{"id":17458,"date":"2022-05-18T07:27:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=17458"},"modified":"2022-05-18T07:27:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:27:40","slug":"elmhurst-food-court-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=17458","title":{"rendered":"Elmhurst Food Court Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI did one of my Ethnic Eats In Elmhurst food tours on Sunday. I always arrive early to ensure that the businesses we\u2019ll be visiting are still open (hey, stuff happens), that they\u2019re not out of the goodies we were specifically angling for (that\u2019s happened too), and that my Plan B shelters against inclement weather are available (I\u2019ve been lucky with that one so far).
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\nAs I walked past what used to be HK Food Court at 8202 45th Ave, the long shuttered entrance was open \u2013 and I smelled food! I tentatively entered and amid significant ongoing construction, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, there were three vendors preparing and displaying their wares in what was something between a dry run and an extremely soft opening. If you go \u2013 and you really should \u2013 be aware that all the signage hails from the original incarnation and bears no connection to the current vendors (see final photo). But they were indeed open to the public and that\u2019s all the encouragement I needed.
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\nShortly thereafter, my guests arrived and we checked out the most sprawling of the three. I was told their name would be \u201cHappy Market\u201d and they had been there for only two days. (Timing is everything, right?). In addition to a tempting selection of Cantonese roasted\/BBQ ducks, pipa duck, char siu, spareribs, and crispy pig, there was a steamtable set up that I usually associate with \u201cfour items plus rice\u201d you\u2019ve probably seen in Chinatowns everywhere, congee, and a considerable array of dim sum.
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\nEverything we tasted was excellent so yes, it\u2019s back on my itinerary. More details to follow, but here are five hastily snapped photos to give you an idea of how things looked; I\u2019ll be doing reports as more vendors populate the new food court.
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\nHaving witnessed the demise of so many of our treasured food courts, this brings me joy and gives me hope. Stay tuned….
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