Corridor Brewery and Provisions – Page 2 – Southport Corridor News and Events

Faces of Small Business: Corridor Brewery & Provisions

Featuring Greg Shuff, Owner of Corridor Brewery & Provisions

Lakeview is a community of small businesses. This holiday season, we’re sitting down with the people behind the neighborhood’s favorite local shops, restaurants, and institutions to learn their stories as part of a series we’re calling the Faces of Small Business. Know of a Lakeview business you think we should spotlight? Email us at info@lakeviewchamber.com.

When did your business open?

I’m fortunate enough to have two businesses in Lakeview; Corridor Brewery & Provisions just opened on October 15, 2015, and DryHop Brewers opened back in the day…June 13, 2013.

What inspired you to start a small business?

I’m a really bad employee but we’ve all got bills to pay.

Why did you choose to establish your business in Lakeview?

I moved to Chicago back in February of 2011 (the day after the ’11 blizzard) and I landed in Lakeview. So I’ve always been partial to this neighborhood…and I still live just down the street. Beside my emotional connection, I’ve always believed that Lakeview has great demographics but a very low density of craft beer spots. Those two factors made opening a brewery in Lakeview feel like the only smart thing to do.

What is your favorite thing about operating your business in Lakeview?

The neighbors. We’re only interested in being a neighborhood craft brewery, nothing more and nothing less. So when the neighbors are cool and excited about the weird stuff we do, it makes my job a lot of fun.

What has been your greatest success as a small business owner in Lakeview?

We just opened our second Lakeview brewpub and it’s going great. DryHop Brewers in East Lakeview is our first born. DryHop was well enough received that we felt (read: blindly believed) West Lakeview would be a great location to open a new and different kind of brewpub, Corridor Brewery & Provisions.

You can find Corridor Brewery & Provisions at 3446 N Southport Ave, or online at www.corridorchicago.com.

Fall 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Southport Corridor Chicago – Fall 2015

Continue reading “Fall 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor”

Corridor Brewery and Provisions opening Thursday, October 15 at 5PM

Officially official from Corridor Brewery. Opening date is Thursday, October 15 at 5PM at 3446 N. Southport Avenue! More information can be found on their website at http://www.corridorchicago.com/.

Food Menu: http://www.corridorchicago.com/food-menu/
Beer Menu: http://www.corridorchicago.com/beer-menu/

Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor

The rain has finally stopped long enough for us to get our annual photos of the Southport Corridor during summertime. Some of these view will look quite different next summer with the addition of SoulCycle and J. Crew coming, along with the proposed Southport TOD.

Evereve and Lou & Grey

Continue reading “Summer 2015 on Chicago’s Southport Corridor”

Mapping the vast change in and around Chicago’s Southport Corridor

Can’t keep up with all of the changes happening to Chicago’s Southport Corridor? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here is a summary of what to expect over the next several months into 2016-17:

3451-53 N. Southport actively being marketed for lease
LuluBelles Pancake House building now demolished and new retail/residences coming
The Princess Club has moved to Roscoe Village and their space is currently for lease
Chipotle is eyeing the Southport Corridor
J. Crew is coming to 3423 N. Southport – see the rendering here
SoulCycle is coming above J. Crew at 3423 N. Southport
Ann Taylor’s ‘Lou & Grey’ now open at 3442 N. Southport
Corridor Brewery is coming to 3446 N. Southport
FedEx Southport location now marketed into a 12,000 sq. foot retail development (TBD)
Coalfire Pizza now open at 3705 N. Southport
Chicago Health Medical Center is opening next to Fleet Feet (officially name is TBD)
B. Rose Salon has moved two door north to the former Pure Nirvana Spa location.
A new restaurant from the owners of The Gage and GEMINI BISTRO is coming to 3335 N. Southport
Mystic Celt bought by L3 and is actively being marketing for lease
Einstein’s Bagel space is currently for lease
Cullen’s is closed and The Mercury Theater will be opening a new establishment in it’s place
Burger Boss is closed and is actively being marketed for lease
Lole open at 3434 N. Southport
Bitter Pops and Reverb coming to L3’s 3345 N. Lincoln Avenue
Crosby’s Kitchen expanding with a new adult concept into the Wrigleyville Dental space
Whole Foods coming to Lincoln, Ashland and Belmont
Rise Sushi and Galleria Liquors to be replaced by this TOD
The former spring yoga studio above Indira is actively being marketed
Frankie’s on the Park is coming to 3708 N. Southport Avenue
Large-scale development coming to 1356 W. Wellington Avenue
“The Spanish Square” coming to the former El Pacifico site at 1358 W. Belmont
The Former “Uncle Fun” building is demolished and will include a new mixed-use retail and residential development
3740 N. Southport office space for sale
3726 N. Southport is for lease
TOD at 3400 N. Lincoln Avenue now under construction
3345 – 3355 N. Lincoln Avenue Development
3715 N. Southport is for lease
3430 N. Southport being actively marketed by L3 and Cushman and Wakefield (However this permit was just issued for a build-out)
5411 Empanadas coming to 3715 N. Southport
3451 N. Southport being actively marketed by L3 and Cushman and Wakefield

