abe_froeman wrote:The Aurelio's pizza in Arlington Heights is closing. We tried them when they first opened- too sweet and I remember the crust being weird.

http://www.dailyherald.com/news/2017100 ... ing-sunday

2944 W. Euclid Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60005

So sad about Aurelio's closing. I saw this post one week too late. On another note, Diamond Fresh Seafood moved further down the street in Lake Zurich and was renamed Franco's Pescheria. It is a fish market/restaurant combo. I think that they opened up their new location this past June.

http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170616/francos-pescheria-seafood-market-moves-to-new-lake-zurich-location

Dave148 wrote:

Popular LA Breakfast Spot Nighthawk is Opening a Chicago Restaurant

https://chicago.eater.com/2017/10/12/16 ... ark-depaul

There's already a place called Nighthawk across the street from the Kimball Brown Line stop. It'll be interesting to see if they squabble over rights to the name in this market.

I had a taste for some Tex Mex over the weekend so I walked over to Adobe Gilas in the New City mall only to find it closed. The location is still listed as open on their website but the phone goes directly to voicemail, the facebook page and twitter feed for the location have been deleted and it no longer appears in the mall directory. Yelp indicates that it closed in early September. Can't say I'm surprised, I didn't go there often but when I did I was usually the only customer in the place.

Forum 55, the Loop's newest food hall, soft opens Tuesday

The food hall trend looks as if it’s here to stay: Forum 55, the newest food hall to set up shop in the Loop, will open at full capacity Oct. 23 but soft-opened Tuesday, says a representative.

Other options like Flo & Santos, Mercadito Taqueria and Sparrow Coffee will serve sandwiches, salads, pizza, tacos and coffee. As previously reported, Butcher & Larder Grill, helmed by Rob Levitt (who runs whole-animal butcher shop Butcher & Larder from within Local Foods), is one of the big surprises and draws. Pork & Mindy’s, Friends Ramen and Sushi, The Sandwich Shop and omelet bar Prelude, plus grab-and-go items from Monroe Street Market round out the remaining options.

A rotating weekly pop-up will provide items like Korean food, vegetarian food and made-to-order pasta. Another offering, dubbed The Apron Exchange, will host minority-owned businesses, with Pilsen’s Dia de los Tamales the first up to bat.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct ... story.html

Forum 55,
55 E. Monroe St.,
312-849-9512,
www.forum55chicago.com

Coogles wrote:Adobe Gilas

You might have to be a certain age to find that name funny.

Katie wrote:

Coogles wrote:Adobe Gilas

You might have to be a certain age to find that name funny.

Or just corny.

Drover wrote:

Katie wrote:

Coogles wrote:Adobe Gilas

You might have to be a certain age to find that name funny.

Or just corny.

--Anything on the menu sounding like "Maynard G. Crabs"?

Closed - Flirty Cupcakes on Lincoln in Lincoln Square. A for rent sign in the window and a thank you for your patronage sign on the door.

Beefbelly is shuttered. Sign in the window says something called Tipsy Cow Cantina will be opening there in December.



Beefbelly
4800 N. Central Ave.
Chicago 60630

La Cuenta wrote:Beefbelly is shuttered. Sign in the window says something called Tipsy Cow Cantina will be opening there in December.

Believe it or not, it's a reconcept from the same owners.
https://m.facebook.com/brgrbelly/posts/1489150794467372
Apparently they've gone from restaurant names that infringe trademarks to ones so dumb you're almost embarrassed to walk in.

From Eater: Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza coming to Orland Park.
Maybe this is what the president means when he says that coal-related jobs are coming back?

JoelF wrote:From Eater: Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza coming to Orland Park.
Maybe this is what the president means when he says that coal-related jobs are coming back?

Love Anthony’s—my favorite place to take my niece and nephews when I visit them in Tampa. Was just there on Sunday.

This is sad news regarding "Elegance in Meats" in Northbrook.

"Unfortunately we are closing our store on Saturday October 21, 2017.
There will be no more salad bar, hot or cold food
We thank you soo much for your business and the friendship we have had over the last 34 years.
Gayle and I will miss all of you.
Eddie

Elegance in Meats"

That’s too bad about EiM. When I worked in the area it was my go to lunch spot.

Nooooooooooooo.

I'll miss those skirt steaks, and the old tymey butcher service.

Re Anthony's pizza, the rest of the sentence after Orland Park and the next one had some additional interesting information: "... followed by restaurants debuting next year in Lombard and Kildeer. Anthony’s brass plans to open eight to 12 pizzerias in the Chicago market over the next four to five years."

Small Cheval looks ready start dishing the burgers today at 150 N Riverside.

Knife, 4343 N. Lincoln appears to be closed. They had a little menu board outside that is currently blank. Both Yelp and Open Table report as closed.

