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The Green Door Tavern

The Green Door Tavern in Chicago is a local favorite known for its burgers and beers. It has been featured on multiple TV shows such as United States of Bacon, Drinking Made Easy, and Food Paradise.

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The Green Door Tavern

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Featured Episode12/30/2012

United States of Bacon

Episode: Bacon Turtle Burger

Todd chomps down on a massive triple-decker BLT at the 140-year-old Green Door Tavern

Featured Episode12/21/2010

Drinking Made Easy

Episode: Chicago

Built in 1872 and constructed from a wood frame, the 130-year old buildingGreen door exterior crop has shifted over the years and now has about a two-foot lean. Initially a grocery store, in 1921 it opened as an Italian restaurant called Huron-Orleans (named after the streets where it resides) and made it through Prohibition as a speakeasy, attracting clientele partially comprised of Chicago gangsters

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