The "Closed on..." thread

Monday
Amitabul
Azucar Tapas
Belly Shack
Bien Trucha
Bittersweet
Bleeding Heart Bakery
Bonjour Bakery & Cafe
Brown Sack
Buona Terra
Burt's Place
Cafe Absinthe
Chaihanna
Coalfire Pizza
Doostan
Edzo's Burger Shop
Fabulous Noodles
Gaztro-wagon
Great Lake
Honey 1
Honky Tonk Barbeque
Hoosier Mama
Katsu
Larsa's
Laschet's Inn
M. Henry
Masouleh
Mexique
Natalino's
Orange Garden
Over Easy Cafe
Pasticceria Natalina
Patty's Diner
Phoebe's Cupcakes
Resi's Bierstube
Silver Palm
Smoque
Sunshine Cafe
Tampopo
Terragusto
Urban Belly
Winds Cafe
XOCO

Tuesday
Azucar Tapas
Birrieria Zaragoza
Burt's Place
Chicago Brauhaus
Great Lake
Hot Spot
Katsu
Lem's
Los Moles
Lula Cafe
Nhu Lan Bakery
Patisserie P
Pho 888
Pupuseria Cuscatleco
Renga-Tei
Smak Tak
Sol de Mexico
TAC Quick Thai Kitchen
Uru-Swati

Wednesday
Al's Deli (Evanston)
Bismillah
Katy's Dumpling House
Pupuseria Cuscatleco
Tank Noodle

Thursday
Cafe Hoang
Pho Xua
Sun Wah

Friday

Saturday
Mizrahi Grill

Sunday
A Tavola
Al's #1 Italian Beef
Amitabul
Brown Sack
Caribbean American Bakery
Cyrano's Bistrot
Dat Donut
Elephant Thai
Franks 'N' Dawgs
Gaztro-wagon
Gene & Georgetti
Great Lake
Honky Tonk Barbeque
Hoosier Mama
Hot Doug's
Le Bouchon
Manny's
Max's Italian Beef
Old Fashioned Donuts
Paradise Pup
Semiramis
Siam's House
Top-Notch Beefburger
Uncle John's BBQ
West Town Tavern
XOCO


Please post additions and corrections.

I fear your Monday list will grow very long.

I always assume a restaurant will be closed on a Monday, and I'm often right.

Also, most sushi places are closed Tuesdays.

Finally, the best defense is to pick up a phone before you go anywhere.

Does Casa de Isaac in Highland Park still close on certain hours for Fridays and Saturdays? These are their weekend hours from what I remember:

Fri: 7 AM to 1 hour before sundown
Saturday: Closed during the summer.
(open 1 hour after sundown during the winter)

Yeah, Monday should win by a mile. But then we have the exciting face-off between Friday and Sunday. Literally minutes of fun!

(I guess Mizrahi is closed for dinner on Fridays, but that doesn't really count.)

And Huaraches Dona Chio, for example, used to be closed on Mondays but now apparently is not. Now can you feel the excitement build???

I'm embarassed to admit to how many times I've tried to go to Renga-Tei on a Tuesday AND then said "Oh yeah, fine. Let's just spend a little more and go to Katsu."

Add Katsu to list of closed on Tuesday's as well.

I applaud this thread; hope it builds and becomes sticky (but then of course someone will have to maintain it; if it heads that direction, PM me if you need a team, cilantro).

"Team Cilantro" would be either a great band name or a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation promoting organic Mexican agriculture.

A number of other Vietnamese places on Argyle--Pho Xua and Cafe Hoang come to mind--are also closed on Thursdays. I've always wanted to know why, though. Thursday is always the day I get Sun Wah cravings

Hot Doug's is closed on Sundays

Smoque is closed on Monday

Top-Notch Beefburger 2116 W 95th St.
Closed Sunday

Pho 888 on Argyle
Closed Tuesday

Katsu is closed on Monday as well as Tuesday.
Khan BBQ does not open until 2pm on Fridays
Sunshine Cafe is closed Mondays
Tampopo is closed Mondays
Old Fashioned Donuts is Closed Sundays

I found this out the hard way today (but I have Labour Day to blame), but Uru-Swati is closed on Tuesdays.

Manny's...closed Sunday:

Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday
5:00am - 8:00pm
Closed Sundays

this neighborhood is closed on monday

Updated. Thanks to everyone for the additions!

The staggered closing schedules of Argyle restaurants is a competitive measure, as I recall. Since Tank is closed Wednesdays, other places will stay open so as to pick up some of its very healthy business. I didn't know about sushi places and Tuesdays -- maybe the same kind of thing?

Can't believe I forgot Hot Doug's.

I'll update the list regularly, but if I were to meet an untimely demise I want Santander to take over. Actually, scratch that -- if I were to meet an untimely demise I want Santander brought in for questioning.

Go Team Cilantro! Leafs away! Green stems to the sky!

Closed Sundays:
Paradise Pup
Dat Donut
Gene & Jude's
Gene & Georgetti

Blown Z wrote:Does Casa de Isaac in Highland Park still close on certain hours for Fridays and Saturdays?

Per their web site:

Friday: 10 AM - 3 PM,
Saturday: Open 1 hour after Sundown - 11 PM (please call for exact time)

So they are closed for dinner on Fridays and closed till late dinner on Saturdays.

http://www.lacasadeisaac.com

A couple more learned the hard way:

Al's Beef closed on Sunday(ended up at Pompei)
Sol de Mexico closed on Tuesday(ended up at Nuevo Leon)
Coalfire is closed Monday(made a salad instead )

Fabulous Noodles - Closed Monday's

From Logan Square -

Lula Cafe: Closed Tues
Azucar Tapas: Closed Mon-Tues
Winds Cafe: Closed Mon
Buona Terra: Closed Mon

LAZ wrote:Closed Sundays:
Paradise Pup
Dat Donut
Gene & Jude's
Gene & Georgetti

Blown Z wrote:Does Casa de Isaac in Highland Park still close on certain hours for Fridays and Saturdays?

Per their web site:

Friday: 10 AM - 3 PM,
Saturday: Open 1 hour after Sundown - 11 PM (please call for exact time)

So they are closed for dinner on Fridays and closed till late dinner on Saturdays.

http://www.lacasadeisaac.com

Since when is Gene and Jude's closed on Sundays? This must be new.

HI,

Burt's is closed Monday and Tuesday.

Regards,

Coalfire is closed Mondays.

West Town Tavern is closed Sundays.

A Tavola is closed Sundays.

The Silver Palm is closed Mondays.

Mexique is closed Mondays.

Over Easy Cafe and Terragusto are also closed on Mondays.

Not to split hairs, but in case anyone else is trying to search for it, it's Mrs. Murphy's, not Mother Murphy's.

Also, since we're on the topic of hours of operation, it's interesting to note that Jeri's Grill at Western and Montrose is no longer 24/7. They now close around 1:30 pm on Sunday and re-open Monday morning around 6.

Also, Lem's on Tuesday and Uncle John's on Sunday.

Le Bouchon- Closed on Sundays

Chicago Brahaus is dark on Tuesdays.

HaShalom is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Elephant is closed Sundays.

Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday (after 3 p.m.): Maxwell Street Market

Chicago Brahaus is dark on Tuesdays.

And where exactly is this place, for, er, research?