Syrian Kitchen restaurant opens for carryout on Northwest Side
After eight years of training in kitchens, Muhammad Khalifa was pretty sure he was ready to open a restaurant. With a nudge from friends, who helped decorate a small space with an assortment of potted plants, Khalifa opened Syrian Kitchen at 2630 Billingsley Road on the Northwest Side. Among a cluster of buildings with retail uses, and with virtually no visibility from the road, Syrian Kitchen is a carryout-only restaurant specializing in the cuisine of the Middle Eastern country. “It’s not hard for people” to find, if they know what they’re looking for, said Khalifa, who says it’s ...