Salt II
Just an update on my earlier post on SALT, which it taking over The Park Grill space in TRIO. The restaurant, expected to seat 80, is set to open on November…
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TRIO: contenders in two fell swoops
Two recent moves by TRIO remind me of the overnight transformation of the Boston Celtics into contenders – sorry, the NBA is about to start and basketball is on my…
Trouble in Tongli II, The Cellar and the Cave
Renovations were apparently done with super speed as China Doll is open again (see Tongli in Trouble). They had just enough time to change some light bulbs and buy new bottle openers…
New cellar dweller at TRIO
TRIO opened in May of 2006 and included: a reincarnation of the city’s oldest non-hotel bar, Frank’s Place, at ground level; a seventy-seat New York grill and piano bar, Park…
Opening Shots 31, Part 1: High-end Hardships
High-end hardship: The closing of RBL, including Chicago blues bar Icehouse, was just a hint at the trouble faced by big, upscale, multipurpose establishments in this city, including numerous visionary…
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