Thick smoke billows above a Palos Hills strip mall, and it’s only the aroma of sizzling lamb and chicken that silences the reflexive alarms. Friend of the Food Chain Titus Ruscitti recently effused over Al-Sufara Grills, a newcomer to the teeming southwest-suburban Middle Eastern food mecca, an endorsement that put the restaurant right at the top of my priorities. This restaurant/butcher shop is the third in the family of owner Yazan Rashed, which also owns a pair in Amman, Jordan. If you’re a north-sider grieving the decline of similar spots in Albany Park, Palos Hills seems just about as far—but it’s worth the drive.
Al-Sufara Grills, 7215-7217 W. 103rd, Palos Heights, 708-576-8420
