Richton Perk

This morning, my parents opened a new coffee shop: Richton Perk. It is located right next to the Richton Park Metra stop.

I haven't been there since they first bought the building, but I can tell you that a lot of thought and planning and care and stress has gone into this. They have opened quietly, with no fanfare except a "now open" sign. They're planning to have a Grand Opening toward the end of the month, once they've had a chance to work any first-days bugs out.

Right now, they are offering coffee (iced and hot), tea (iced and hot), smoothies, frapuccino, as well as homemade sandwiches and salads.

The hours are limited to Monday-Friday, 5am - 3pm for now. They're looking to extend those hours in the future, but for now, I think Ma will have a nervous breakdown if she doesn't get some rest!

If you're in the area, please consider stopping by for a cuppa. And let me know how it is! (We're hoping to get down there soon.)

Richton Perk
3812 Sauk Trail
Richton Park, IL
708.481.3700


Peace,
Kat

I went to visit the coffee shop and it is lovely. (I'm not just saying that because it is my folks. I was truly afraid it might be rather tacky.) The food isn't fancy, but it's good -- salads, sandwiches, homemade soup, all made fresh. They brew 4 or 5 kinds of coffee at a time -- again, nothing fancy, but pretty tasty. Ma hopes to start offering a daily pastry special, too. We've created a myspace page for them if you'd like to see the shop: www.myspace.com/richtonperk

If you happen to be in the south 'burbs and want to support an independent coffee shop, they'd love if you stopped by!

Thanks!
Katharine

I don't know that I'll get that far south any time soon, but I wish your folks well. I love independent shops, and I hope they succeed wonderfully.

So, Richton Perk has been quietly open a few weeks now. Business has been decent as word gets out.

Today is their "official" Grand Opening beginning at 1pm. Richton Park Mayor, Richard Reinbold, will preside over the festivities. They'll be be offering specials and samples all afternoon, so stop by and say hi if you're in the 'hood!

Also, they will be open Saturdays, 7am to noon beginning on Saturday, August 11.

They are offfering a coupon good for $1 off any purchase, good for next week, 8/06 through 8/11. The coupon is at http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l95/b ... coupon.jpg.

If you have a myspace page, you can add them as a friend -- or even just check out their page, at http://www.myspace.com/richtonperk.

Thanks for letting me shill their new place!

Peace,
Katharine

p.s. Thanks to everyone who has already stopped by. I hope you've had good experiences and can honestly recommend them to friends.