Angelo's Fresh Market Sets Up Shop in Flossmoor

Angelo’s Fresh Market, a boutique grocer, opened its doors on Monday, July 15 in Flossmoor at 1044 Sterling Avenue. The business specializes in fresh, premium grade meats, pastas and more.

https://www.facebook.com/AngelosFreshMarkets
(708) 536-3002
Store Hours:
Mon–Fri: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sat: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m

Fox & Obel apparently re-opened at noon Thursday, according to an e-mail to F&O Friends

F&O isn't what it used to be. But it was great. It still hits some high notes. I, for one, hope they survive and thrive.

Good luck, F&O

Red Hot Ranch @ the Bunny Hutch is now open.
I'll be stopping by for a double dog and fries tonight.

A burger/gyro grill, Blaze-N- Grill, has opened at the corner of Milwaukee and Devon on Tuesday, kittycorner to Superdawg. We stopped for lunch on Wednesday and the burgers were very nice, so we had dinner from them tonight. (too hot to cook). I had the gyro platter with a very large portion of meat and 2 sides, Dad had the Polish sausage. They were crazy busy tonight.

Other menu items are beefs, Philly cheese steaks, grilled ribeyes, and chicken sammys and platters.

Website is Blazengrill.com is not up yet but should be soon they tell us.

New bakery in Wheeling, Hot Breads. Just south of Hintz on 83 in the strip mall on the east side of the street. I did an online search but I couldn't come up with anything.

Craig B wrote:New bakery in Wheeling, Hot Breads. Just south of Hintz on 83 in the strip mall on the east side of the street. I did an online search but I couldn't come up with anything.

1201D N. Elmhurst Rd
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
https://p2.secure.hostingprod.com/@chic ... /index.htm

Drove past Myron and Phil's this weekend and saw boarded up windows. According to their website, there was a fire in May and they're closed for remodeling. Hope they open soon - it was our go-to "nice" steakhouse for many reasons: close to home, great service, free valet parking, well-made martinis... *sigh*.

http://www.myronandphil.com/

Speaking of martinis, Martini's on Milwaukee near the Jefferson Park terminal is gone.

Sherman wrote:Drove past Myron and Phil's this weekend and saw boarded up windows. According to their website, there was a fire in May and they're closed for remodeling. Hope they open soon - it was our go-to "nice" steakhouse for many reasons: close to home, great service, free valet parking, well-made martinis... *sigh*.

http://www.myronandphil.com/

It was discussed here when it happened. The fire occurred the same night Myron (Friedman) died.

Looks like a new deli / sandwich shop is coming to East Dundee, IL called In The Neighborhood Meet Market. Based on the article here, it looks like August 12 is the opening day. I saw this while parking here to ride the nearby bike trail. Interesting side story on how Tom Roeser the president of nearby OTTO Engineering is working hard to revitalize this area. I ride my bike along the nearby Fox River bike trail and always hoped that the store fronts along N. River Street in East Dundee would get some help. It has great potential.

West Town Tavern has abruptly closed its doors.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130722/BLOGS09/130729972/west-town-tavern-closes

Dave148 wrote:

West Town Tavern has abruptly closed its doors.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130722/BLOGS09/130729972/west-town-tavern-closes

Very interesting. They put in a decent showing at last week's GCM Chef's BBQ.

Charhouse Grill at 6004 Oakton, Skokie is gone. The sign says "CLOSED NEW MANAGEMENT"; I don't know if this means they are closed because someone new took them over or they will be reopening under new management, but for now you'll have to get your char somewhere else.

spinynorman99 wrote:

Sherman wrote:Drove past Myron and Phil's this weekend and saw boarded up windows. According to their website, there was a fire in May and they're closed for remodeling. Hope they open soon - it was our go-to "nice" steakhouse for many reasons: close to home, great service, free valet parking, well-made martinis... *sigh*.

http://www.myronandphil.com/

It was discussed here when it happened. The fire occurred the same night Myron (Friedman) died.

Indeed - this post gives the straight dope from Mark Freedman. For whatever reason, the search function and I weren't getting along very well during the time of original post

Bom Bon Bakery at the Ogilvie Transportation Center has closed.

Bahn Mi & Co. just opened on Van Buren, next to Benjyehuda (near Franklin). Also, the former Pockets on Franklin has a sign stating Pierogi Heaven will be going into that space. So far, windows are papered over and I can't tell when it will be opening.

Suzy

I just read that La Creperie is closing after such a long run.

Dave148 wrote:

Craig B wrote:New bakery in Wheeling, Hot Breads. Just south of Hintz on 83 in the strip mall on the east side of the street. I did an online search but I couldn't come up with anything.

