Has anyone heard anything about Green Dolphin Street closing? My snowbird parents are coming home today and they would going dance there on Wed (or Thurs) nights and they heard its closed.

Can't find much on the internets.

The Food Diva wrote:Has anyone heard anything about Green Dolphin Street closing? My snowbird parents are coming home today and they would going dance there on Wed (or Thurs) nights and they heard its closed.

Can't find much on the internets.

I thought I read somewhere that just the restaurant was closing....

SSDD

As of a few years ago, Green Dolphin Street became solely a rental space for private events. I found a website for them on Google, but was immediately redirected to the obnoxious, awful, browser-crashing website of One World Chicago (the promoter for Green Dolphin Street), so I'll refrain from linking to it here partially for your protection, but mostly out of spite.

headcase wrote:

The Food Diva wrote:Has anyone heard anything about Green Dolphin Street closing? My snowbird parents are coming home today and they would going dance there on Wed (or Thurs) nights and they heard its closed.

Can't find much on the internets.

I thought I read somewhere that just the restaurant was closing....

SSDD

Looks like I was wrong, dinner is gone, as is the jazz. Hope your parents are into club music and house.....

From my RSS feed, TOC Blog, dated 4/26/2010

Green Dolphin Street just went through some changes, cutting out its jazz programming and its dinner offerings to focus on the club-centric events that have become its ultimate cash cow. While the number of DJ events has increased significantly the past few weeks, it’s still the long running Boom Boom Room night that draws us in most often. The diversity of the bookings is tough to beat and tonight’s performance from King Britt is a case in point. The Philly DJ, producer and marketing guru may have his fingers in a lot of pies, but he doesn’t let that sully anyone of them. He’s an expert in the studio, churning out everything from twisted broken beats to soulful deep house gold and his keen ear has made him a go to man for hotel soundtracks and cell phone commercials. Tonight though, he keeps it simple: ample house music and a packed dance floor. Pottymouth Records owner James Amato and local fidget house man Santiago open. Green Dolphin Street. 10pm; $10, R.S.V.P. to rsvp@boomboomroomchicago.com

headcase wrote:

happy_stomach wrote:I forgot to note the address, but Black Dog Gelato is opening soon at Damen & Iowa, a short 3 blocks from my apartment. Summer is going to be good.

South East corner? The in the old space that sold panini and gelato a while back?

Not sure what it used to be, have only lived close by for a month. There is still Barista Coffee House that may sell panini and gelato across the street from the coming Black Dog space.

Barista Coffee house
852 N. Damen Ave.
773-489-2010

Fountainhead just announced via Facebook that they're open as of today.

Here's a preview piece that was in today's Urban Daddy newsletter:
http://www.urbandaddy.com/chi/nightlife ... nswood_Bar

Fountainhead
1970 W. Montrose
Chicago, IL, 60618
http://www.fountainheadchicago.com

happy_stomach wrote:

headcase wrote:

happy_stomach wrote:I forgot to note the address, but Black Dog Gelato is opening soon at Damen & Iowa, a short 3 blocks from my apartment. Summer is going to be good.

South East corner? The in the old space that sold panini and gelato a while back?

Not sure what it used to be, have only lived close by for a month. There is still Barista Coffee House that may sell panini and gelato across the street from the coming Black Dog space.

Barista Coffee house
852 N. Damen Ave.
773-489-2010

Actually if I remember Barista doesn't sell much other than coffee and (very) limited pastry items. Black Dog is going across the street, right on the corner, that is the location I was thinking about.

SSDD

The Fuddruckers on S. Lemont Road in Downers Grove has closed due to their parent company's bankruptcy reorganization.

http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/downersgrove/topstories/x57972015/Company-restructuring-closes-Lemont-Road-Fuddruckers

Fuddruckers
7231 Lemont Rd.
Downers Grove, IL 60516

kateem wrote:Chiyo (Lawrence and Hamlin) is closed

phone is disconnected, but sign on the door says Chiyo is simply closed for vacation from April 1 to April 30. Do you have info that it is actually a permanent vacation?

