Fuzzbone wrote:I apologize if this is already posted elsewhere but I didn't see it...

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150105 ... tly-closes

One imagines it's because of all the flavor-of-the-monthish competition around there now, which didn't exist when the place opened. (Shake Shack right across the street, which seems always to be mobbed, and Eataly, come to mind right away.)

And I wonder how the movie theater is doing. That had to be where a lot of their business always came from. But now there are more movie theaters in the area too. (BTW, 600 N. Mich has done a fabulous remodel, with reserved fully-reclining electronically-controlled Barcalounger seating in all the theaters. I recommend it highly! But maybe it came too late to save Heaven on Seven.)

Entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis announced today that he is bringing his new fast casual restaurant concept, The Simple Greek, to the North Shore Illinois community of Highland Park, slated to open in the next few months with plans to serve authentic Greek flavors for lunch and dinner daily. The new eatery will offer fresh and healthy Mediterranean cuisine and will open at 478 Central Avenue in spring 2015; joining the other franchises currently located in Pennsylvania.

http://www.marketwired.com/press-releas ... 986929.htm

Just received an email saying that Coppervine will be closing after service on February 14th.

" Coppervine's Last Service is February 14th

"It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing that Coppervine will be hosting its last service on February 14th. It was a great ride, we've made some great friends, experienced some amazing food and drink combinations and are thrilled we had an opportunity to serve you. Thank you to all of our guests for your patronage over the year. Please join us during our last couple weeks of service to say good bye and enjoy Restaurant Week and/or our final service on Valentine's Day.

Opening a restaurant is like having another child. In fact, I spent more time at Coppervine in the last 13 months than I did with my son. Like with a child you pour your heart and soul into it hoping that you will raise a happy and successful person. As it gets older you begin to realize that it will have a mind of its own and the public will form its own opinion of what’s right so you must evolve your guidance accordingly to increase likelihood of success. Our people, product and process are the best it's ever been and it saddens me that I will never get a chance to see Coppervine grow up." - Don Sritong, Founding Partner"

Coogles wrote:Just received an email saying that Coppervine will be closing after service on February 14th.

" Coppervine's Last Service is February 14th

"It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing that Coppervine will be hosting its last service on February 14th. It was a great ride, we've made some great friends, experienced some amazing food and drink combinations and are thrilled we had an opportunity to serve you. Thank you to all of our guests for your patronage over the year. Please join us during our last couple weeks of service to say good bye and enjoy Restaurant Week and/or our final service on Valentine's Day.

Opening a restaurant is like having another child. In fact, I spent more time at Coppervine in the last 13 months than I did with my son. Like with a child you pour your heart and soul into it hoping that you will raise a happy and successful person. As it gets older you begin to realize that it will have a mind of its own and the public will form its own opinion of what’s right so you must evolve your guidance accordingly to increase likelihood of success. Our people, product and process are the best it's ever been and it saddens me that I will never get a chance to see Coppervine grow up." - Don Sritong, Founding Partner"

Oy. What a crappy analogy. And now his *child* is dead. Puh-leeze.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:

Coogles wrote:Just received an email saying that Coppervine will be closing after service on February 14th.

" Coppervine's Last Service is February 14th

"It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing that Coppervine will be hosting its last service on February 14th. It was a great ride, we've made some great friends, experienced some amazing food and drink combinations and are thrilled we had an opportunity to serve you. Thank you to all of our guests for your patronage over the year. Please join us during our last couple weeks of service to say good bye and enjoy Restaurant Week and/or our final service on Valentine's Day.

Opening a restaurant is like having another child. In fact, I spent more time at Coppervine in the last 13 months than I did with my son. Like with a child you pour your heart and soul into it hoping that you will raise a happy and successful person. As it gets older you begin to realize that it will have a mind of its own and the public will form its own opinion of what’s right so you must evolve your guidance accordingly to increase likelihood of success. Our people, product and process are the best it's ever been and it saddens me that I will never get a chance to see Coppervine grow up." - Don Sritong, Founding Partner"

Oy. What a crappy analogy. And now his *child* is dead. Puh-leeze.

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He obviously has a better grasp of his situation than I do, nor do I know anything about his finances, but how bad does business have to be to close in only 13 months? If he was getting positive feedback it seems like a waste to pitch it in so soon.

He obviously has a better grasp of his situation than I do, nor do I know anything about his finances, but how bad does business have to be to close in only 13 months? If he was getting positive feedback it seems like a waste to pitch it in so soon.