Nick’s Pizza & Pub –Lincoln Square is now open. Their older locations are in Crystal Lake and Elgin.

The location is where Grand Tour foundered. The building was completely gutted for the remodeling.

http://www.nickspizzapub.com/chicago-pizza-pub/
2434 W Montrose Ave
Chicago IL 60618
(773) 866-5550

Drover wrote:The former Taxco/Global Restaurant/Laurassi space at Elston and Montrose is now A87, and still basically Middle Eastern/Mediterranean-themed.

Across the street on Elston the Al Maida that opened in the old Baked Tomato spot then closed then re-opened has re-closed.

A87
4393 N. Elston
773-283-9450

And now that space is open again, this time with no signage of any type -- not even a hand-written note in the window or anything.

Mystery Restaurant
4358 N. Elston

C a Phe Da, the highly anticipated Vietnamese coffee and banh mi shop from the owners of HaiSous next door, quietly opened Thursday in Pilsen.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct ... story.html

Excited for this sandwich shop to open in the loop. Still haven't found anywhere downtown that does a great sub since Manarino's closed many years ago.

https://chicago.eater.com/2017/10/27/16 ... sey-patten

Taylor Gourmet
1 N Dearborn

Opening in November

According to their Instagram feed, Goose Island Brewpub on clybourn reopened at 4pm today.

Johnny's Grill (2545 N Kedzie) and Mezcaleria Las Flores (3149 W Logan Blvd) closing next Friday, November 3rd.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-johnnys-grill-mezcaleria-las-flores-closing-20171027-story,amp.html

SLYCE Coal Fired Pizza Company from Wauconda announced they are adding a second location in Highwood, in the old Irish Pub space at 254 Green Bay Road. Expected opening by Thanksgiving.

http://jwcdaily.com/2017/10/27/grab-a-slyce-in-highwood/

c7umpm wrote:SLYCE Coal Fired Pizza Company from Wauconda announced they are adding a second location in Highwood, in the old Irish Pub space at 254 Green Bay Road. Expected opening by Thanksgiving.

http://jwcdaily.com/2017/10/27/grab-a-slyce-in-highwood/

Hey, that's good news. I like the pizza at SLYCE.

So, 254 Green Bay Road, that was Ginger's (owned by "new" owner of Alex's Washington Gardens) until it closed, and Bridie McKenna's before that. The Irish pub decor is really attractive; I hope SLYCE doesn't tear it all out.

I like SLYCE's pizza but am glad to see that Scornavacco's pizza (locals know what I mean) is still available at Alex's Washington Gardens next door. I wish it were easier to go to Alex's; the limited hours (5-9 pm Sun-Thurs, 5-10 pm Fri Sat) are an obstacle.

Nostalgia matters more to me than critique, so I'm also happy when I have a chance to eat pizza at the Nite N Gale or at Buffos. The more reasons to eat in Highwood, the better, I say.

I had SLYCE many years ago. It was decent from what I can remember, and they'll probably do well in Highwood. I have to admit I have never cared for the Scornavacco's recipe pizza at Washington Gardens or when it was at Gingers. I agree the Irish Pub decor in there is nice, so we'll see if they tear it all out.

I agree there is a nostalgia factor having been in the area since 1979. Buffo's has their own recipe which is unique and sometimes it'll hit the spot, but it's also a no big deal pizza to me. Surprisingly Nite N Gale has a great thin pizza that I always forget about. I need to have it again. Aurelio's mentioned in the Tribune coming to Highwood back in 2015, but I never heard another word about it. Even though it's not technically Highwood, Il Forno is my favorite of all of them in the Highwood area. I think if they moved into Highwood where the action is, and had an atmosphere like the Deerfield location, it would be a lot more popular - especially for dine-in dinner.

I do agree that Nite N Gale makes a very fine thin-crust pizza. I haven't actually had pizza at Alex's WG or Buffo's for quite a long time. Il Forno's in Ravinia was a favorite when I was growing up in HP; I don't know how the current Il Forno's pizza compares. Guess it's time for me to do some pizza research in Highwood! (Any LTH Northerners who want to join me, let me know.)

A former church at 4240 W. Irving Park Rd. is being turned into Eris Brewery and Cider House -- recently noticed large brew tanks in the nicely rehabbed building on a recent run, so I stopped to look at the permits.

They have a Facebook page and it looks like they're shooting for a December opening.

https://www.facebook.com/erischicago/

The owners of the 900 North Michigan Shops will partner with Brendan Sodikoff’s Hogsalt Hospitality to curate new food and beverage options at the seven-story shopping center in Chicago’s most-famous retail district. Sodikoff said Hogsalt has an open canvas to build “a completely new concept from the ground up.”

https://chicago.eater.com/2017/11/1/165 ... ff-hogsalt