10-Minute Parking Helps Asian Pearl Take Out Lovers

The spot will limit parking in the evenings.

Take out lovers who get frustrated every time they have to find a place to park when grabbing some food at Asian Pearl may have a little less stress finding temporary parking. One parking spot has been reserved in the evening near Asian Pearl, 466 N. Main St., for take out lovers to stop in, grab their food and go. A parking spot is now set aside as 10-minute parking outside Costello Jewelry, said Carol White, executive director of the Alliance of Downtown Glen Ellyn. Christine Lin, the restaurant’s manager, contacted White saying her customers were asking for an easier way to pick-up their take out orders. In turn, White spoke with the Glen Ellyn Police chief and was able to secure the parking spot.  The parking spot is 10-minute parking …

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Finding a Pearl in Downtown Glen Ellyn

A new restaurant serves up an Asian fusion menu.

At 12, Christine Lin received a culinary education by helping her parents run Chinese restaurants in Indiana. She did everything from customer service to management to contacting people in the restaurant field. Her family left the Hoosier state to move to Carol Stream about 10 years ago. Those experiences became assets when she and her business partners recently opened a new downtown Asian fusion eatery: Asian Pearl, 466 N. Main St. Lin, who is originally from the southern area of China, is the manager. While looking for suitable locations in other DuPage suburbs such as Geneva and Naperville, Lin liked Glen Ellyn’s downtown area because “the stores are close by each other and plus, we didn’t see any sushi restaurant around here.” Stepping…

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