whiskeybent wrote:I just re-read through this thread and enjoyed this:

The Sunset/Mod/Del Toro space is also cursed. I wonder how long it will be before the novelty of the Violet Hour wears out its welcome.

I have a hunch that says they'll do okay.

The Parlor space is 0-2 or 0-3.

Whatever is going into the Scylla space is gonna have the beat the curse as well.

whiskeybent wrote:I just re-read through this thread and enjoyed this:

The Sunset/Mod/Del Toro space is also cursed. I wonder how long it will be before the novelty of the Violet Hour wears out its welcome.

I have a hunch that says they'll do okay.

kl1191 wrote:Sad to hear Takashi is having trouble. Hard to believe when you have Rick Bayless tweeting about your place and you still can't draw a crowd. I loved Glory, still miss the chowder. But, the mushroom bisque I had at Takashi blew it away.

vegmojo wrote:

aschie30 wrote:
Whatever is going into the Scylla space is gonna have the beat the curse as well.

That house is cursed. First that weird sports bar (which had the dubious honor of being the first self-proclaimed sports bar in Bucktown if I remember correctly), then Glory, which was OK. And now Scylla which was my favorite restaurant in Bucktown. Good luck to Takashi Yagihashi, he'll need it.

MJ

Attrill wrote:Anyone know how Tiny Lounge is doing? I always felt that location might be cursed after Charlie's closed.

Brown wrote:There is a restaurant space on Lincoln near Diversey that always seems to be changing and may be cursed. It was Calliope Cafe, then Parmigiana's, then a place called Mogadishu (I am spelling wrong I am sure, but it seemed like it drew a cabbie contingent), and now there is something new going in there again. I can't remember what it was before it was Calliope Cafe.

Management thinks South Side crusts will succeed

For the fourth time in nearly five years, a new pizzeria is open in the same Streeterville space at 355 E. Ohio Street. The newest entry — Streeterville Pizzeria & Tap — will feature South Side-style thin-crust pizza in the tradition of Vito and Nick’s. The new operating team comes with experience at other restaurants including Compass Bar in Lincoln Park and The Tankard in Wicker Park. The last tenant, Urban Crosta, lasted three months before closing in November.

Ryan See is part of the management team. He’s also partnered with Boka Restaurant Group on their Lincoln Park venues — The Kennison, Elaine’s Coffee Call, and The J. Parker. See is confident that success can be had at this 55-seat space built for a pizzeria. The ventilation hood covers the pizza oven, so unless radical changes were made inside, the space is always going to be a pizzeria.

“We just feel this was a great opportunity,” See said.

For those scoring at home: Flour & Stone debuted in 2013. They were followed in 2016 by Robert’s Pizza Company. Urban Crosta opened in August. All four pizzerias serve different styles of pie. See, along with partners Patrick and Philicia Wrona, enlisted the talents of Anthony Scardino, a consultant who has worked with Paulie Gee’s and Deadbolt in Logan Square. Professor Pizza teamed up with Geo Tapia, the chef at Tankard and Compass Bar, to develop the pizza recipe. They’ll also serve paninis and craft beer from the bar’s six taps.

abe_froeman wrote:A question sort of related to this thread's topic...my husband and I were trying to remember what restaurant occupied the space at Golf Rd. & Algonquin Rd., where the Cooper's Hawk is currently (and seems very successful there, and rightfully so, based on our NYE dinner there a few days ago). I know it was Pappadeaux before that, but what was it before Pappadeaux? Was the same building a different restaurant? Was it a completely different building with a different restaurant or other business?

Apologies if there's a better thread for this question. We kept conflating it with the former site of Yanni's/The Rusty Pelican at Arlington Heights Rd. & Algonquin Rd. (and if anyone knows anything about what's going on there...no changes since they knocked down the building, what, two years ago?)

JoelF wrote:I may be mis remembering, but I think Walter Payton either was the original occupant, or almost was? Or was he after Papadeaux?

Dave148 wrote:

JoelF wrote:I may be mis remembering, but I think Walter Payton either was the original occupant, or almost was? Or was he after Papadeaux?

Big Kahuna?

abe_froeman wrote:

Dave148 wrote:

JoelF wrote:I may be mis remembering, but I think Walter Payton either was the original occupant, or almost was? Or was he after Papadeaux?

Big Kahuna?

Well that suggestion led me down the rabbit hole...

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct- ... story.html

abe_froeman wrote:

Dave148 wrote:

JoelF wrote:I may be mis remembering, but I think Walter Payton either was the original occupant, or almost was? Or was he after Papadeaux?

Big Kahuna?

Well that suggestion led me down the rabbit hole...

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct- ... story.html

JoelF wrote:Aargh. Curious, but the Trib won't let me read from London.

EATERY VOWS TO BE BIG, BUT NO KAHUNA
Christine Winter
CHICAGO TRIBUNE

February 20, 1997

Here are some tips on how to work the local populace into a frenzy of anticipation before you open a new business in town--in this case, a restaurant.

First, buy a site that was once the scene of a similar business that generated a great deal of controversy--and just let it sit awhile.

Second, do something that will provoke somebody or another to picket during construction.

Third, redo the existing building entirely, jazz up the exterior so that it looks like it's ready to open any day, then let it sit awhile again.

Fourth, change the name before you even open.

This is the history of Pappadeux, briefly identified as Pappas, a Cajun seafood restaurant in south Arlington Heights that has been under construction for almost two years now.