Soul Veg City

CTL-E-3548 · Business · retail · contemporary

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Black- and family-owned vegan soul-food restaurant at 203 E. 75th Street, Chatham, Chicago; remodeled and reopened as Soul Veg City on Juneteenth after the pandemic.

Notes

Created 2026-10-06 in batch RELP80 as a supporting entity.

Relationships

Cottage Grove Avenue commercial corridor (Woodlawn / Chatham) — located in
Soul Veg City (203 E. 75th St.) is part of the corridor’s Black-owned culinary node at 75th Street.

Sources

VegNews — Iconic Chicago Vegan Restaurant Rebrands, Remodels, and Reopens (Soul Veg City)

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