Southport Corridor News and Events – Chicago, Illinois
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Vivial has replaced their menu outside their front door with a “We are closed” sign today. We reached out to Vivial asking if they had closed for good and they responded “Yes”. We also checked OpenTable which confirmed no tables are available any longer. Vivial had re-concepted last November from Spencer’s Jolly Posh Foods.
More information can be read here from Eater Chicago.
4-Star Restaurant Group, parent company of Crosby’s Kitchen, Smoke Daddy, Frasca’s Pizzeria and D.O.C. Wine Bar (and others) is expanding in Chicago’s Southport Corridor, and here is the latest update:
Timings are all dependent on the permit processing from the City of Chicago for both restaurants (Justin\’s former space is currently undergoing the permitting process). More information can be found here from DNA Info Chicago.
Good news for former Justin’s beer garden fans. 4-Star will be keeping the outdoor area in their upcoming new restaurant at 3358 N. Southport Avenue, but it will be smaller due to construction needed to expand the kitchen.
We have also heard that they will be improving it greatly, with fire pits to keep things going well into the cooler months. In addition as we mentioned before, Tex-Mex appears to be the new restaurant theme.
From Chicago Cityscape, close to a $500,000 gut-renovation will be starting at Cullen’s former space as The Mercury Theater starts to construct Venus. Venus Restaurant will be located at 3741 N. Southport Avenue and will be a restaurant with a live theater component. DNA Info Chicago first reported the news last year, and you can read more information on Mercury\’s new restaurant concept here.
4-Star Restaurant Group, owners of Crosby’s Kitchen will be moving into their latest concept later this year, and rumors are that it will be a TexMex type of restaurant from the former owner of Justin’s himself. Would you welcome this type of restaurant on Southport?
4-Star Restaurant Group, parent company of Crosby’s Kitchen, Smoke Daddy, Frasca’s Pizzeria and D.O.C. Wine Bar (and others) is expanding in Chicago’s Southport Corridor, and here is the scoop:
As we hear more from 4-Star, we will be sure to let you know.
Can any restaurant survive in the space? Mirador Restaurant, located at 2834 N. Southport has quietly closed over the weekend, after being in business for only 1 year. Did you frequent there often?
WHAT:
A First Look & First Taste — of what The Spanish Square has to offer all while enjoying one of Spain’s biggest traditions, Doce Uvas de la Suerte.
Since 1909 it has been a tradition in Spain to ring in the New Year by eating 12 grapes, one for each stroke of midnight. It is all to ensure good luck and good health all year long. Owners of The Spanish Square, husband and wife duo Manuel Moreno and Mara Baer, invite you to ring in the Spanish New Year in style and celebrate the 12 grapes at an open house.
You will enjoy fine Spanish wine, passed tapas and of course the Spanish grapes!
WHEN:
New Year’s Eve December 31, 2015
3:00 – 6:00 pm
Spanish New Year 5:00 pm Central Standard Time/Midnight Sanlúcar, Spain (Doce Uvas de la Suerte)
New Years Day, January 1, 2016
10:00 am – 12:00 am
A formal grand opening & ribbon cutting is planned for March 2016.
WHERE:
The Spanish Square
1358 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago Illinois
Browse unique Spanish items including Spanish seafood and vegetable preserves (anchovy/tuna), meats, cheeses, rice, legumes, ceramics, earthenware and paella pans, among many other items. Take home specialty meats like Jamón Iberico, chorizo and lomo” and cheeses from all over Spain, from creamy, spreadable Torta del Casar to a hard-aged Manchego.
WHO:
The Spanish Square is a tapas bar, wine bodega and Spanish Market modeled after the Plaza del Cabildo, a marketplace located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Cádiz province of Andalucía in southern Spain. The Spanish Square is designed to give its guests a taste of the atmosphere in an authentic Spanish plaza. The Spanish Square is owned by husband and wife duo Manuel Moreno and Mara Baer.
For more information go to www.thespanishsquare.com or on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/TheSpanishSquare on Twitter @SpanishSquare.
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Goodbye, Deleece. The restaurant will morph into a new concept in January.
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After 20 years in business, Deleece Restaurant (3747 N. Southport Ave.) will morph into a casual restaurant called Grassroots in early January, with a focus on family-friendly dining and food sourced from local farmers. And there will be pizza, too.
Why the change?
Continue reading “Say Goodbye to Deleece and Hello to Grassroots”
As previously reported, Billy Lawless (The Gage, The Dawson) and Ryan O’Donnell (Gemini Bistro) are collaborating on a new restaurant that will be located at 3335 N. Southport Avenue. Construction permits have been approved for the new construction building, and we would expect the new restaurant to open in late 2016 or early 2017.
We reached out to the new owners and they told us know that \”the concept and menu are still being developed but it will be an upscale casual neighborhood restaurant that will focus on high quality food in a comfortable and lovely atmosphere.”
We are looking forward to this new restaurant on The ‘Port!
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