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  • Post #271 - October 1st, 2024, 7:06 am
    Post #271 - October 1st, 2024, 7:06 am Post #271 - October 1st, 2024, 7:06 am
    Milk Bar, with its famed cereal milk ice cream and quirky cookies, is coming to Chicago’s Fulton Market District

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/ ... -district/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #272 - October 1st, 2024, 8:42 pm
    Post #272 - October 1st, 2024, 8:42 pm Post #272 - October 1st, 2024, 8:42 pm
    Dave148 wrote:
    Milk Bar, with its famed cereal milk ice cream and quirky cookies, is coming to Chicago’s Fulton Market District

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/ ... -district/


    Ever since they put their name on those terrible cookies sold in grocery stores, I've lost my interest in returning to another milk bar.

    But I'm sure it'll do well here.
  • Post #273 - October 2nd, 2024, 3:34 pm
    Post #273 - October 2nd, 2024, 3:34 pm Post #273 - October 2nd, 2024, 3:34 pm
    Sign out front of the former El Tipico on Dempster in Skokie "Coming Soon Gina's Tamales"
    What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
    -- Lin Yutang
  • Post #274 - October 3rd, 2024, 4:54 am
    Post #274 - October 3rd, 2024, 4:54 am Post #274 - October 3rd, 2024, 4:54 am
    After operating Happy Foods at 6415 N. Central Ave. in Edgebrook for nearly 50 years, Barbara Eastman and her brother Dale are selling the store, which they feel will be in good hands under the new ownership.

    “My brother and I have looked forward to retirement for a while,” Eastman said. “It’s an exciting time right now. (The new owner) has a good vision for this store. He’s community oriented. … This is really a good fit for us and the neighborhood.”

    Arthur Paris, who is buying the store, owns food markets in Lincoln Park and Oak Park, and has plans to remodel Happy Foods next year, Eastman said.

    https://nadignewspapers.com/happy-foods ... _BRplIAkZA
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #275 - October 3rd, 2024, 7:10 pm
    Post #275 - October 3rd, 2024, 7:10 pm Post #275 - October 3rd, 2024, 7:10 pm
    The team behind Maison Marcel is opening a French-inspired fine-dining restaurant called le Petit Marcel.

    The new restaurant is at 2916 N. Broadway, a few blocks away from Maison Marcel. The team behind the French bakery soft-launched the new venture with a supper club event in May.

    https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/03 ... food-news/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #276 - October 6th, 2024, 10:51 am
    Post #276 - October 6th, 2024, 10:51 am Post #276 - October 6th, 2024, 10:51 am
    016, the Serbian inspired restaurant at 5077 N. Lincoln ave is permanently closed.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1125875079539500&set=a.498338782293136
  • Post #277 - October 6th, 2024, 11:51 am
    Post #277 - October 6th, 2024, 11:51 am Post #277 - October 6th, 2024, 11:51 am
    milest303 wrote:016, the Serbian inspired restaurant at 5077 N. Lincoln ave is permanently closed.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1125875079539500&set=a.498338782293136

    Oh, no! I only went once but really liked it. What a shame. :(

    =R=
    Same planet, different world
  • Post #278 - October 6th, 2024, 12:08 pm
    Post #278 - October 6th, 2024, 12:08 pm Post #278 - October 6th, 2024, 12:08 pm
    I have to wonder whether the ongoing construction along Lincoln Avenue (Peoples Gas, streetscaping etc.) has contributed to the closing of 016. The parking and loading zone situation was never great and will be worsened by the separated bicycle lanes. Farther south the Lincoln Ice Cream Company will close October 15 because they don't think their business will be viable after the streetscaping in part because unloading supplies will have to be done on the other side of Lincoln.
  • Post #279 - October 6th, 2024, 7:01 pm
    Post #279 - October 6th, 2024, 7:01 pm Post #279 - October 6th, 2024, 7:01 pm
    ekreider wrote: I have to wonder whether the ongoing construction along Lincoln Avenue (Peoples Gas, streetscaping etc.) has contributed to the closing of 016. The parking and loading zone situation was never great and will be worsened by the separated bicycle lanes.
    Oh no you don't. :evil:
    Block Club Chicago is pretty good; but even it is not perfect.
    Read this Streetsblog Chicago article before blaming anything on protected bike lanes. A salient quote read, "It's 3 businesses complaining, and they'll still have street parking on the other side of the street."
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  • Post #280 - October 7th, 2024, 9:33 am
    Post #280 - October 7th, 2024, 9:33 am Post #280 - October 7th, 2024, 9:33 am
    milest303 wrote:016, the Serbian inspired restaurant at 5077 N. Lincoln ave is permanently closed.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1125875079539500&set=a.498338782293136

