One Illinois restaurant just got nominated as one of the best restaurants in America for hospitality, and it's not far from Rockford.

This is the kind of place you pilgrimage to no matter what because you know the money you spend will be more than compensated for by how you feel while there.

Hospitality is the kind of service many restaurants overlook, but if you count reviews on places like Yelp and TripAdvisor, the negative ones often mention "poor service."

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Think about the last restaurant where you had really bad service. Have you been back?

ONE CHICAGO RESTAURANT NOMINATED FOR OUTSTANDING HOSPITALITY

If you like to be taken care of when you go out to eat, you might want to try Lula Cafe in Chicago.

Lula Cafe and four other restaurants were nominated for Outstanding Hospitality in the James Beard Awards.

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According to their website, the James Beard Awards aim to "recognize exceptional talent and achievement in the culinary arts, hospitality, media, and broader food system as well as a demonstrated commitment to racial and genre quiet, community, sustainability, and a culture were all can thrive."

While it'll be a few months before we find out if Lula Cafe wins the award for Outstanding Hospitality, you can still see the place in action yourself. Lula Cafe is located at 2537 North Kedzie Boulevard in Chicago.

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