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Far flwau Joes(Continued from Page 14)but he did away with them*after the Kennedy assassi•*nation and hasn't gone with firearms decoration since However, he's created a unique room divider tromwelded horseshoes in manv*►sizes to flank his front door and set off that portion of the restaurant that was once the log cabin’s front porch. An old wooden wagon outside gives extra atmosphere to the scene, but thieves have done away with a to-tern pole from out front and — remarkably enough — managed to make off with an 80-year-old, 400 pound bell that once stood bv the door.THAT’S PART of theprice of progress which hasalso brought an ever-growing crowd to Far Away Joe’s as the Palos area has built up and road traffic has increased over the years. The Midway crowd isn’t much any more, but people come from as far away as Oak Park, Skokie and Evanston to enjoy the barbecued ribs, a speciality of the house, and Chicago media personality Paul Harvey has been a regular, with “Pecos Pete” (steak sauced in garlic and roquefort i his regular orderA stream once running across the property, used to brew private stock liquor for the restaurant during Prohibition, was a casualty of highway construction, butpeople now come in winterafter runs on the nearby to-*boggan slides to sip hot toddies and buttered rum around the big fireplace. With their liquor they get Far Away Joe’s advice, carved rustically and suspended above the bar: 'It’s all right to drink like a fish —if youwdrink what a fish drinks!” Far Away Joe’s is open for eating from II a.m. to 2 a m on weeknights and to 3 a m. on Fridavs and Satur-days, and closed on Sundays. Liver and onions, ten-•rderloin tips and shishkabob are luncheon features; two homemade soups and homemade chili are offered everywday. Dinners include both soup and salad, and apple pie with rum sauce is available for dessert. Prices aremoderate1111*%tc%1lt;1lt;HAIR MAKE!BEFOREAFTDIPLOMAT S159th Torrence River Oaks Shopping Center Professional Building Lower LevelMondaSaSunday
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Markham Star Tribune
Markham, Illinois, US
Sun, Oct 17, 1976
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