CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Bridgeport soul food restaurant Cook It Mama Café was defaced with hateful graffiti this week.

Owner Sydney Blakely arrived Wednesday morning to see the letters "B-L-D-M" – which stands for "Black lives don't matter" – covering up part of a mural on the building, at 545 W. 31st St.

"I'm at a loss for words. It's disgusting that someone would do this – and we're living in 2023," Blakely said. "I had no idea that I would be pulling up to 1950 today."

Blakely just fully opened Cook It Mama four months ago.

She has started a GoFundMe to help recreate the visuals at her business and to also purchase security equipment including cameras and an alarm system. So far, she has raised nearly $3,500. 

Right now, Chicago Police detectives are investigating. There have been no arrests.