Funeral lunch

Good morning LTHers:
I have been put in charge of arranging the emotionally mixed luncheon for a funeral. The service will be taking place in Rogers Park and we would prefer something central European i.e. German, Polish, Czech, or Hungarian. Any of the surrounding neighborhoods or the Evanston/Skokie area would be best. If any of you have any suggestions for a venue that would be able to accomodate 50-75 people, please let me know. Thank you for all the help on this one because I am stumped and really need your help on this one.
Bernhard

Is Russian ok?

Zhivago Restaurant
9925 Gross Point Rd
Skokie,IL 60076
847-982-1400
http://www.zhivagochicago.com/

Best,
Michael

eatchicago wrote:Is Russian ok?

Zhivago Restaurant
9925 Gross Point Rd
Skokie,IL 60076
847-982-1400
http://www.zhivagochicago.com/

Best,
Michael

That's a great suggestion; I'll check it out. Are there any other supporters of the White Eagle in Niles? I am going to check that one up too.

White Eagle is a warehouse type place. Big convention hall. You would be set up in a corner of one of the football field sized rooms. Food is family style Polish, but pretty milquetoast Polish. They probably do 5 funerals/day. You can get bottles of booze placed right on the table. Pretty cool. I can remember being a little kid in this place, tons of cigar smoke, bottles of bourbon and ginger ale on all the tables...me crawling under the tables, etc.

Someone I know had a post-funeral Lunch and toasting (Russian family)at Zhivago and it was handled very nicely. Just my .02 Sorry for the sad chore.

Our company used to throw a 700 person event at White Eagle every year. I always loved the sausages, kraut and the mushroom barley soup. The pierogi were good as well. The beef, chicken, and (especially) the mostaciolli, should be avoided. It is family style, including carafes of too-sweet polish wine.

The morning before our event - we came early for set up - there were always several families there for a funeral lunch. They always put them in a corner of the giant room, with a few tables for one family, a few for another. Being across the street from a cemetery, they do a brisk funeral lunch business.

Also, here is a thread on German Restaurants.

Best wishes on this difficult task.

In the same vein as White Eagle, but I think much better, we like Lone Tree Manor in Niles.

7730 N Milwaukee Ave
Niles, IL 60714
(847) 967-0966

What cemetery will you be at? Sometimes that can help determine where to eat.

Thank you for all your responses. It makes all the logisics much easier to handle and one less thing to worry about. We will be at the cemetery on Lawrence and Clark.
I called Zhivago and they had a lunch for about 15 dollars per person, which seems up our alley. However, one of the wishes of the deceased would be that Stiegl beer be served. I might look at some german places that you mentioned as well.
Thank you once again.

HI,

There is a thread on funeral food you may want to check out.

My Grandfather's post funeral lunch was at Edelweiss with over 100 people attending. Since I didn't pay, I never learned the costs involved. Everything was served family style for quite an enjoyable meal.

http://www.edelweissdining.com/

I agree with you it is an important choice. The restaurants that ring cemetaries all have funeral packages, though some offer pretty mediocre food.

I look forward to learning what you choose and how it was received.

My condolences.

Regards,

My grandmother's post funeral lunch was at Mirabell. We had our own seperate room, the food was good, and I think they have Stiegl.

Mirabell Restaurant
3454 W. Addison
Chicago, IL

Anyone every gone to The Landmark in Bedford Park at the corner of Archer and Roberts Road?

Talk about a starchapalooza!

Heaping bowls and platters of niblets corn, mashed potatoes, pasta, sauerkraut, kielbasa, roast chicken and stuffing and roast beef and gravy topped off by homemade kolaches.

chainey wrote:Anyone every gone to The Landmark in Bedford Park at the corner of Archer and Roberts Road?

Are they a restaurant or strictly catering and banquets?

http://storefront.dexonline.com/landmark-the