There's a new sign above the door at 2817 W Diversey for Souk Mediterranean Grill. This space is the former home of L. Patron and most recently, Chikis N Grill. I didn't get close enough to notice an ETA.

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Souk Mediterranean Grill
2817 W Diversey Ave
Chicago, IL 60647

Stephanie Izard opens a new bakery, Sugargoat, in West Loop

https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/c ... story.html

Raising Cane's has opened in Morton Grove. - 6881 Dempster St.

After nearly two years on Berwyn Avenue, Rewired Cafe has moved to 1100 W. Thorndale Ave. and rebranded as Rewired Pizza Cafe and Bar. It opened last week.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/12 ... r-service/

A Contemporary Jewish Deli With Blue Corn Matzo Ball Soup Will Soon Debut in West Loop (Eater)

French Quiche, a new cafe from Chez Moi chef Dominique Tongue, is opening today at 2210 N. Halsted.

https://www.fqchicago.com/
https://www.facebook.com/fqchicago/

Ram4 wrote:Newest Chicagoland Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers opens on Dempster east of Waukegan in the new Sawmill Station development in Morton Grove on November 3rd.

Raising Cane has been on my radar for a while. Driving down Harlem with Ellen lunchtime we passed a Raising Cane, right next to Portillo's and down the street from Cluver's. Portillo's was slammed, line of 40-cars, Culver's busy, Raising Cain 2-cars.

We each ordered a Box, 4-fried chicken tenders, Texas Toast, fries, slaw, Cane sauce, drink, just under $8 each. Fries limp, Texas Toast limp, Cane sauce insipid, tenders not crisp and juicy to the point of watery. I'd guess they were brined or vac-tumbled with some sort of salt/phosphate to enhance water retention. Bland flavor. Slaw was fine, Ellen liked her sweet tea.

We each ate one tender and called it a day. I had a quesadilla when we got home, Ellen a ham sandwich.

Raising Cane, One and done. If you are reading this post then, unless you have young children, no other choices for 75-miles or drunk Raising Cane is probably not for you.

What about drunk children?

scottsol wrote:What about drunk children?

They should bypass the kids meal and go right to the Caniac Combo, 6-tenders, more fries, sauce, drink etc. Caniac, coincidentally, is also the name of a Turkish made handgun, though spelled with a k.

Morton's Steakhouse Chicago closes original State Street location, blaming coronavirus restrictions

https://news.yahoo.com/mortons-steakhou ... 3GLT17wV_x

French Quiche, a sister restaurant to neighboring bistro Chez Moi, debuted this month with a grab-and-go menu. 2210 N. Halsted St.

Dave148 wrote:

Morton's Steakhouse Chicago closes original State Street location, blaming coronavirus restrictions

First time at Morton's 1050 N State (knew the address from memory) was with my dad in the 70's on a Chicago trip from Milwaukee. Just him and me, I thought I was James Bond and Carol Channing's 5th husband all rolled into one.

I thought then, and still do, that Morton's 1050 N State was where god went when she was in the mood for a steakhouse steak. None of the other Morton's, or steakhouses in general, have ever evoked that type of feeling.

Morton's 1050 N State, count me a Fan!

Fry the Coop has opened a location in Prospect Heights this week. They will be opened only Tuesday and Wednesday 5-8pm as part of their soft opening this week. Next week from Dec 1st will be a regular schedule and opened all week.

Our Prospect Heights location will be open the next 2 evenings (Tues & Wed) from 5-8pm as part of our soft opening. It will be drive-thru only and CARD only!
After that, Prospect Heights will be closed for Thanksgiving & the weekend, then we will OFFICIALLY open full time for lunch & dinner on Dec 1! We will be open Tues-Sat every week at this location.

https://www.facebook.com/frythecoop/
Fry the Coop
580 N Milwaukee Ave,
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
https://www.frythecoop.com/

polster wrote:Fry the Coop has opened a location in Prospect Heights this week. They will be opened only Tuesday and Wednesday 5-8pm as part of their soft opening this week. Next week from Dec 1st will be a regular schedule and opened all week.

Our Prospect Heights location will be open the next 2 evenings (Tues & Wed) from 5-8pm as part of our soft opening. It will be drive-thru only and CARD only!
After that, Prospect Heights will be closed for Thanksgiving & the weekend, then we will OFFICIALLY open full time for lunch & dinner on Dec 1! We will be open Tues-Sat every week at this location.

https://www.facebook.com/frythecoop/
Fry the Coop
580 N Milwaukee Ave,
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
https://www.frythecoop.com/

Ooh, I'm practically around the corner. I knew they were almost there.

Taqueria Chingon opens today in Bucktown on Western Ave.

Le Bouchon Chef Goes From French to Mexican With Upcoming Taqueria. Oliver Poilevey is teaming up with former Le Sardine chef Sotero Gallego and chef Marcos Ascencio for Taqueria Chingón.

Poilevey says the inspiration for the food comes from Ascencio parties where he’s tasted the chef’s food. The two decided they could add to Chicago’s taco landscape with two trompos. One will be loaded with al pastor. Poilevey says they’re getting their pork from a farmer in the Ozarks. The second will be for vegetarians stacked with celery root, onions, and portobello mushrooms: “It’s really good, I gave them to meat eaters and didn’t tell them,” Poilevey says.

https://chicago.eater.com/2020/10/21/21 ... n-poilevey

ADDRESS
2234 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
PHONE
(773) 687-9408

BUSINESS HOURS
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Thursday 12 pm - 10 pm
Friday - Saturday 12 pm - 10 pm
Sunday - 12pm - 10pm

https://www.taqueriachingon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/taqueriachi ... e_internal
https://www.instagram.com/taqueriachingon/

Marge's Still @ 1758 N. Sedgwick has announced that they will be closing temporarily after this weekend due COVID with plans to reopen once the pandemic has subsided.

