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The neighborhood bakery will permanently close after its last day Sunday. It's open until then — and you can place orders online for now. Skip to contents. Logan Square, Humboldt Park, Avondale. Share on reddit Share on facebook Share on twitter. Mina Bloom. The family behind Sultan's Market just opened a new location in Logan Square and is also planning to open a fourth outpost in Pilsen.

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Read More: Masada Sultans Market. Ramli, who does not eat pork because it is not Halal, said Masada's menu strives to appeal to fish and egg eaters, vegans, gluten-free people and non-pork meat eaters.

For Sultan's Market loyalists accustomed to eating falafel inside of split-open pita bread, the falafel at Masada will be stuffed into "hefty wraps" with potatoes and olives, Shadi Ramli said. The falafel wraps as well as chicken shawarma and Imsakhan, or chicken roulette rolls, will be wrapped in whole wheat shrak bread, which is a Lebanese bread often compared to pita bread but is lighter and more like a tortilla. Masada Ramli plans to bake shrak daily inside of Sultan's Market at W.

Vegans looking for a new staple might find a favorite in Koshari, an Egyptian dish made with rice, brown lentils and macaroni topped with chick peas, tomatoes, crispy onions and garlic lemon Jalapeno sauce.

Egypt runs on Koshari, " said Shadi Ramli, adding that Koshari "gives you carbs and proteins and is not full of oils so it takes time for the body to break it down.

To wash everything down, Masada will serve soft drinks and teas as well as Almaza and , Lebanese beers. Also planned are whiskey, scotches and cocktails such as a "Moroccan mojitos," with fresh mint and hibiscus tea. Masada , N. Hours are 11 a. Sunday-Friday, 11 a.

His influence is seen in many other areas, including the decor booths topped with Middle Eastern-style arches and the music, which ranges from modern American to old rock to classic Arabic. Shadi Ramli, who was 6 when he moved to the U.

The kitchen, in the back of the store along with a steam table, is where customers gravitate to order hummus by the pound, lentil or chicken potato soups, tabbouleh, baba ghanouj, and lamb kebab sandwiches. In good weather, there's seating on the patio. Waiting one afternoon recently as her falafel sandwich was prepared, customer Heather Graff said she has enjoyed watching the metamorphosis of the business since the store opened.

The food is really good, spicy and fresh, and it's atmospheric," said Graff, who lives three blocks away. Everybody's in here for good, cheap eats.

Besides the prepared items, the store has a colorful salad bar, on which standard items are accompanied by more unusual selections: roasted Brussels sprouts, golden raisins, fried plantains and vegan salad dressings. Sultan's Market also sells typical convenience-store items, from Twix bars to toilet paper, but it stocks ingredients for many ethnic dishes as well: packaged pita bread, tahini, olive oil, miso soup mix. Expanding the line of ethnic foods, even going beyond those traditionally associated with the Middle East, is in keeping with the store's focus, he said.

Although it may seem a grand vision for a convenience store, he said, food and music from a variety of cultures are ways to build bridges.