jct78 wrote:Melissa, for what its worth a skilled butcher can break down and bone approx 40-50 chickens per hour by himself. Assuming that each chicken yields approx 6 sandwiches (2 breast portions, 2 thighs) and taking a low end estimate of 35 chickens per hour, each butcher can produce 140 sandwiches per hour. You could have two butchers breaking down chickens for 4 hours of an 8 hour shift and end up with over 1100 sandwiches. So long story short, I don't buy the labor bottleneck excuse. If there are spacial constraints as far as prep areas go, then you have an overnight butcher and an AM butcher. I suspect the 86'ing issue is strictly marketing as opposed to them not being able to figure out operations.
TheJesster wrote:Is anyone BYOB'ing here or is more of a "hit and run" type of place?
Da Beef wrote:They were, uh, out of fries. Not sure if this can be attributed to the fact that their spuds come from a small organic farm in Idaho where only so many potatoes can grow because they like to give them space when they sprout or what.
ronnie_suburban wrote:Clearly, there's a political agenda here that references Chick Fil A. The carry-out menu boasts "WE ARE OPEN ALL DAY ON SUNDAY." (their caps, not mine). Also mentioned is the fact that 2% of all profit is donated to organizations that support gay rights. Free, branded birth control is offered too (would you like a condom with that sandwich?) The menu also informs that corporate bullshit is abhorred.
I must say I agree. I have very little appetite for politics of any leaning. A heads-up like this is enough for me to decide to avoid a place.Pursuit wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:Clearly, there's a political agenda here that references Chick Fil A. The carry-out menu boasts "WE ARE OPEN ALL DAY ON SUNDAY." (their caps, not mine). Also mentioned is the fact that 2% of all profit is donated to organizations that support gay rights. Free, branded birth control is offered too (would you like a condom with that sandwich?) The menu also informs that corporate bullshit is abhorred.
Really? When I run into this stuff the only thought I have goes sumpthin like, "shut up and cook me some chickin' fry boy. Let the best samitch win. Posuer."
epicFades wrote:And LOL @ people melting about the rap music or the political agenda. Don't over think it. Eat the food, enjoy it or don't, and move on.
Element Collective is bringing its Leghorn Chicken concept in Ukrainian Village to River North. This second location will be called Leghorn Cafe and will take over the shuttered Ohio House Coffee Shop on LaSalle Street.
That iconic mid-century, modern-designed cafe attached to the Ohio House Motel was originally leased by Heisler Hospitality to open a restaurant called the Buttered Biscuit. Partners Matt Eisler and Kevin Heisner, citing other projects taking precedence, signed the lease over to Element Collective.
"Ultimately it was our commitment to our landlord not to endure another summer with a boarded-up space that led us to go in a different direction," Mr. Eisler said. "As a good friend recently told me, 'Some of the best deals you can do are sometimes the ones you have to pass on.' " For all parties involved, this was the case here."
The cafe attached to the Ohio House closed in April 2013.
So, come early fall, Leghorn Cafe will open its doors ahead of the overhauled motel. Watch for a new breakfast menu, created by chef Jared Van Camp, along with Leghorn Chicken's sandwiches made from sustainably raised chicken served "Nashville hot" or "pickle brined" on buns or a buttermilk biscuit.
Breakfast at the redesigned 800-square-foot space will start daily at 7 a.m. and offer items such as biscuits with house-churned butters and jams, a breakfast biscuit with eggs, bacon and cheese, and Stumptown coffee.
Following breakfast, a menu like that at Leghorn Chicken will be offered and the restaurant will remain open into the night, according to Element Collective partner Chris Dexter. Like the original Leghorn, this spot will be BYOB.
The space will have about 22 seats spread out among three booths, stools at a drink rail and a couple of tables and 10 stools set at two counters as well as a grab-and-go service.
With this opening, Element Collective, which also owns Kinmont, Nellcote and RM Champagne in Chicago, seeks to further expand Leghorn Chicken. The company is exploring locations in Andersonville, East Lakeview and Old Town and also markets outside Chicago. Mr. Dexter declined to say which markets those might be.
Mr. Eisler said a national restaurant group he would not name had approached him about partnering in the Buttered Biscuit concept. "Given the right circumstances, we'd love to do it someday," he said.
$7.75 for a donut and coffee.. that is robbery
maybe this: http://boycottchickfila.com/Puckjam wrote:... am interested in your reputation comments. What does that mean? Thanks.
TonyC wrote:happy to report: no cursing rap music, not really any anti-Christianity/anti-chic-fil-a rhetoric to be found anywhere.
Leghorn Cafe in Ohio House Motel closes