Openings, Closings, Comings & Goings April - June 2011
Openings, Closings, Comings & Goings April - June 2011
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Post #271 - June 21st, 2011, 11:16 amPie Lady wrote:This link ins't working for me.
Boka Group/Bristol joint venture will replace Landmark.
Do those guys ever sleep?"Your custard pie, yeah, sweet and nice
When you cut it, mama, save me a slice"
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Post #272 - June 22nd, 2011, 8:44 amCoogles wrote:Landmark Grill + Lounge at 1633 N. Halsted closed its doors on Saturday.
http://chicago.eater.com/archives/2011/ ... s-fall.php
Wish I hadn't bought all those Landmark gift certificates from Restaurant.com last month...
restaurant.com offers a credit for certificates from restaurants that have closed or are no longer participating.
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Post #273 - June 22nd, 2011, 1:33 pmCentral Kitchen and Tap (intersection of Lawrence and Central) formerly Super Cup diner opens tonight. Fingers crossed it's a good one. Planning on going tonight and will report back.
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Post #274 - June 22nd, 2011, 1:39 pmOo, please do! Please let us know the hours especially.
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Post #275 - June 22nd, 2011, 1:42 pmBrunch has opened in River North, according to their Facebook page.
644 N. Orleans (at Erie)
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 265-1411
www.brunchit.com
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Post #276 - June 22nd, 2011, 8:47 pmA new Indian restaurant has opened in Rosemont, on Higgins Rd. between River and Manheim (in a strip mall in the former Gino's location).
Maharaja
9765 W. Higgins Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
Telephone: 847.720.4971
It is apparently open every day for lunch and dinner, including a lunch buffet, and they deliver.
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Post #277 - June 23rd, 2011, 10:51 amDoes anyone have any intel on:
New England Seafood Market
3341 N. Lincoln
"Coming Soon!"There are some secrets which do not permit themselves to be told. (Poe)
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Post #278 - June 23rd, 2011, 11:40 amClosed:
Laurel Mediterranean Grill
1163 E Ogden Ave
Naperville, IL 60563
They had a very brief stay in Naperville. I drove by the other week and noted the restaurant was no longer there. (They may have closed months ago and I just now notice.) I tried it once and never returned. The decor was nice, but seemed like it was designed for more of a breakfast place. I thought the menu selections weren't varied/ethnic enough and I predicted to my husband that this place would not be around for long...
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Post #279 - June 23rd, 2011, 1:43 pmI regret to inform you all that Steffen's Bakery in Calumet City will close forever on Sunday,June 26th. This story in the local NWI Times sums it up pretty well.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_3402165b-46bd-5a38-b6cf-05ebb0368aad.html
Read the comments for more insight. All I will say right now is the apricot filled koláče were to die for...the closest to my favorite Aunt's. If you're in the area,stop in before 1:00 p.m. for a little taste of heaven.It’s more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use
long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like
“What about lunch?”
—Winnie The Pooh
"... a good dinner is of great importance to good talk. One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
Virginia Woolf : A Room of One's Own
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Post #280 - June 24th, 2011, 1:47 pmHi,
Former location of Captain Porky's in Beach Park (nearly in Zion) will have a new tenant: Harm's Bar-B-Q. Herm's were previously in Waukegan and Antioch.
Expected opening is August 1.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #281 - June 25th, 2011, 12:41 amBurke's Public House on the corner of Broadway and Balmoral is now open. Hours four p.m. to 2 a.m. Menus posted on the window indicate a basic bar food menu. I'll have to try it out because it's only two blocks from Casa Trpt, and there is a dearth of decent bars east of Clark in Andersonville/Edgewater. Will report soon. Also Jin's Thai on the corner of Broadway and Catalpa has a sign saying Grand Opening in the window.trpt2345
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Post #282 - June 25th, 2011, 10:14 amLooks like Big Daddy's Deli in Carol Stream (Gary Avenue, just north of North Avenue) closed.
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Post #283 - June 25th, 2011, 8:22 pmLibertad, moves into the old Sweety Pies bakery site at 7931 Lincoln Ave., Skokie. http://www.libertad7931.com/ - sign in the window says opening at the end of June. Based on me peeking in the door the other day - I don't think so.
"Skokie resident Marcos Rivera, the proprietor of the new Latin eatery, is the son of the founder of Las Palmas, a chain of Mexican restaurants in the Chicago area.
Rivera promised “global dining with a Latin twist” for the new restaurant. He has been manager of the flagship Las Palmas in Wicker Park in Chicago since 2002.
Although much of the cuisine will be based on foods from Central and South America, Rivera said ingredients will not be confined to one region."
http://skokie.suntimes.com/news/6076238 ... grant.htmlNever order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
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Post #284 - June 26th, 2011, 9:33 amBecause DuPage needs more BBQ
Papered windows and "now hiring" signs grace the former chain sandwich shop in the Dominick's mall on Geneva in Carol Stream
Checker Barbeque
351 E. Geneva Rd
Carol Stream IL
Of note--it's nearly kitty corner from Butler's BBQ in Wheaton"The only thing I have to eat is Yoo-hoo and Cocoa puffs so if you want anything else, you have to bring it with you."
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Post #285 - June 26th, 2011, 2:35 pmYum Yum Thai has opened in Naperville off Rte 59 and 83rd Street.
