▁Maj . ▁Margaret ▁Hou li han ▁( L or etta ▁Sw it ). ▁ ▁The ▁rib ▁restaurant ▁discussed ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁is ▁not ▁based ▁on ▁any ▁specific ▁Chicago ▁restaurant . ▁As ▁Larry ▁Gel b art ▁explained , ▁" Part ▁of ▁it ▁had ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁city ' s ▁' h og ▁but cher ▁for ▁the ▁world ' ▁reputation , ▁but ▁it ▁princip ally ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁conce it , ▁a ▁lov ing ▁hom age , ▁to ▁a ▁place ▁that ▁I ▁can ▁never ▁forget ." ▁While ▁the ▁D ear born ▁Street ▁station ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁place , ▁the ▁region ▁surrounding ▁it ▁was ▁primarily ▁industrial ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Henry ▁Bla ke ▁also ▁mentions ▁having ▁visited ▁the ▁station ▁frequently ▁ow ing ▁to ▁his ▁Illinois ▁background , ▁but ▁having ▁grown ▁up ▁in ▁Blo om ington ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁taken ▁the ▁train ▁to ▁D ear born ▁Station . ▁ ▁One ▁Chicago ▁restaurant , ▁Cy ' s ▁C rab house , ▁did ▁rename ▁itself ▁Adam ' s ▁Rib ▁and ▁Ale ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁business . ▁ ▁The ▁man ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁Haw key e ▁speak s ▁to ▁is ▁Bernard ▁Re znik . ▁In ▁Czech ▁" re znik " ▁means ▁but cher . ▁Haw key e ▁ident ifies ▁himself ▁to ▁Bernard ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁named ▁C ran ston ▁Lam ont , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁Lam ont ▁C ran ston , ▁the ▁alter ▁e go ▁of ▁The ▁Sh adow .