Restaurant news: Kanin, a Filipino Hawaiian bodega in Ravenswood, opens with lines two blocks long

Chicago Tribune / by Louisa Kung Liu Chu / April 2, 2025

A Filipino Hawaiian bodega opened recently to a surprise line two blocks long in Chicago.

Kanin celebrated its grand opening in the Ravenswood neighborhood on March 8.

“It’s kind of your corner convenience store,” said chef and co-owner Julius Tacadena. “You can buy snacks, and you can buy drinks.”

Kanin means rice in Tagalog, one of the major languages spoken in the Philippines. Read More Here.