Construction Progress: Ann Taylor’s Lou & Grey and Corridor Brewery

Construction is coming along at 3442 N. Southport (Lou & Grey) and 3446 N. Southport (Corridor Brewery. Looks like both businesses have about the same footprint with a distinct look and feel.

The look of Ann Taylor\’s Lou & Grey store in North Carolina.

Corridor Brewery & Provisions logo

Corridor Brewery and Provisions coming to 3446 N. Southport Avenue

We now know what is going next to Lou & Grey at 3446 N. Southport, an L3 new development. Corridor Brewery and Provisions, a brewery and restaurant from Dryhop Brewers will be taking over the new space. Look for a summer 2015 opening on the ‘Port!

From The Chicago Tribune:

“While DryHop can be loosely defined as a gastropub with hop-focused beers (think: decadent cheeseburger alongside an India pale ale), Shuff described Corridor as “an American farmhouse craft brewery.” That means sandwiches and flatbreads fired in a clay hearth oven paired with Belgian-inspired beer that feature contemporary American twists.

A provisional beer list included Melon Basil Biere de Garde (“pureed cantaloupe and honeydew melon boost this take on the French celebration ale”), Dry Hopped Kettle Sour, (“house lacto wort is blended with Belgian Pale wort to create this tart citrus kettle sour”), Belgian Chocolate Stout (“American stout with Belgian chocolate and French pressed coffee”) and Lemongrass and Ginger Saison (“Thai and Vietnamese flavors add to the classic Belgian farmhouse ale”). DryHop head brewer Brant Dubovick will have the same role at Corridor.”

Specs on the new space include the following:

3,000 square feet
18-ft. bow truss ceilings
Stacked fermenters and brite tanks
90 seats
Open air storefront
Post-opening plan will be to open a patio with about 25 additional seats

“Like” their Facebook page here.
Read more from The Chicago Tribune here.

Continue reading “Corridor Brewery and Provisions coming to 3446 N. Southport Avenue”

Lou & Grey coming to 3442 N. Southport, but what is coming to 3446 N. Southport?

Updated November 10, 2014: Corridor Brewery is moving to the space.

According to Crain’s Chicago Business and Lou & Grey’s website, we know that L&G is coming to 3442 N. Southport. What we don’t know is what is coming to 3446 N. Southport. You might recall that the building could be split into two separate retail spaces.

Continue reading “Lou & Grey coming to 3442 N. Southport, but what is coming to 3446 N. Southport?”

New Southport Retail: Lou & Grey by Ann Inc. and Fleet Feet Coming; Ivivva by Lululemon Expanding

According to Crain’s Chicago Business, Lou & Grey, a new line of New York-based Ann Inc., plans to open its first Chicago store at 3442 N. Southport Avenue (former site of Anthony’s Italian Ice and Nail Bar). Fleet Feet is moving into the former Starbucks location at 3359 N. Southport Avenue, and Ivivva by Lululemon will expand to 1000 sq. feet on Roscoe.

Read the entire article from Crain’s here.