Chef Curtis Duffy Launches Fast-Food Burger Virtual Restaurant

https://chicago.eater.com/2020/12/10/22 ... restaurant

Windy City Fresh Market is opening in the former Joe Caputo's Grocery store space on Oakton street in Des Plaines with a opening date this week on Wednesday 12/16. Windy City has another location in Chicago on Pulaski Rd.

Windy City Fresh Market
959 E. Oakton
Des Plaines, IL 60018

https://www.journal-topics.com/articles ... utos-site/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windy%20 ... 562483932/

I haven't been travelling the streets as much, but just noticed the bad mojo shack on Ogden in Brookfield - it housed Burger Colony, Taco-bout-it, Xelva, etc - seems to be setting up for a new venture "Tom-n-Lou's on 34". Appears to be the usual burger/beef spot, but I can't find any info on it.

Will it be another quality product that just doesn't go in that location?

The 24 hour Burger King at 1740 Orrington in Evanston, has closed for good. It sounds like the building is going to be torn down and the property redeveloped.
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/kin ... loses-good

According to the article, whatever is built on that location will have to have ground floor retail. I hope they don't try to build another condo or apartment building. The city does not need any more of those.

NFriday wrote:The 24 hour Burger King at 1740 Orrington in Evanston, has closed for good. It sounds like the building is going to be torn down and the property redeveloped.
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/kin ... loses-good

According to the article, whatever is built on that location will have to have ground floor retail. I hope they don't try to build another condo or apartment building. The city does not need any more of those.

Wow, I had a lot of Sunday meals there (NU didn't serve meals on Sunday).

JoelF wrote:

NFriday wrote:The 24 hour Burger King at 1740 Orrington in Evanston, has closed for good. It sounds like the building is going to be torn down and the property redeveloped.
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/kin ... loses-good

According to the article, whatever is built on that location will have to have ground floor retail. I hope they don't try to build another condo or apartment building. The city does not need any more of those.

Wow, I had a lot of Sunday meals there (NU didn't serve meals on Sunday).

A blast from my past. Many a weekend evening was spent there not for the food but for the scenery. This would have been ‘86-‘90. BK, JK Sweets, and Buffalo Joe’s all have fond memories for me.

Couple moves I discovered while walking my dog today (not sure if this is the right thread... But a move is sort of like a closing and reopening, right?).

Steingolds deli is moving from 1840 W. Irving to 3737 N. Southport.

Caro Mio is moving from 1833 W. Wilson to Lincoln Square. I apologize that I don't have the address, but I believe it's the 4600 block of Lincoln. The sign in the window said they're closed as of December 14th for the move (I would have taken a picture, but my dog wasn't in the mood to hang around).

Hopefully they'll both be paying lower rent and getting higher foot traffic. I'll miss that cozy Caro Mio location... It would be nice if they can recreate some of that atmosphere in the new digs.

Caro Mio's web site doesn't have anything. Their Facebook page indicates 4603 N. Lincoln, the former location of Taco in a Bag. That location certainly has a lot higher foot traffic but is in stretch noted for correspondingly high rents.

ekreider wrote:Caro Mio's web site doesn't have anything. Their Facebook page indicates 4603 N. Lincoln, the former location of Taco in a Bag. That location certainly has a lot higher foot traffic but is in stretch noted for correspondingly high rents.

I have to imagine that Taco in a Bag location is much smaller than the presence Caro Mio had on Wilson. I don't want to judge it before seeing the build-out though, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I got an email from DoorDash this week saying Taco in a Bag is back. I wonder if they have moved to a ghost kitchen?

What was the Gino's East at 2801 N. Lincoln (triangular corner of Lincoln, Diversey, and Racine) now has an awning proclaiming itself to be Eduardo's Enoteca and Gotham New York Bagel and Eats.

A few bits I noticed..

1) Another place to get Jianbing in Chicago now at the new retail plaza in Chinatown at 2300 S Archer (Canal & Archer). They also serve those egg bubble waffles.

Here's a video on the place (in Chinese):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbQUwwo6XY

Monkey King Jianbing
2300 S Archer Ave Suite 228
Open Monday - Sunday 10am - 7pm
Closed Tuesday

2) A new sushi place opened at the new Jefferson Square mall at 2105 S Jefferson St, in the new massive Asian market 88 Marketplace. Apparently the quality is actually good, and importing fish from Japan. They have $55, $88, and $123 omakase options - cheaper and more common in places like here in NYC. COVID-19 restrictions = none of that right now though because it should be dine-in only.

312 Fish Market
2105 S Jefferson St
(872) 222-7288
https://312fishmarket.com/menu/
https://www.instagram.com/312fishmarket/

valgalder wrote:

Dave148 wrote:Crown Liquors ‘Slashie’ Is Closing For Good, Had Survived Since Prohibition
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/24 ... ohibition/

No idea what was going on with them, but they were closed even before the pandemic forced everything to shutdown. It seemed like they were always trying something new with the liquor store part, but nothing really stuck unfortunately. Always liked the bar though and I hope whoever takes it over keeps it the way it is.

Crown Liquors Building Owner Planning To Reopen Beloved Bar And Liquor Store, Alderman Says

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/12/22 ... rman-says/

Nuttawut Waijorhor has spent years in Chicago’s dining scene cooking for multiple Asian restaurants. Now he’s striking out on his own to offer authentic dishes from his native Thailand in Avondale. Eathai, located at the corner of Kedzie Avenue and George Street, is having a soft opening Friday. The new spot will officially open sometime after Christmas.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/12/18 ... not-sleep/