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Food critic Keith Lee visited the city earlier this year and put the West Side chicken staple Uncle Remus at the bottom of Chicago’s chicken list. Last year, host Jacoby Cochran tried Uncle Remus in the Austin neighborhood for the first time with Justice Informed CEO, lifelong West Sider, and Uncle Remus evangelist Xavier Ramey to see what he’s been missing out on.
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