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Article: Wonderful Cajun food takes firm root at Maple Tree Inn
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 10, 1987
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MAPLE TREE INN Cuisine: Cajun, Creole. Address: 10730 S. Western.
Phone: 239-3688. Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 5 to 9:30 p.m.;
Friday and Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday.
Prices: appetizers, $1.50 to $6.95; entrees, $11.50 to $15.95;
desserts, $2.95. Credit Cards: MasterCard, Visa. Dress: casual.
Reservations: essential. Parking: on street. Rating: (STAR) (STAR)
(STAR) 1/2
In 1981, when Charlie Orr, the owner of the Maple Tree Inn,
changed his menu to Cajun-Creole, he was well ahead of the trend that
hit Chicago several years later.
Today, with steady improvement, the Maple Tree has become the
city's premier Cajun-Creole restaurant and it offers more of a
genuine ...