Chicago’s first dedicated dosa stall, Art of Dosa, is closing after six years in the Loop. The vegan restaurant, which debuted six years ago in the former Revival Food Hall (now known as Sterling Food Hall), provided Downtown Chicago with a reliable quick-serve vegan option, which was especially valuable for office workers.

Everything dies. Bars, rock’n’roll, reputations—even the hard men who built them. After 30 years of blood, grease, and bourbon, Twisted Spoke is grinding to a halt.
The lease is up. Spend more time with family. Need to focus on my health and well-being.
August 31st is the last ride. No more Fatboys. No more wings that could raise the dead. No more Road Rash Mary to cure your sins.
4 Whiskey Wednesdays left. 4 rooftop brunches in the blazing sun. That’s it.
After that? We’ll be sitting in the wreckage, chain-smoking and scheming. Bad ideas never die.

A French pastry shop called The Praline Caldron is supposed to open Aug. 1, in a former restaurant at 500 Davis.

New Libertad Sur Restaurant Coming to Wicker Park. A new concept from the owners of Skokie restaurant Libertad is in the works.

The details of the new restaurant are not confirmed yet except that it may have an outdoor patio. It will be going in at the corner of W North Avenue and N Huron Street in Wicker Park. This is right across the road from Lucia’s Italian restaurant

Dimo’s Pizza, 1615 N. Damen Ave., will close this month as it prepares to reopen at 2246 N. Milwaukee Ave., the current site of the Victory Grill diner, management announced on social media.

B2B wrote:Small Cheval Wilmette will finally open this Wednesday. Initially it will be open Wednesday through Sunday 3 to 9 with “extended hours coming soon.”

It was recently reported by QSR Magazine that Big Onion Hospitality will open two Woodie’s Wings locations at 1060 Orchard Road in Oswego and 1900 E Hintz Road in Wheeling. These will have menus similar to Woodie’s Flat in downtown Chicago. The restaurants are going inside Gas N’ Wash locations in the cities, and there is no opening date yet.

Hi thank you everyone for all the support and love the community always has been showing to Burger bite but unfortunately I have to communicate the are location on 3901 W Touhy didn’t work out for us so with my broken heart I close the doors.
But the good thing is that are original location on 1500 W Devon (in side the gas station)still OPEN to the public and always remember GOD IS GOOD racias Diosito por todo. — feeling thankful at Burger bite.

polster wrote:Burger Bite at 3901 W Touhy Ave in Lincolnwood has closed

Hi thank you everyone for all the support and love the community always has been showing to Burger bite but unfortunately I have to communicate the are location on 3901 W Touhy didn’t work out for us so with my broken heart I close the doors.
But the good thing is that are original location on 1500 W Devon (in side the gas station)still OPEN to the public and always remember GOD IS GOOD racias Diosito por todo. — feeling thankful at Burger bite.

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On the Clark Street block between Orrington and Sherman avenues, two new signs have cropped up for Asian food establishments, including the familiar name Lao Sze Chuan and a newly named spot, Pho Ever Ramen.

The former home of an Irish pub in North Center has reopened as a Southwest-themed restaurant and tavern — and it will also become the home of CIC Theater.

The corner tavern space at 4301 N. Western Ave. was previously The Celtic Crown, which closed in 2020. Farrell Walsh and Kyle McCabe acquired the space in February and quietly launched The Western Bar & Kitchen about a month ago.
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The newly renovated interior, as well as the drink and food menus, pull inspiration from the Sonoran Desert region in the Southwest, where Walsh lived for six years and where he met his wife, he said.

“I came here 20 years ago from Tucson,” Walsh said. “I really loved it there. But I wanted to get closer to where more comedy was being done. And so that’s what drew us to Chicago.”
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The Western’s menu includes barbecue prawns glazed in mojo de ajo with burrata and chorizo vinaigrette, oyster chili rellenos and beef-fat fries dusted with cotija and fresh herbs.

The menu will also feature burgers made with a dry-aged beef patty topped with Gruyère, bacon jam and peppery watercress in place of traditional lettuce served on a buttery French brioche bun. The desert menu includes warm sopapillas served with rich Mexican chocolate and cajeta.

“Chicago already has incredible Mexican food, and we’re not trying to replicate that. We’re infusing the Sonoran flavors I love into bar classics,” Walsh said.

As for the beverage program, Walsh is showcasing classic American cocktails with an emphasis on tequila and agave-based drinks. For example, patrons can enjoy sotol, a spirit similar to mezcal but made from desert spoon rather than agave, and bacanora, a Sonoran agave liquor which was once prohibited in Mexico.

DineAmic Hospitality is planning to open a trio of venues next to the river next year. Located below Chicago Cut Steakhouse at 300 N. LaSalle Street, the project will include a Mediterranean restaurant with both indoor and outdoor seating, a private lounge designed for meetings and private events, and a coffee shop. The new culinary additions are part of a $37 million renovation to the building. DineAmic is behind other downtown restaurants like Prime & Provisions, Siena Tavern, and Barrio.

Dave148 wrote:Opening 8/22:
Creepies Chicago
1360 W. Randolph = next door to Elske and the same owners
Chicago, IL 60607
https://www.creepieschicago.com/

Olive Mediterranean Grill returns with weeklong grand opening

Sign in window "Bloop Bloop Is Coming" where the T Square Cafe was until January. Smaller sign in door window refers to sushi. Your guess is as good as mine as to what this means.

Professor Pizza is taking to-go orders at 1374 W. Grand Ave., the former home of Italian restaurant Bella Notte that’s next door to famed deli Tempesta Market.

And this fall, owner Tony Scardino plans to open a 40-45 seat dining room “anchored by a slice case,” he said. He expects to welcome diners in about six weeks, depending on when various licenses come through.