Gordono Pharmacy
Sixteen years ago Jeff Bendix, owner of Gordono Pharmacy in Andersonville, found himself lamenting the lack of great Jewish delis on Chicago’s North Side. So he decided to solve the problem by making room in his store for a full-service deli. Gordono’s JB’s Deli offers everything from hand-cut lox to homemade brisket, soups, knishes and, of course, prescription medications. It’s hard to beat the weird pleasure of heading to a pharmacy for bagels on a Sunday morning.
5501 N. Clark, 773.561.3671, jbsdelichicago.com
—Michele Morano, director, MA in Writing and Publishing, DePaul University (Lit 50)
Best of Chicago 2015
