Near where I grew up, there was a shopping center called Mayfair Village at the corner of NW 50th and May.
At the time, it was my whole world. Anchored by an IGA grocery store, the now demoed center was home to the Conoco where I bought all my comics and, tucked away in the corner, a down-home chili parlor that, even better, served burgers too!
That parlor was Ron’s Hamburgers and Chili, and it played an influential role in my love for all things meat and spice. I ate there whenever I got my small paycheck every two weeks, but sadly, it’s been around 25 years since then, and those memories had faded, never to return.