Cordis Brothers Supper Club

On Irving Park Road near Ashland, between Papa Romeo's and 24 Hour Diner Grill.

Cordis Brothers Supper Club
1625 W. Irving Park
Chicago, IL
773-935-1000

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excelsior wrote:On Irving Park Road near Ashland, between Papa Romeo's and 24 Hour Diner Grill.

And?

Could only be the old Biasetti's spot. And, as A says, and?

Hope they bought the blue cheese dressing recipe if it is where Biasetti's was. Bring back Stan and the happy organ.

Crodis Brothers is going into the old Biasetti's space. I was at a fund raiser Saturday evening at the DANK Haus and had a brief conversation with an Irish fellow who claimed to be the matre 'd. He made it sound to me like this would be a kind of high end but casual Irish tpye place and would be opening in time for the baseball season.
Nothing on the website yet but heres the link.
http://www.cordisbrothers.com/

According to the website:

What type of restaurant will it be?
A supper club. A type of dining establishment which originally appeared in the U.S. in the 1930s and 1940s as a public dining-out experience primarily open only for the evening meal of "supper." Typically, a supper club offers a menu of casual American food, such as steaks or "surf and turf" served in a slightly formal setting. Typically, the supper club serves as both a restaurant and a night club, with the patrons expected to remain after dining for dancing, music, or other night club entertainment.

Opening is set for mid-April

Must admit, I love the supper club "concept," though I've never actually seen it executed as described. Horwarth's (RIP) was allegedly a supper club, as was Slaton's (came and went in something like 6 months), but both offered only food. Will be very interested to see if these guys can pull off the food AND entertainment components.

Biasetti's failed because the new owners got too ambitious and, thus, ruined the place. Remodelled to look like a Bennigans, and prices raised nearly 50 percent across the board. The old place was a classic gem and was packed every weekend night...declined quickly after the "improvements."

That being said, if Cordis Brothers can recaprture some of the spirit (and neighborhood prices) of the original Biasetti's, we'll be back....however, if Stan Zimmerman isn't on the organ, forget it!

All of the Wisconsin Supper Clubs I have known always had the complimetary Relish Tray which also included Herring. I also believe they always had a Friday night all-u-can-eat Fish Fry. One can only hope!

Marshall K wrote:All of the Wisconsin Supper Clubs I have known always had the complimetary Relish Tray which also included Herring. I also believe they always had a Friday night all-u-can-eat Fish Fry. One can only hope!

Did any of these places offer entertainment? (Juke boxes and saucy matronly waitresses don't count).

My guess is that "supper club" refers at this point in history more to a style of eating (as you say, relish trays, etc.) rather than a dining experience that includes a stage show of some sort. More's the pity.

David "Bring back the Copa" Hammond

Marshall K wrote:All of the Wisconsin Supper Clubs I have known always had the complimetary Relish Tray which also included Herring. I also believe they always had a Friday night all-u-can-eat Fish Fry. One can only hope!

The LEYE outpost L.Woods bills itself as a Wisconsin Supper Club, but they have no relish trays and the fish, while available, is not all you can eat. Here's hoping that Cordis Bros. comes closer to the platonic ideal.

I heard they opened this past weekend.

Anyone done a recon visit?

I stopped in for a steak and some ribs. I'd give them a few weeks, is all I'll say for now.

I attended a pre-opening party with some local business owners last Thursdsay. The decor was nice -- retro and a bit funky but in a good way. They had some passed appetizers -- bruschetta, soy marinated chicken satay, and a pastry dough wrapped andouille sausage -- which were all tasty, though we were surprised that none of them were on the menu. We joked that maybe the food was catered.....

LTH,

Had a couple of drinks at Cordis Brothers and quite enjoyed the experience. Efficient friendly, but not overly so, bartender, well made drinks, comfortable and a really nice vibe in the place. By vibe I mean at 8pm the bar and restaurant was packed with youthful date night couples, a multi generational birthday party and a group of 15 attractive young women having a bachelorette party all smiling, laughing and having a good time.

Nothing to add about the food, three of us split an order of fries, skinny style which hit the spot after the second drink, I'll be back for dinner.

Only other mention I can find is Mike Sula's Cordis Brothers review on the Reader site.

Enjoy,
Gary

Cordis Brothers Supper Club
1625 W. Irving Park
Chicago, IL
773-935-1000

Meeting up with non-foodie friends often leads us to restaurants that we would never set foot in otherwise. Such is the case with Cordis Bros. My old boss lives in Andersonville and doesn't travel outside the neighborhood for food or beer. He eats, but is not "into food." He usually drags us to Calo; I suggested HopLeaf, but was immediately rebuffed. Cordis Bros was offered up and because seeing my friend was more important than really good food that's where we ended up.

I must say that CB lived up to my expectations...low. To be fair, I'm not a fan of steakhouses and I'm under 40. The complimentary relish tray could have stayed in the cooler, where it had obviously been for quite a while, frozen carrots and celery, hummus with a hard crust formed over the top, bread sticks that could have been made in the decade the restaurant harkens back to..the ranch was the only edible thing. Greasy, unseasoned calamari that served only as a vehicle for the ranch. Watery split pea soup and boring salads. Huge portions of pasta...I had the linguine frutti di mare requested fra diavolo. The seafood was plentiful and okay, but the sauce was boring and I detected no spice. Ah well. Although I didn't try them, the other meals at the table included a pork chop parmigiano and a rare filet (looked properly cooked). The wine list was serviceable, the drinks were strong, we skipped dessert.

The service...at the bar and on the floor...was friendly, but I probably prefer Calo.

Calo Ristorante
5343 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 271-7725