    This was sad news. We've been a couple of times this summer and loved it.
    -Mary
  • Post #281 - October 7th, 2024, 10:52 am
    Post #281 - October 7th, 2024, 10:52 am Post #281 - October 7th, 2024, 10:52 am
    pudgym29 wrote: Oh no you don't. :evil:
    Block Club Chicago is pretty good; but even it is not perfect.
    Read this Streetsblog Chicago article before blaming anything on protected bike lanes. A salient quote read, "It's 3 businesses complaining, and they'll still have street parking on the other side of the street."

    While, as someone who occasionally bikes in the city, I love the idea of decent bike lanes, there's probably a lot of truth to the idea that they're bad for mid or higher-end hospitality business. After all, the parking situation is nearly as much about perception than it is about reality. When drivers see a huge amount of parking gone, along with one side of Uber pickup...

    And the blogger saw a reasonable amount of bike and scooter traffic going past, but did they see any diners with bike helmets in the area restaurants? I doubt that in Chicago, even in decent weather, a lot of bike riders ride to restaurants more elaborate than hot dog stands or pizza-by-the-slice.
  • Post #282 - October 7th, 2024, 8:20 pm
    Post #282 - October 7th, 2024, 8:20 pm Post #282 - October 7th, 2024, 8:20 pm
    Slyce of NY (Pizza) has opened in Skokie. There looks to be other locations of this restaurant including Lombard!

    Slyce of NY (Pizza) - Skokie
    4849 Oakton St,
    Skokie, IL 60077
    https://slyceofny.com/
  • Post #283 - October 8th, 2024, 12:14 am
    Post #283 - October 8th, 2024, 12:14 am Post #283 - October 8th, 2024, 12:14 am
    polster wrote:Slyce of NY (Pizza) has opened in Skokie. There looks to be other locations of this restaurant including Lombard!
    I'm confused - there's also Slyce Coal Fired company owned stores in Highwood, Wauconda, and Mellody Farms plus a franchise in Rosemont. And there's Slyce NY in Skokie and Lombard. Two separate companies with essentially the same name? Or is Slyce NY a franchise too?
  • Post #284 - October 8th, 2024, 5:25 am
    Post #284 - October 8th, 2024, 5:25 am Post #284 - October 8th, 2024, 5:25 am
    tjr wrote:
    polster wrote:Slyce of NY (Pizza) has opened in Skokie. There looks to be other locations of this restaurant including Lombard!
    I'm confused - there's also Slyce Coal Fired company owned stores in Highwood, Wauconda, and Mellody Farms plus a franchise in Rosemont. And there's Slyce NY in Skokie and Lombard. Two separate companies with essentially the same name? Or is Slyce NY a franchise too?

    Slyce Coal Fired = https://slycecoalfiredpizza.com/= local chain = awesome pizza
    Slyce of NY = https://slyceofny.com/ = Lombard + Skokie
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #285 - October 8th, 2024, 1:40 pm
    Post #285 - October 8th, 2024, 1:40 pm Post #285 - October 8th, 2024, 1:40 pm
    Dave148 wrote:
    tjr wrote:
    polster wrote:[b]
    Slyce Coal Fired = https://slycecoalfiredpizza.com /= local chain = awesome pizza
    Slyce of NY = https://slyceofny.com / = Lombard + Skokie

    Yeh thanks for the clarification.. I admit I also saw the same named restaurant when I posted about the Skokie location and thought it was all part of the same chain. The Slyce of NY restaurant is more of a fast food place with some Southeast Asian based offerings like Chicken Tikka Masala pizza and Rice Bowls.
  • Post #286 - October 8th, 2024, 1:46 pm
    Post #286 - October 8th, 2024, 1:46 pm Post #286 - October 8th, 2024, 1:46 pm
    polster wrote:
    Dave148 wrote:
    tjr wrote:
    polster wrote:[b]
    Slyce Coal Fired = https://slycecoalfiredpizza.com /= local chain = awesome pizza
    Slyce of NY = https://slyceofny.com / = Lombard + Skokie

    Yeh thanks for the clarification.. I admit I also saw the same named restaurant when I posted about the Skokie location and thought it was all part of the same chain. The Slyce of NY restaurant is more of a fast food place with some Southeast Asian based offerings like Chicken Tikka Masala pizza and Rice Bowls.

