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Ghareeb Nawaz is heaven on Roosevelt

Shireen Gul
COPY EDITOR

Many Muslims in the United States
observe Eid-al-Adha, also known as the Feast of
Sacrifice, each year. This festival commemorates
Ibrahim’s (Abraham) willingness to sacrifice his
son to God. This festival also marks the end of
the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, in which Muslims
are required to make at least once in their lives.
Eid al-Adha is not a federal public holiday in
the United States. However, my instructors are
so awesome that they let me take that week off,
so I can go all the way to Washington DC, to
celebrate the Bid with my family.

It was a jackpot trip for me because
I got to see my family, had lots of traditional
food, plus got huge amount of Eidi (In Muslim
culture, an eidi is a gift given from elder people

 

to children, on the day of Bid. It is very similar
to a Christmas present, these can be simple gifts
or cash). So when I was coming back to Chicago
I was one happy rich girl who was ready to party
with her friends.

So last weekend one of my friend told
me about this super-awesome-heavenly-cool
place, which not only served Pakistani food in
our neighborhood but it was as cheap as any
student could wish for. I am sure many of the
Indo-Pakistani students must have visited this
place. If you are thinking that I am talking about
Ghareeb Nawaz then let me tell you that you
have guessed it right.

Named for a benefactor of the poor,
Ghareeb Nawaz has a reputation as an oasis
for cheap and freshly made home-style Indo-
Pakistani food. The moment when you enter
this place, the aroma of all those spicy food
gives you feeling of home and you get to witness

all those delicious food which tie you up with
your culture. I must say that it’s a very cozy place
where you don’t feel like a stranger because you
hear everyone speaking your language, you just
look around and smile.

This is a perfect place where you can
not only talk about value but actually get it.
I didn’t realize you could pay $4.99 and get a
massive container filled with chicken biryani.
Yes, trust me it does have a ton of rice (you can
see it in the picture) and it’s so delicious that
just writing about it making my mouth water!
My friends couldn’t decide what to order as we
wanted to eat everything.

Finally in the end we ordered chicken
chili biryani dish, a famous Pakistani made with
special spices, chicken and rice ($4.99), chicken
boti paratha, a stir-fried dish of boneless chicken
which is marinated in yogurt, red chilies and
garlic ($ 2.99) and hunter beef paratha, a dish

made out shredded beef with salt and black
pepper ($2.99). My total bill was only $11.99
which is so reasonable. Like if you are not on a
meal plan in The Commons then you have to
pay $12.49 for one meal.

The parathas (a flat unleavened bread,
resembling a small naan bread, that is fried on a
griddle) were so good! I saw most of the people
who came in there were ordering a paratha with
butter chicken. For around $5 it definitely seems
like a popular deal in this place. You could easily
order a biryani and a paratha and be fed for two
meals. So make sure if you have any Pakistani\
Indian friends visiting you, you take them here
to give them feeling of home.

This restaurant is located on 807 W
Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60608. Justin case if
you are too last to go out then you can always
order online with a mere $4 for delivery charges.

Photos by Shireen Gul

 

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