Tropical Hut, Chicago, IL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

L lahni11 Member Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Posts: 1	L lahni11 Posted posted on Mon, Mar 23, 2015 12:16 AM The address of the original Tropical Hut (or T-Hut) was: 1320-24 1/2 E. 57th St. Then it moved to 9156 S Stony Island Ave. Leona's Restaurant is now in this spot. My family ate there every Sunday for years. We adored it. The ribs were displayed turning on a spit in the window. There were 2 fantastic BBQ sauces, one mild, one stronger. (Does anyone have the recipes??????) I've read on the web that clove was one of the ingredients. They were served in a gravy boat, I think. They also had a great Shrimp Cocktail and a great Pecan Pie, and a good creamy coleslaw. Also, there were booths, giving privacy. I can't remember if it was all booths or just part of the seating. I heard it was closed at this location because the University of Chicago wanted to do something with the land, but then it sat empty for a long time. Basically, it was "urban renewed" away, even though the proprietors owned it. One source says it was originally owned by 2 brothers, Peter and Stanley Pomiersky. Another shows Peter's last name shortened - so he was better known as Peter Pomier. Later, it was sold to Oradean Hawkins-Laster. Here is a very complete article: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1985/06/28/page/127/article/restaurants#text Other articles on the T-Hut on the web: 1 If you key in "tropical hut chicago tribune" you'll find an article from 1990, and others. 2 http://home.comcast.net/~bowen_1968/restaurants.html

The address of the original Tropical Hut (or T-Hut) was: 1320-24 1/2 E. 57th St. Then it moved to 9156 S Stony Island Ave. Leona's Restaurant is now in this spot.

My family ate there every Sunday for years. We adored it. The ribs were displayed turning on a spit in the window.

There were 2 fantastic BBQ sauces, one mild, one stronger. (Does anyone have the recipes??????) I've read on the web that clove was one of the ingredients. They were served in a gravy boat, I think.

They also had a great Shrimp Cocktail and a great Pecan Pie, and a good creamy coleslaw. Also, there were booths, giving privacy. I can't remember if it was all booths or just part of the seating.

I heard it was closed at this location because the University of Chicago wanted to do something with the land, but then it sat empty for a long time. Basically, it was "urban renewed" away, even though the proprietors owned it.

One source says it was originally owned by 2 brothers, Peter and Stanley Pomiersky. Another shows Peter's last name shortened - so he was better known as Peter Pomier. Later, it was sold to Oradean Hawkins-Laster.

Here is a very complete article: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1985/06/28/page/127/article/restaurants#text

Post #739895 by lahni11 on Mon, Mar 23, 2015 12:16 AM