Hey, it happens to the best of them - like SF's Charles Phan, who has closed three of his restaurants in one year, the most recent of which lasted only ten months (!). He does have one great big advantage, though; as the eater.com piece notes, "Thankfully, he has California's highest-grossing restaurant, The Slanted Door, bolstering his bottom line."

A family-owned trio of Mexican restaurants that operated on the same Ashland Avenue block for decades — all with the same name, La Pasadita — is now down to just one.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150129 ... ne-remains

ronnie_suburban wrote:Oy. What a crappy analogy. And now his *child* is dead. Puh-leeze.

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Oy. What a crappy response to someone losing their business.

jfibro wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:Oy. What a crappy analogy. And now his *child* is dead. Puh-leeze.

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Oy. What a crappy response to someone losing their business.

Comparing a shuttered business to a dead child is completely over the top, IMO. I'd have a lot more empathy if the analogy weren't so ridiculous. And I certainly feel bad for the folks who lost their jobs.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:

jfibro wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:Oy. What a crappy analogy. And now his *child* is dead. Puh-leeze.

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Oy. What a crappy response to someone losing their business.

Comparing a shuttered business to a dead child is completely over the top, IMO. I'd have a lot more empathy if the analogy weren't so ridiculous. And I certainly feel bad for the folks who lost their jobs.

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He's hardly the first person to compare owning your own business to raising a child. And lamenting not being able to see it "grow up" is not the same as saying "my child is dead." If you've ever been close to or involved in a failing business, you know how emotionally impactful, stressful and debilitating it can be.

I don't think a snarky response to a local restaurant closing from one of the chief voices of the site is a good look IMO.

jfibro wrote:He's hardly the first person to compare owning your own business to raising a child. And lamenting not being able to see it "grow up" is not the same as saying "my child is dead." If you've ever been close to or involved in a failing business, you know how emotionally impactful, stressful and debilitating it can be.

I don't think a snarky response to a local restaurant closing from one of the chief voices of the site is a good look IMO.

It's merely my personal opinion -- not that of the site -- and I stand by it. I thought the analogy was similar to when football players compare their "heroics" to those of people who serve in the military. It's done frequenty but that doesn't mean it isn't completely ridiculous every time it's done. That doesn't mean I don't have sympathy, especially for the employees who lost their jobs. But businesses close all the time. In my world, those closures don't come close to the loss of a human life.

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Re-read what he said, and you'll see no references to a "dead child" or to "the loss of a human life". That's all in your mind, not in his.

No need to argue against an analogy that was neither stated nor implied.

nsxtasy wrote:Re-read what he said, and you'll see no references to a "dead child" or to "the loss of a human life". That's all in your mind, not in his.

No need to argue against an analogy that was neither stated nor implied.

*Sigh* I'm just a horrible person to take his analogoy to heart. Not seeing a child "grow up" . . . maybe the child runs away or gets abducted by gypsies and never actually dies. My sincere apologies.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:

nsxtasy wrote:Re-read what he said, and you'll see no references to a "dead child" or to "the loss of a human life". That's all in your mind, not in his.

No need to argue against an analogy that was neither stated nor implied.

*Sigh* I'm just a horrible person to take his analogoy to heart. Not seeing a child "grow up" . . . maybe the child runs away or gets abducted by gypsies and never actually dies. My sincere apologies.

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Ok...that's enough on this...in an effort to get this back on topic, Coppervine's opening chef, Michael Taus, is soon opening Taus Authentic in the former Prasino spot in Wicker Park.

Yuzu on Chicago Ave is moving to bigger digs up the street -- from 1715 W Chicago to 1751 W Chicago. Their sign just went up today on the space formerly occupied by La Fama, a Mexican bakery that closed a few months ago.

A taste of Mississippi by way of Chicago's South Side is coming to Lincoln Square with Tuesday's opening of Luella's Southern Kitchen.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150202 ... oln-square

The former Jamba Juice at the corner of Diversey and Clark is going to be a Stan's Donuts.

riddlemay wrote:The former Jamba Juice at the corner of Diversey and Clark is going to be a Stan's Donuts.

Good. And according to some building permits, the former Hanig's Shoes on the same intersection is going to be a Teavana or something owned by them.

riddlemay wrote:The former Jamba Juice at the corner of Diversey and Clark is going to be a Stan's Donuts.

