Where Bart's World Meets Your Table
Chez Adele is Chef Bart Kabore's love letter to his mother, his heritage, and the north side neighborhood he now calls home.
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A Name That Set the Tone
Chef Bart Kabore named this place after his mother, Adele — and that one choice shaped everything: a restaurant built on warmth, generosity, and making every guest feel genuinely at home.
Burkina Faso to Bryn Mawr
Bart grew up in West Africa, and his heritage lives in every dish — the fragrant suya spice rub, slow-cooked maafe, and fried plantains regulars quietly order doubles of.
One Menu, Two Worlds
The Famous Smash Burger sits right alongside fufu, egusi soup, and a chimichurri chicken sandwich that has no business being as good as it is. This isn't fusion — it's just Bart's life on a plate.
The Way Bart Runs Things
On most nights, Bart is on the floor himself — greeting tables, checking in, occasionally comping a drink for a first-timer to make them feel like a regular. The 4.9-star Google rating isn't a surprise to anyone who's eaten here.
A North Side Original
There's nothing quite like Chez Adele — a Black-owned north side spot where the 90s R&B is always right, the patio is always worth staying for, and the rum cake will make you rethink every dessert you've ever had.