Since we're talking chain closings, Baja Fresh on Touhy closed and a location search on their website now shows that the closest one is in Bloomington, IN.

Fujisan wrote:Since we're talking chain closings, Baja Fresh on Touhy closed and a location search on their website now shows that the closest one is in Bloomington, IN.

As of 4/13, the last time I drove by, the Baja Fresh on Waukegan near Lake-Cook in Deerfield was still open. Did that one close also?

Kennyz wrote:

kateem wrote:Chiyo (Lawrence and Hamlin) is closed

phone is disconnected, but sign on the door says Chiyo is simply closed for vacation from April 1 to April 30. Do you have info that it is actually a permanent vacation?

Unless there is a translation problem, Iʻve got information from a very reliable source that it is closed permanently.

kateem wrote:

Kennyz wrote:

kateem wrote:Chiyo (Lawrence and Hamlin) is closed

phone is disconnected, but sign on the door says Chiyo is simply closed for vacation from April 1 to April 30. Do you have info that it is actually a permanent vacation?

Unless there is a translation problem, Iʻve got information from a very reliable source that it is closed permanently.

there is a translation problem: "reliable source" translates as "meaningless".

Kennyz wrote:
there is a translation problem: "reliable source" translates as "meaningless".

Why donʻt you go to Chicago Kalbi and ask Chiyo yourself?

kateem wrote:

Kennyz wrote:
there is a translation problem: "reliable source" translates as "meaningless".

Why donʻt you go to Chicago Kalbi and ask Chiyo yourself?

According to Chicago Magazine's Dish newsletter yesterday, Chiyo closed March 30. The phrasing would imply it's permanent, but I too noticed the sign on the door this morning, so who knows. I guess we'll find out soon enough, won't we.

happy_stomach wrote:I forgot to note the address, but Black Dog Gelato is opening soon at Damen & Iowa, a short 3 blocks from my apartment. Summer is going to be good.

A little more on Black Dog Gelato

It is the former Piccolo location at 859 N Damen, and it turns out that Piccolo actually served Black Dog Gelato.

SSDD

Black Dog Gelato
859 N Damen

ryanwc wrote:That's (not 5 but) 4 Arby's in a short time. I sense some bad news on the 1st quarter financial report for the Wendy's/Arby's company.

Actually, I think it is 5. Drove by the Arby's in Wheeling on Elmhurst Road, just north of Dundee and it, too, is recently closed.

I guess that's what happens when you substitute the real roast beef they used in the 70s with some kind of pressed-meat-like substitute.

I guess that's what happens when you substitute the real roast beef they used in the 70s with some kind of pressed-meat-like substitute.

It was always a pressed beef "loaf", even in the 70's.

spinynorman99 wrote:

I guess that's what happens when you substitute the real roast beef they used in the 70s with some kind of pressed-meat-like substitute.

It was always a pressed beef "loaf", even in the 70's.

Well, they've changed something because it definitely doesn't taste like it used to. Decades ago, Arby's was a quality product. Ain't no more, IMHO.

I heard through the homeschoolers' grapevine that one of our own had re-opened a café that she'd originally opened with her sister-in-law a few years back. SIL took it over, ran it into the ground, handed the keys back to our homeschooler friend about a month ago, and took off. Homeschooler jumped back in with both feet: closed the place down to redecorate and rework menu, reopened recently. I drove by to check it out the other day.

Very kid-friendly, artsy, laid-back but clean and colorful. Food and service were both good enough that I'm planning a return trip. Wish it was closer!

Curio Café
3400 N. Lawndale Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
(Corner of Lawndale & Roscoe)
Phone (773)463-CAFE(2233)
Open Daily
8 AM - 3 PM

gleam wrote:Manee Thai at Addison and Pulaski, which has been "coming soon" since September or October, seems to be near opening. They've got permanent signs up and the inside looks nearly complete.

