. The crime issues aren't at the hands of the people moving into the neighborhood, but those that pass through looking for easy prey..." I knew it wouldn't take long to get a response like that. Politically correct readers are always ready to put on their halos and cry 'racism.' That makes them feel better about themselves. By the way, don't blame anyone in Beverly for my comments. I don't live in Beverly, though I work there two days per week. My cousin does live there. He was beaten and robbed there after the eastern part of the neighborhood changed. He might disagree with your comments about crime. So would my friend whose house has been burglarized twice in the past three years. You know what? They still have no intention of moving. Their kids play with the African American kids just fine. Meanwhile, the threat of crime is real. For you to cry "racism" on my part is just plain silly.

matty

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:42:33 -0600

and yes, props for posting about the southside. my gf and I go on architectual visits all over the city and it's about time we went into some of the southside neighbs restaurants.

matty

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:40:50 -0600

"Beverly is an interesting place, where an African-American community coexists with a fairly stable, generations-long white population." i'm sorry, i almost choked on my beefburger. you can't be serious.

guest

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:40:03 -0600

That's exactly the kind of comment that makes Beverly look racist, Ward Up. The crime issues aren't at the hands of the people moving into the neighborhood, but those that pass through looking for easy prey. One thing you missed Mr. Sudo is the assortment of open face sandwiches that Top Notch has. They are more than good for the money, but not so good for you. I'm not a shake drinker either, but Top Notch delivers on that front as well. Good to see Chicagoist giving the South Side its due.

Ward Up

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:08:45 -0600

It's refreshing to see the far South Side get some attention on Chicagoist. Beverly is an interesting place, where an African-American community coexists with a fairly stable, generations-long white population. A visit to Top-Notch or to Border's, both on 95th Street shows the diversity of the neighborhood. There are some crime issues that have come with African-Americans moving into the neighborhood, but not so much as to create bitterness. Let's hope the next 20 years see both communities flourish together. One can hope.

Scooter Libbby

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:03:30 -0600

It would sure help if you corrected the spelling of "Beefbuger" in the second paragraph.

guest

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:03:25 -0600

"... while biking around Beverly and Morgan Park yesterday looking for things for cover for the site..." Heh. Hilarious image, given the stream of comments coming Chicagoist's way recently.