Miami Herald – October 7, 2010
Written by: admin Oct 18, 2010
A FORK IN THE ROAD
Hot dog! It’s time to root for da Bears
By LINDA BLADHOLM
lbb75@bellsouth.net
Now that football season is here, Chicago Bears fans in South Florida are gathering on Sundays at Fat Lou’s in Pembroke Park to chow down on nachos, chili and Vienna beef dogs dragged through the garden. Chicago transplants can revel in gyros with tangy tzatziki sauce and Maxwell Street Polish sausages. Even the location — near Lakeshore Drive — is a reminder of the Windy City.
Owner Lou Sweilem grew up in a Jordanian-American family in the Chicago suburb of Morton Grove. After running a liquor store and sandwich shop on the city’s northwest side, he joined a cousin in Palm Beach County nine years ago. When he couldn’t find Chicago-style street food, he opened Fat Lou’s — named for a childhood nickname that belies his now-trim physique — and recently relocated it to Broward.
