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Hidden Highland Park gem

The 100-person restaurant may be a bit off the beaten path inside a strip mall, but the quality of the cuisine does speak for itself, helped along not only by Skaff’s gift for self-promotion but the man himself. An immigrant out of Lebanon, the gregarious Skaff says he speaks, “A little Greek, a little Italian, Lebanese, Hebrew, French, Armenian and Spanish. Not fluent but I get by.”

Tablehopping: Menu goes beyond pizza at Village Inn eateries

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"We're not just pizza," stresses Randy Miles co-owner of Village Inn Pizzeria restaurants in Skokie and Glenview. But it is precisely VIP's cheesy pies that have made it a success for the past 20 years.