Jumbo Bite:  quick, good, reasonable

by Joseph Gresser

NEWPORT — A person living in Des Plaines, Illinois, in May, 1940, could have been forgiven for not giving much thought to the new hamburger stand opened by Richard and Maurice McDonald.  All local residents wanted were hamburgers and they wanted them fast.

Eventually, a lot of people took notice, enough so the old signs that listed the number of burgers served couldn’t keep up with the ever-growing total.

It would be rash to predict a similar trajectory for the establishment that recently opened on Main Street here.  But it is hard to ignore with its bright orange storefront and interior.

Jumbo Bite is the result of the combined efforts of three well-known local restaurant professionals: …

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