Jamba seems to be retreating a little from the city. I noticed yesterday that the one at Madison/Wells is now a Red Robin, and the one at Van Buren went out of business earlier in 2014.

marothisu wrote:And according to some building permits, the former Hanig's Shoes on the same intersection is going to be a Teavana or something owned by them.

I would like this--I loved Hanig's, but if they're gone, Teavana sounds good--but as of this morning, big "Retail Space for Lease" signs are still plastered all over the windows. (Don't know that this contradicts your information, but it's not encouraging, either.)

Looks like once again Carmichaels is closing, got the from Max B


C A R M I C H A E L ’S
Chicago steakhouse

Sad to announce, Friday, March 20, 2015 will be our Last Day of Business.
Come to dine at your favorite steakhouse ONE LAST time!!!!

March 25, 2015 - Public Auction
Fixtures, grills, chairs, booths…kitchen to front door…everything but the walls.
Own a bit of history of Carmichael’s and Chicago’s great West Loop.
For more info www.bobkingauctions.com

Thank You Loyal Customers, Staff and Vendors for 18 successful years.

2146 north wrote:Looks like once again Carmichaels is closing, got the from Max B


C A R M I C H A E L ’S
Chicago steakhouse

Sad to announce, Friday, March 20, 2015 will be our Last Day of Business.
Come to dine at your favorite steakhouse ONE LAST time!!!!

March 25, 2015 - Public Auction
Fixtures, grills, chairs, booths…kitchen to front door…everything but the walls.
Own a bit of history of Carmichael’s and Chicago’s great West Loop.
For more info http://www.bobkingauctions.com

Thank You Loyal Customers, Staff and Vendors for 18 successful years.

It was announced some time ago that the building was being sold. I figured it had already happened.

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riddlemay wrote:

marothisu wrote:And according to some building permits, the former Hanig's Shoes on the same intersection is going to be a Teavana or something owned by them.

I would like this--I loved Hanig's, but if they're gone, Teavana sounds good--but as of this morning, big "Retail Space for Lease" signs are still plastered all over the windows. (Don't know that this contradicts your information, but it's not encouraging, either.)

I think that may be common sometimes. Goddess and Grocer/Cru/Feast around the corner from me in the Gold Coast has had articles written about how a clothing boutique is coming in but there's still For Lease signs up.

Here's the permit. It says coffee shop, but it's owned by Teavana
https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource ... id=2602204

Zuma, a Japanese restaurant known to attract celebrity guests, is zooming toward Chicago. The London-based chain is close to finalizing a lease to take over the former Bin 36 space in River North's Marina City complex, according to people familiar with the deal.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realesta ... n-36-space

marothisu wrote:

riddlemay wrote:

marothisu wrote:And according to some building permits, the former Hanig's Shoes on the same intersection is going to be a Teavana or something owned by them.

I would like this--I loved Hanig's, but if they're gone, Teavana sounds good--but as of this morning, big "Retail Space for Lease" signs are still plastered all over the windows. (Don't know that this contradicts your information, but it's not encouraging, either.)

I think that may be common sometimes. Goddess and Grocer/Cru/Feast around the corner from me in the Gold Coast has had articles written about how a clothing boutique is coming in but there's still For Lease signs up.

Here's the permit. It says coffee shop, but it's owned by Teavana
https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource ... id=2602204

Cool.

sundevilpig wrote:

Rif wrote:Edwardo's pizza on Skokie Boulevard in Skokie is no more drove by earlier tonight and saw the sign was removed and pitch black within the restaurant

It's been dark since late November, according to a Yelper. People don't seem too broken up about it, as the service was allegedly just awful.

Still sucks to see a renowned and once-flourishing local institution on the verge of death. They're down to only 3 locations now.

Twisted Baker is no longer in Old Town...they moved to 2475 N. Lincoln.

Saw something on a zoning agenda for this month that Pizano's on State (between Chestnut and Delaware) is trying to expand.

Looks like Fresha Place and CBA Steamwiches are now open on Wells between Madison and Randolph.

Lunch plans to hit both next week sometime, so reviews to follow.

Drover wrote:

sundevilpig wrote:

Rif wrote:Edwardo's pizza on Skokie Boulevard in Skokie is no more drove by earlier tonight and saw the sign was removed and pitch black within the restaurant

It's been dark since late November, according to a Yelper. People don't seem too broken up about it, as the service was allegedly just awful.

Still sucks to see a renowned and once-flourishing local institution on the verge of death. They're down to only 3 locations now.

Mourn their lack of concern for customers. Closing a place that's a shell of its former self is a mercy killing.