Manee Thai has a sign up: "Grand Opening May 4th".

mamagotcha wrote:I heard through the homeschoolers' grapevine that one of our own had re-opened a café that she'd originally opened with her sister-in-law a few years back. SIL took it over, ran it into the ground, handed the keys back to our homeschooler friend about a month ago, and took off. Homeschooler jumped back in with both feet: closed the place down to redecorate and rework menu, reopened recently. I drove by to check it out the other day.

Very kid-friendly, artsy, laid-back but clean and colorful. Food and service were both good enough that I'm planning a return trip. Wish it was closer!

Curio Café
3400 N. Lawndale Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
(Corner of Lawndale & Roscoe)
Phone (773)463-CAFE(2233)
Open Daily
8 AM - 3 PM

Ran it into the ground? It was always busy on the weekends when I went. And the menu is the same....I was last there in February. I had the always delicious Steak Sandwich.

Jasubar wrote:

ryanwc wrote:That's (not 5 but) 4 Arby's in a short time. I sense some bad news on the 1st quarter financial report for the Wendy's/Arby's company.

Actually, I think it is 5. Drove by the Arby's in Wheeling on Elmhurst Road, just north of Dundee and it, too, is recently closed.

I guess that's what happens when you substitute the real roast beef they used in the 70s with some kind of pressed-meat-like substitute.

The one in Melrose Park on North ave, just east of 9th is closed too.

The Food Diva wrote:The one in Melrose Park on North ave, just east of 9th is closed too.

So is the one in Franklin Park on Grand.

Didn't shed a single tear

BR wrote:

cilantro wrote:Opening in May in the Evanston spot formerly occupied by Jamaica Jamaica: Donatella Mediterranean Bistro.

Menu is a bit all over the place. Pastas and risottos, but also tuna with sesame seeds and soy sauce, and for dessert, key lime pie. And I'm praying that the "scallop" in "mozzarella scallop" refers to the shape of the cheese.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll give it a try at some point.

I wonder if it's the same owner as the former La Cucina di Donatella. Sounds like a decent possibility.

According to Dish, it is the same, one-and-only Donatella:
"The well-loved West Rogers Park Italian spot La Cucina di Donatella closed in 2008, but the chef/owner, Donatella Majore, is back, this time with a partner, Paolo di Costanzo, for the upcoming Donatella Mediterranean Bistro (1512 Sherman Ave., Evanston; 847-328-7720), slated to open in May. The most popular dishes from La Cucina will resurface, including the lasagne, white ragù with lamb and turkey, and pasta with white mushrooms and Savini truffles. In addition, some new items demonstrate why “Mediterranean” is in the name: vegetable couscous, and brik, the Tunisian breakfast of eggs wrapped in phyllo. German pancakes and Key lime pie muddy the Mediterraneanness of it all, but who wants to be a stickler? “It’s time to have fun,” Donatella says."

Tizi Melloul closing in 2 weeks--posted on Crain's. Says they want to focus on The Pork Shoppe in Avondale, their new spot opening soon.

A friend drove by Deerbrook Mall yesterday and told me Baja Fresh is now called "Pacifica Mexican Grill".

boudreaulicious wrote:Tizi Melloul closing in 2 weeks--posted on Crain's. Says they want to focus on The Pork Shoppe in Avondale, their new spot opening soon.

Hmm. I was guessing Tizi Melloul offered a cuisine from some Muslim part of the world, but if they're closing to focus on pork ...

LTH,

Fiesta Market on Lawrence is shuttered, sign on Lawrence facing window says Tony's Buffett coming soon. Maybe a 1-2 punch, Admiral Theater/Tony's Buffett.

Fiesta Market - Closed
3925 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60625

Enjoy,
Gary

Sadly, I think Tannourine Bakery is Kedzie is no more. We walked by yesterday and the place was a ghost town. No more shelving, very dark inside.

TANNOURINE BAKERY - Closed
4806 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
tel. 773-583-2253