Evidently Chickie has a bit more than his toe in the water. I had lunch there today and he told me that it's nearly a done deal. He's selling the place to the family of one of the guys that works there (I wasn't clear which one it was). Evidently, the entire staff will stay on. The new owner lives directly next door in the house across the parking lot, so there is hope that Chickie's will remain unchanged and continue to be one of the top beefs in the city for some time to come. As Chickie cautioned me, there's always a chance the deal will fall apart, what with lenders being skittish these days.
Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven