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SURF’S UP OPENS 10TH SHOP
Diners have the option to sit outside at Surf’s Up at 1143 N. Wells St., which is the restaurant’s 10th site.
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location this summer. Owner Vanetta Roy says response from the Old Town community has brought “a lot of positive energy. I still can’t believe it. They’re excited I’m in the neighborThe lobster and shrimp combo (left) can be served grilled or fried. Owner Vanetta Roy (right) hood.” at the Old Town restaurant. Photos by Vanetta Roy. most the By far popular dishes are the Hennessy wings and shrimp, Roy says, while her favorite is catfish. The entrepreneur is also a special education teacher for sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Cameron Elementary in Chicago. “When people find out I’m a teacher and a special education teacher on top of that, it’s a different type of respect,” she said, adding that prompted some customers to call her Wonder Woman. “What I do, and encourage my employees to do, is to take pride in what I do and have integrity. ‘Always look at yourself as a consumer. Pay attention to what you do. People will wait for good food,’” Roy tells her employees. This is Roy’s second location, with her first celebrating six years in South Shore. Her brother and sister-in law own a Surf’s Up in Oak Park, and the other locations are franchised, she said. Continued on page 44
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