🔥 Jeff Urso Talks Duffers, Donati’s, Shields Township & More! | The Lake Forest Podcast

✅ The Lake Forest Podcast welcomes back Jeff Urso, co-owner of Duffer’s Pub, Donati’s Pizza, and Bratski’s, plus Supervisor of Shields Township! Jeff sits down with Pete Jansons and Joe Weiss to talk about:

✅ The latest at Duffer’s – including new menu updates 🍕🍗
✅ The arrival of Yingling beer in Illinois 🍺
✅ Shields Township election drama – what’s REALLY happening? 🗳️
✅ Local economy talk – inflation, food prices & service industry trends 📈
✅ Plans for Garage Bands on Granby & Western Ave block parties 🎸🎶
✅ Mexican food at Bratski’s – what's new on the menu? 🌮🔥

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Key Moments:
0:00 Intro
2:30 Show Start – Jeff Urso, Owner of Duffer’s, Donati’s Pizza, and Bratski's
4:08 FLIGHT by Yuengling® https://www.yuengling.com/our-beer/fl...
5:13 Kloss Distributing https://klossdistributing.com/ – distributor of Yuengling products
8:39 Goings on at Duffer’s and review clip
8:50 Duffer’s Pub launched new menu https://dufferspub.toast.site/order/d...
9:18 Duffer’s Neapolitan Pizza https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
9:52 Duffer’s Pesto Prosciutto Arugula Flatbread https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=6...
10:30 Mondays – Duffer’s Pizza 1/2 off all day! https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
11:19 Duffer’s Wing Wednesdays https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
12:14 Chacahua’s menu served at Bratski’s https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
14:34 Is inflation still an issue?
15:05 No Tax on Tips
16:00 Chicken Prices
17:30 Food is a tough business – pizza places are closing left and right
18:30 Jeff's 40th Birthday coming up
19:50 Cauliflower Crust available
21:18 Donati’s online ordering with app and receiving rewards points https://donatispizza.com/donatis-pies...
21:52 How is DoorDash/Uber Eats home delivery working out?
24:09 What’s going on in Shields Township? Kim clip
25:13 Funny business with petition signatures?
27:19 Vote Lake Bluff http://www.votelakebluff.org/
29:27 Jeff Urso report mention?
35:09 Michelle Parnell
36:37 Vote by Mail Link – Anthony Vega, Clerk Lake County Clip https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4321/Vot...
40:40 Golf at Duffer’s
41:25 If all the golf clubs have sims, shouldn’t there be a championship held at Duffer’s?
43:00 Need more block parties
43:55 Tocco opening clip
45:17 George Pandaleon clip
46:22 Block party at Duffer’s?
51:20 Jeff Urso explains his rebranding process of his restaurants