05/27/2026
Thanks, Chicago Tribune!
Mahari is honored to be recognized as a 2026 Chicago Tribune Critic's Choice winner:
"Rahim Muhammad, the chef and owner behind Mahari, is weaving together the diverse threads of the African diaspora into a culinary tapestry alongside his mother, Shawn Muhammad, and a kitchen staff hailing from West Africa, the Caribbean and the American South.
The menu spans from Nigerian suya and New Orleans-style etouffée to a lamb burger topped with Haitian pikliz. Craft cocktails and mocktails are from beverage director Lisa Brown, using ingredients with relevance to Africa and the Caribbean, like a Birds of Paradise cocktail that infuses ginger and hibiscus with East African honey wine.
'Our hub is here in Hyde Park, because we get to touch every demographic of people you can think of, and the variety of people that comes through the door is exciting to me,' Muhammad said."
Visit Mahari at 1504 E. 55th Street, with free parking in the Hyde Park Shopping Center lot.
Open Mon / Weds / Sat / Sun - 11 am - 9:30 pm / Fri - 11 am - 11 pm / Closed Tues
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/27/food-awards-2026-critics-choice-winners