1201D N. Elmhurst Rd
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
https://p2.secure.hostingprod.com/@chic ... /index.htm

This is apparently a new branch of the Hoffman Estates Hot Breads - which is an Indian-bakery (originally from Chennai, India, IIRC). They have a few "normal" bakery things... but also have Indian chaats, snacks (idli, dosai etc), spicy beef "puffs" and so on. The Hoffman Estates location, at least, is Hyderabadi-owned - and also serves a fine Hyderabadi style haleem and biryani etc - I dont know if Wheeling will do the same.

c8w

From the ashes of West Town Tavern rises . . . Chicago Taco?! "A fun, neighborhood joint serving awesome tacos, craft cocktails, beer and wine. Pop in and grab a bag of tacos to go or order at the counter and find a spot at a table inside or outside! Full bar of course! OPENS FRIDAY JULY 26 AT 5:00." Still owned and operated by Susan and Drew Goss, apparently. Quite a shifting of gears.

https://www.facebook.com/Chicagotaco

From Lou Malnati's Facebook Page (under "Recent Posts by Others")

We're scheduled to open our Oak Park location by the end of October. We will be sure to post an exact date when it becomes available.

July 1 at 9:52am

There is a sign at the former Pompei location at 2955 N. Sheffield announcing "City Dough Chicago". I found a website, www.citydough.com, but only a sketch of the building and "Coming Soon", no details are yet on the site.

Smassey wrote:There is a sign at the former Pompei location at 2955 N. Sheffield announcing "City Dough Chicago". I found a website, http://www.citydough.com, but only a sketch of the building and "Coming Soon", no details are yet on the site.

As I stopped at Crisp the other day I noticed that Kluck-U chicken across the street has been replaced by Pompeii Xpress. Note the extra "i" in the name which is confirmed by the pictures on the Yelp page. The lone review mentions the Struzone instead of the Strudels that Pompei serves. Probably not related but no other web links to confirm.

Pompeii Express
2931 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 549-9800

Rosie's West Town Deli had a soft opening last night. Owner said regular hours will begin Monday. Currently focusing on sandwiches, but nice selection of meats and cheeses as well.

Rosies West Town Deli
1021 N. Western Ave., Chicago, 60622

imsscott wrote:Was driving by Wonton Express in Lincolnshire on Friday and there was a sign out in front that some new place is opening at that location. http://www.wontonexpress.com/ says they have closed.

The new place is Sake Blu.

My friend's boyfriend opened up Johnny Casserole at 4019 N. Damen last month.

I cannot personally vouch for the casseroles, however.

tem wrote:My friend's boyfriend opened up Johnny Casserole at 4019 N. Damen last month.

I cannot personally vouch for the casseroles, however.

FYI for those interested - call well ahead. I stopped in yesterday for what I thought would be lunch, but found out that for most of the items, you need to call ahead. They have seating, but they only had two items on the menu that were available (anything else would take 45 minutes to prepare), leading me to believe they're prepared mostly for take-out and delivery for those not in a hurry. I recall them saying that around dinner time on weekdays, there would be four items readily available.

imsscott wrote:

imsscott wrote:Was driving by Wonton Express in Lincolnshire on Friday and there was a sign out in front that some new place is opening at that location. http://www.wontonexpress.com/ says they have closed.

The new place is Sake Blu.

Like "Sacre Bleu!"?

jordanhojo wrote:

imsscott wrote:

imsscott wrote:Was driving by Wonton Express in Lincolnshire on Friday and there was a sign out in front that some new place is opening at that location. http://www.wontonexpress.com/ says they have closed.

The new place is Sake Blu.

Like "Sacre Bleu!"?

It really could be a pun on that, given how fond some of our local restaurateurs are for punny names.

Takoz (Ta Koz), a fine small taqueria in Tri-Taylor, has now re-opened for business after a hiatus of a couple weeks. The problem had nothing to do with health issues or food -- it was a bureaucratic matter that was not the fault of the current owners of Takoz.

If you are in the area and need a quick weekday lunch, I recommend Takoz. We just had lunch from there and it was excellent. They do an especially fine job with chicken.

Takoz
2229 W Taylor St
Chicago IL 60612
312.846.6374

North Ave Grill (AKA: River Forest Grill AKA: Gossage Grill) had placed a new shingle and has paper over the windows. I am hoping it will reopen soon.

The Sign wrote:Open 24 Hours
Breakfast
Paninis
Italian Sandwiches

7225 North Ave, River Forest