1995 SPRINGBROOK SQUARE DRIVE #107
NAPERVILLE,IL 60564
(630)369 3355
Saag Hut has replaced Shagun nearby in Aurora.
646 Frontenac St
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 499-9520
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Post #286 - June 26th, 2011, 2:54 pmAlso, Chopsticks opened on Rte 59 in the former home of Thai Lotus.
Chopsticks Noodle & Thai Cafe
375 South Route 59
Aurora, Illinois, 60504
Phone: 630-898-6898
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Post #287 - June 26th, 2011, 5:10 pmJust noticed that Kaisers Pizza in Mundelein is now Hitz Sports Bar
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Post #288 - June 26th, 2011, 9:58 pmthat's my favorite wrote:I regret to inform you all that Steffen's Bakery in Calumet City will close forever on Sunday,June 26th. This story in the local NWI Times sums it up pretty well.
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/article_3402165b-46bd-5a38-b6cf-05ebb0368aad.html
Read the comments for more insight. All I will say right now is the apricot filled koláče were to die for...the closest to my favorite Aunt's. If you're in the area,stop in before 1:00 p.m. for a little taste of heaven.
The article stated they will still make wedding cakes and larger quantities of bakery goods until the building is sold.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #289 - June 27th, 2011, 8:48 amFor us North Hermosa/ Avondale types, there is a new hot dog stand opening at Belmont and Kilbourn, at the site of the former Jim's.
Sideline Grill
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sideline ... 9184566561
I will post the full address as soon as I find it.
Jen
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Post #290 - June 27th, 2011, 10:59 amI don't know when this happened, but about 3 doors north of Oak Mill Bakery (8012 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles) there is now Oak Mill Nut, which seems to be like Nuts on Clark.
Oak Mill Nut is now closed.
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Post #291 - June 27th, 2011, 11:41 amChick-Fil-A coming to Mount Prospect, across Elmhurst Rd from Randhurst Village with a double drive-through on the site of the former American Mortgage.What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
-- Lin Yutang
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Post #292 - June 27th, 2011, 3:06 pmComing to Milwaukee/Honore, where the Burger King used to be is vegan Native Foods Cafe.
yay
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Post #293 - June 27th, 2011, 3:32 pmtem wrote:Coming to Milwaukee/Honore, where the Burger King used to be is vegan Native Foods Cafe.
yay
Across the street from Championship Vinyl.
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Post #294 - June 27th, 2011, 5:49 pmPie-love wrote:For us North Hermosa/ Avondale types, there is a new hot dog stand opening at Belmont and Kilbourn, at the site of the former Jim's.
Sideline Grill
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sideline ... 9184566561
I will post the full address as soon as I find it.
Jen
I live next door and have been watching them work on this for the past few weeks. My triathlon training may suffer with a hot dog stand so close by...
Sideline Grill
4460 W Belmont AveWhen I grow up, I'm going to Bovine University!
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Post #295 - June 28th, 2011, 12:41 pmjaneyb wrote:Closed:
Laurel Mediterranean Grill
1163 E Ogden Ave
Naperville, IL 60563
They had a very brief stay in Naperville. I drove by the other week and noted the restaurant was no longer there. (They may have closed months ago and I just now notice.) I tried it once and never returned. The decor was nice, but seemed like it was designed for more of a breakfast place. I thought the menu selections weren't varied/ethnic enough and I predicted to my husband that this place would not be around for long...
This seems to be a location where everything dies. This has to be the fourth place that's gone under in the past few years.John Danza
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Post #296 - June 28th, 2011, 1:05 pmJohn Danza wrote:janeyb wrote:Closed:
Laurel Mediterranean Grill
1163 E Ogden Ave
Naperville, IL 60563
They had a very brief stay in Naperville. I drove by the other week and noted the restaurant was no longer there. (They may have closed months ago and I just now notice.) I tried it once and never returned. The decor was nice, but seemed like it was designed for more of a breakfast place. I thought the menu selections weren't varied/ethnic enough and I predicted to my husband that this place would not be around for long...
This seems to be a location where everything dies. This has to be the fourth place that's gone under in the past few years.
Laurel Mediterranean Grill closed in April. Not traveling that part of Naperville often, I have no memories of anything else that had been there. I was sorry to see it close, the food was good with excellent service but the few times we went, we were the only people there each time.
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Post #297 - June 28th, 2011, 10:19 pmmmm wrote:Opening in the former Cyberia space at 701 N. Wells in river north:
Tawakal Kafe
Kosher & Zabiha Halal
701 N. Wells
Window says that they will be open 7 days a week, 10am-10p
Things look close to ready to go but I haven't seen an opening date yet.
Passed by tonight - neon sign said open!
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Post #298 - June 29th, 2011, 1:00 pmAfter a great lunch at Caffe De Lucca in Forest Park, I walked by a sign for a new restaurant coming soon called Fiorenza Ristorante. Just what Forest Park (and Madison St) needs... another Italian restaurant!
Website is http://fiorenzaristorante.com/ so it's either a second place or they are moving.
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Post #299 - July 2nd, 2011, 10:17 amFor Q3 2011 Openings, Closings, Comings & Goings, please visit this thread:
Openings, Closings, Comings & Goings July - Sept 2011
Thanks,
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
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