    Just to confuse you some more...in downtown Highland Park there's = New York Slices
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #287 - October 8th, 2024, 3:38 pm
    Post #287 - October 8th, 2024, 3:38 pm Post #287 - October 8th, 2024, 3:38 pm
    Vienna Beef Restaurant, Factory Store To Open In 2025 At Namesake Bucktown Plaza

    https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/08 ... own-plaza/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #288 - October 10th, 2024, 8:47 pm
    Post #288 - October 10th, 2024, 8:47 pm Post #288 - October 10th, 2024, 8:47 pm
    Matari Coffee Co. a Yemeni based coffee shop has opened next to Taboun Grill in a small strip mall on Gross Point Rd in Skokie in a former Dunkin Donuts location.

    Matari Coffee Co.
    8800 Gross Point Rd,
    Skokie, IL 60077
    https://www.mataricoffee.com/
  • Post #289 - October 11th, 2024, 5:05 pm
    Post #289 - October 11th, 2024, 5:05 pm Post #289 - October 11th, 2024, 5:05 pm
    K teriyaki has opened on touhy in Niles where the Al's Beef was. Been open about a month.
  • Post #290 - October 12th, 2024, 9:06 am
    Post #290 - October 12th, 2024, 9:06 am Post #290 - October 12th, 2024, 9:06 am
    Dimo’s Cafe Is Closing Its Lincoln Square Pizzeria

    https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/11 ... -pizzeria/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #291 - October 13th, 2024, 4:47 am
    Post #291 - October 13th, 2024, 4:47 am Post #291 - October 13th, 2024, 4:47 am
    Dave148 wrote:
    polster wrote:
    Dave148 wrote:
    tjr wrote:
    polster wrote:[b]
    Slyce Coal Fired = https://slycecoalfiredpizza.com /= local chain = awesome pizza
    Slyce of NY = https://slyceofny.com / = Lombard + Skokie

    Yeh thanks for the clarification.. I admit I also saw the same named restaurant when I posted about the Skokie location and thought it was all part of the same chain. The Slyce of NY restaurant is more of a fast food place with some Southeast Asian based offerings like Chicken Tikka Masala pizza and Rice Bowls.

    Just to confuse you some more...in downtown Highland Park there's = New York Slices

    But wait…there’s more!
    Crispy Slice Pizza - 4911 Dempster- in the former Papa John’s spot.
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #292 - October 14th, 2024, 6:58 am
    Post #292 - October 14th, 2024, 6:58 am Post #292 - October 14th, 2024, 6:58 am
    Dave148 wrote:Hewn has updated the location of their new spot in Winnetka to 894 Green Bay Road — an audible from its previous plan to open in 964 ½ Green Bay Road, as has been reported elsewhere. https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/202 ... -winnetka/

    The bakery had its official ribbon cutting on Thursday, Oct. 10

    https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/202 ... ontestant/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #293 - October 16th, 2024, 11:23 am
    Post #293 - October 16th, 2024, 11:23 am Post #293 - October 16th, 2024, 11:23 am
    ekreider wrote:I have to wonder whether the ongoing construction along Lincoln Avenue (Peoples Gas, streetscaping etc.) has contributed to the closing of 016. The parking and loading zone situation was never great and will be worsened by the separated bicycle lanes. Farther south the Lincoln Ice Cream Company will close October 15 because they don't think their business will be viable after the streetscaping in part because unloading supplies will have to be done on the other side of Lincoln.


    Frankly, I think Lincoln Square Ice Cream Co.'s downfall was their mediocre product. They served Hershey's ice cream, which is just not that good. We went there a few times - the owners are lovely people, and it was in walking distance - but I prefer Amy's Candy Bar or Cookie Spin (both serve Chocolate Shoppe ice cream) or Teddy's (not sure what they serve, but it's good).
    "If this sauce was a person, I'd get naked and make love to it." - Sophia Petrillo, The Golden Girls
  • Post #294 - October 16th, 2024, 12:14 pm
    Post #294 - October 16th, 2024, 12:14 pm Post #294 - October 16th, 2024, 12:14 pm
    LPython wrote:They served Hershey's ice cream, which is just not that good.


