Belmont Cragin restaurant owners say business ticking up — but not back to pre-immigration enforcement levels

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Dec. 5, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Dec. 5, 2025, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/food-drink/2025/12/05/belmont-cragin-restaurants-chicago-immigration-enforcement-chicago-food

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The lunch hour at [ _Minna’s Restaurant_ ][1] last week hummed with activity. Families packed into booths, men lining the long counter bolted down tacos while their impatient phones beeped at their sides. Stacks of to-go orders formed little towers on the back counter. “At least I got some rest yes...