Uncle Remus Chicken/T&T Lounge

While driving up Halsted St. last night, I noticed that the entire space was vacant and the facade had been painted over.

Here is an old Chowhound post by Rene G on Uncle Remus Chicken and the adjacent T&T Lounge.

And, here is a picture of the old facade.

Uncle Remus Chicken and Barbecue
805 W Lake St.

T&T Lounge
184 N Halsted St.

E.M.

Uncle Remus was high on my lunch rotation list until it closed 4 - 5 years ago. It was a real loss to the neighborhood.

HI,

The first Uncle Remus I saw was on North Avenue, which apparently has closed.

Fortunately there are other Uncle Remus to visit in this mini chain of 4 places:

Uncle Remus
5611 W Madison St
Chicago, IL 60644
773-261-7311

Uncle Remus
1426 West Roosevelt Road
Broadview, IL 60155
708-681-4105
Fax: 708-681-4532

Uncle Remus Chicken & Barbeque
4144 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60624
773-265-8441

Uncle Remus Chicken & BBQ
3715 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60624
773-277-7322

Regards,

i used to work near that Uncle Remus' at Lake/Halsted... at that time there weren't a lot of options in that neighborhood... we got Uncle Remus a few times... and everyone pretty much agreed that it was gross.. after awhile it became a bit of a joke ('don't make me send you over to uncle...'). were we just ordering the wrong thing?

Erik M wrote:While driving up Halsted St. last night, I noticed that the entire space was vacant and the facade had been painted over.

Wow, I walked by there less than a week before. Uncle Remus was closed as it has been for a while (certainly not 4 or 5 years) but T&T Lounge was open and I thought about stopping in. Had I known it was my last chance I definitely would have. The number of dive bars around the Loop is getting distressingly low though there still are a few good ones left.

I think that Uncle Remus has been closed for about 2 1/2 years. It was a place that I wanted to try after I moved to the West Loop in May of 2003. (lived there for a year) I didn't get a chance to as it closed shortly thereafter.

Rene G wrote: Uncle Remus was closed as it has been for a while (certainly not 4 or 5 years)

I am afflicted by a temporal abnormally. I can accurately predict the time of day, how long something has been going on, how to arrive at my destination precisely on time and other things having to do with the forward motion of time. When it comes to things that have already happened, it's an entirely different story. I have what I would call rear view mirror disease. At best I can only approximate when something happened...always with the caveat that "events may have taken place closer (in time) than they appear".

I was down on Roosevelt yesterday and as I was stopped at a stoplight, my car was enveloped with a sweet smell of hickory, smoke emminating out of a nearby place called Uncle Remus Ribs & BBQ. Had I not been in a hurry, would have stopped in but am very interested in going there. Has anyone had the ribs there before? Are they any good or did the hickory get my hopes too high?

This is the one I saw:
Uncle Remus Chicken & BBQ
3715 West Roosevelt Road

I think the T&T Lounge is still open. While there is no signage per se, there are neon beer advertisements lit and there were about 10 people in there two days ago when I passed by. Just an FYI.

Uncle Remus, a renowned West Side restaurant chain known for its "saucy fried chicken," makes an incursion into the South Side Friday with the opening of a Bronzeville outlet at 737 E. 47th St.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150612 ... south-side

Dave148 wrote:

Uncle Remus, a renowned West Side restaurant chain known for its "saucy fried chicken," makes an incursion into the South Side Friday with the opening of a Bronzeville outlet at 737 E. 47th St.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150612 ... south-side

Good news! I really missed the Uncle Remus on Halsted and Lake when it closed. What a great 1 - 2 punch coupled with a visit to Honey 1!

I kept a half pint of Canadian Club behind the bar next to the register for 7 years at the T-N-T. Mary was such a gracious hostess and that jukebox there was phenomenal. They sold 'setups' which was a very affordable way to keep a good buzz going every evening. I smile everytime I drive by the empty lot on that corner now.

kenji wrote:hey sold 'setups' which was a very affordable way to keep a good buzz going every evening.

I'm not familiar with this term - please say more.

Never had the pleasure of Uncle Remus, but I just enjoyed a Harold's 1/2 dark with both hot and mild sauces, which I imagine is akin to "saucy fried chicken."

Erik M. wrote:While driving up Halsted St. last night, I noticed that the entire space was vacant and the facade had been painted over.

Here is an old Chowhound post by Rene G on Uncle Remus Chicken and the adjacent T&T Lounge.

And, here is a picture of the old facade.

Those old links are dead. The Chowhound post can be found here and Dawn Mikulich's photo is now here.

I can't say I've missed Uncle Remus, but I do miss T&T (or was it T-N-T?; I think its signs had it both ways). Here's a shot of it in 2006, after Uncle Remus closed and the place was repainted.



And another from 2010, after it closed.

kenji wrote:I kept a half pint of Canadian Club behind the bar next to the register for 7 years at the T-N-T. Mary was such a gracious hostess and that jukebox there was phenomenal. They sold 'setups' which was a very affordable way to keep a good buzz going every evening. I smile everytime I drive by the empty lot on that corner now.

Wow, bottle service! I didn't realize it was such a classy joint. I think a bottle of High Life was as fancy as I got there. Although the exterior looked a bit forbidding, inside it was welcoming and comfortable (and anything but fancy). And that jukebox was absolutely great.

ndgbucktown wrote:

kenji wrote:hey sold 'setups' which was a very affordable way to keep a good buzz going every evening.

I'm not familiar with this term - please say more.

I believe it refers to the practice of selling mixers and ice so the customer can add their own booze. I didn't realize it was an option at T&T. I guess it was also a package store, where you could buy a pint or a half.