Chicago area woman turns pain into a thriving soul food restaurant
HILLSIDE, Ill. – Sometimes, pain and loss can be the push one needs to get up and chase their dreams.That's the case for one west suburban business owner after she lost her son to gun violence. Years later, she's the owner of a thriving soul food restaurant called Vari's Southern Cuisine and giving back to her community in Hillside .'Everybody is inquisitive about how they fry ribs,' said Nanetta Dancy-Matthews, owner of Vari's Southern Cuisine.
Last year, Dancy-Matthews took the leap and opened Vari's Southern Cuisine inside Bobby's Gaming in Hillside with recipes she learned from her grandmother.'Our specialty is the southern fried ribs and the southern fried rib tips,' Dancy-Matthews said. 'That's my grandmother's specialty.'Nine months later, she outgrew that space and moved into her own building on Butterfield Road.'Dreams do some true,' she said.
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