    Definitely not a premium product.
  • Post #295 - October 16th, 2024, 1:11 pm
    Post #295 - October 16th, 2024, 1:11 pm Post #295 - October 16th, 2024, 1:11 pm
    LPython wrote:
    ekreider wrote:I have to wonder whether the ongoing construction along Lincoln Avenue (Peoples Gas, streetscaping etc.) has contributed to the closing of 016. The parking and loading zone situation was never great and will be worsened by the separated bicycle lanes. Farther south the Lincoln Ice Cream Company will close October 15 because they don't think their business will be viable after the streetscaping in part because unloading supplies will have to be done on the other side of Lincoln.


    Frankly, I think Lincoln Square Ice Cream Co.'s downfall was their mediocre product. They served Hershey's ice cream, which is just not that good. We went there a few times - the owners are lovely people, and it was in walking distance - but I prefer Amy's Candy Bar or Cookie Spin (both serve Chocolate Shoppe ice cream) or Teddy's (not sure what they serve, but it's good).


    Teddy's serves Ashby’s ice cream which I think is extremely mediocre. It's probably on par with Hershey's.
  • Post #296 - October 16th, 2024, 1:51 pm
    Post #296 - October 16th, 2024, 1:51 pm Post #296 - October 16th, 2024, 1:51 pm
    HT70 wrote:
    LPython wrote:
    ekreider wrote:I have to wonder whether the ongoing construction along Lincoln Avenue (Peoples Gas, streetscaping etc.) has contributed to the closing of 016. The parking and loading zone situation was never great and will be worsened by the separated bicycle lanes. Farther south the Lincoln Ice Cream Company will close October 15 because they don't think their business will be viable after the streetscaping in part because unloading supplies will have to be done on the other side of Lincoln.


    Frankly, I think Lincoln Square Ice Cream Co.'s downfall was their mediocre product. They served Hershey's ice cream, which is just not that good. We went there a few times - the owners are lovely people, and it was in walking distance - but I prefer Amy's Candy Bar or Cookie Spin (both serve Chocolate Shoppe ice cream) or Teddy's (not sure what they serve, but it's good).


    Teddy's serves Ashby’s ice cream which I think is extremely mediocre. It's probably on par with Hershey's.


    Not that anyone cares but Ashby's main ingredients (in descending order) are "Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup" vs. Chocolate Shoppe's "Cream, milk, skim milk, sugar," so not only does Ashby's have less appreciably less cream but they add the corn syrup as a cheat to make up the difference in mouthfeel. Nobody needs ice cream to sustain life but if you're going to buy it, why waste the calories on inferior products made by people who don't care?
  • Post #297 - October 17th, 2024, 1:09 am
    Post #297 - October 17th, 2024, 1:09 am Post #297 - October 17th, 2024, 1:09 am
    When it closes up shop on Sunday, Oct. 20, Clucker’s Charcoal Chicken will become the latest departure from Wilmette shopping center Plaza del Lago, 1515 Sheridan Road.

    https://www.therecordnorthshore.org/202 ... lago-coop/
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #298 - October 17th, 2024, 8:34 am
    Post #298 - October 17th, 2024, 8:34 am Post #298 - October 17th, 2024, 8:34 am
    Sticky Rice is closing Oct 20th per their Facebook & Instagram
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DBNcpbUx0pT/
  • Post #299 - October 17th, 2024, 9:15 am
    Post #299 - October 17th, 2024, 9:15 am Post #299 - October 17th, 2024, 9:15 am
    Zelda Pinwheel wrote:Sticky Rice is closing Oct 20th per their Facebook & Instagram
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DBNcpbUx0pT/


    Oh man, that one hurts.
  • Post #300 - October 17th, 2024, 9:22 am
    Post #300 - October 17th, 2024, 9:22 am Post #300 - October 17th, 2024, 9:22 am
    Per facebook, Honey Butter Fried Chicken is closing their Glencoe location. Last day of service there will be 10/27.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/vmC774n8He6RyFdE/

    =R=
    Same planet, different world

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