tjr wrote:Or the Round Lake Beach location. I found an old Garden Fresh container the other day; it mentioned stores in Mount Prospect and Crystal Lake along with the Northbrook, Naperville and Round Lake Beach outlets.
What happened? I can't imagine they lost their lease in RLB. That store is still vacant. Fear of Meijer? The Northbrook store was pretty small for what they were trying to do with it.
The Mount Prospect store was previously a smallish Dominick's at Rand and Central (where they competed with Aldi and MallWart), after GF moved out, they tore down that end of the center and put up an LA Fitness.
There was also an Arlington Heights unit at Rand and Palatine (SE behind Olive Garden), competing against Trader Joe's, Jewel and a couple others in that neighborhood. It's now a tile shop.
Two things I miss from having them nearby: inexpensive ground lamb, and the orange-colored Chile de Arbol salsa.
What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
-- Lin Yutang