Five Dock's relaunched family-friendly Illinois Hotel serves up southern-style fried chicken
Five Dock's relaunched family-friendly Illinois Hotel serves up southern-style fried chicken Scott Bolles Photo: Thomas Jacobsen When the Illinois Hotel opens on Wednesday with a multi-million-dollar refit, there'll be a surprise in its kitchen. The Down N' Out burger crew, pursued for years through the courts by US giant In-N-Out, will steer the food at the Five Dock pub. Ben Kagan, who rebranded Down N' Out as Nameless Bar after the legal arm wrestle over trademark infringement, will focus instead on another US staple, southern-style fried chicken. The polished interior is the work of ...