I have taken a few pictures of the edifice while waiting for a Pace bus (Rts. #309 | #313) at Austin & Lake. When this opens, it will become the closest brewery to a Green Line “L” station, displacing All Rise Brwg. (@ Ashland).Panther in the Den wrote: Finally have a name for the new brewpub at the corner of Lake and Austin...
One Lake
Per the Wednesday Home Journal Facebook announcement...Good to hear about progress on this project.Brewing tanks have arrived for installation this week at One Lake, the craft brewery currently under construction at the corner of Lake Street and Austin Boulevard. Another key step in the long conversion of the handsome old bank building into a multi-level beer pub.
I am looking forward to sitting at the rooftop bar with a view overlooking the park along the “L” tracks and with a view of downtown.
seebee wrote:Panther...
You Oak Park "annexers..."
Scratch's original is still in FoPa. Still has a full bar. Still funky as ever.
https://www.scratchfp.com/locations/scratch-kitchen-and-lounge-forest-park/
7445 W Madison St Forest Park, IL
The deli was also a favorite of mine. GREAT Corned Beef, imo. Hood just wasn't feelin it. Lots of catering was coming out of there, but day to day sales of early coffee and noon + sammiches were not cutting it - even with decent specials, from what I've heard.
seebee wrote:The deli was also a favorite of mine. GREAT Corned Beef, imo. Hood just wasn't feelin it. Lots of catering was coming out of there, but day to day sales of early coffee and noon + sammiches were not cutting it - even with decent specials, from what I've heard.
... co-owner Gus Karahalios said in a telephone interview that the 3,450-square-foot restaurant will feature Mediterranean-style cuisine, a bar with a DJ, coffee and hookahs. He expects the restaurant to seat about 150 people.
Panther in the Den wrote:
Altiro Latin Fusion
107 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
Permanently Closed!
... and add the upcoming Kalamata Kitchen on Marion and Rustico a stones throw away.Santander wrote:Altiro closing is a wee bit surprising. As illogically proximate to near-identical concept Maya del Sol...
Amerikas, Hecho en Oak Park, La Parrillita, Tacabron...
Wha??? Didn’t know. Not that I was a big fan (I prefer...Santander wrote:I'm still sore from Axcan closing / reconcepting over in Forest Park Which Is Definitely Not Oak Park. I thought that was a particularly beautiful design with great pricepoints and strong execution.
I do mention from time to time on Facebook and their reply is alwaysSantander wrote:Will Mulata Kitchen ever open? Taste of Brazil pao de queijo remains a hole in our family diet.
Speaking of ever opening...It’s taking more time than we anticipated
???Maybe another month.
Panther in the Den wrote:
MORA Asian Fusion
210 Harrison St, Oak Park
Soft opening weeks ago, #openingsoon hashtag in every post showing delicious food.
I finally had to tell them to stop teasing and just open. They replied...???Maybe another month.
Shit or get off the pot!
bobbywal wrote:Was driving back from Pilsen late yesterday evening and it looked like some action happening at Mora. A few people sitting around the bar. Some employees dressed in uniform. Maybe still working out kinks? Either way the placed looked open, but on reflection could've been just ironing out aspects of operation. It is a great-looking spot though.
MORA Asian Kitchen, Oak Park wrote:We just started training yesterday. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and or Instagram as we will be announcing the opening day very very soon!
Panther in the Den wrote:Another loss on Oak Park Avenue...
Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store
124 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
... has a sign in the window indicating that the space is for lease.
Stepped inside and the staff confirmed and mentioned they were moving. Didn’t know where.
Santander wrote:I'm still sore from Axcan closing / reconcepting over in Forest Park Which Is Definitely Not Oak Park. I thought that was a particularly beautiful design with great pricepoints and strong execution
Panther in the Den wrote:Driving down Roosevelt I noticed a newer awning for a new restaurant...
Brasas Restaurant and Pancake House
6033 W Roosevelt Rd, Cicero
A quick google had me notice that this has the same title as the tiny hole in the wall a block to the east...
Panther in the Den wrote:bobbywal wrote:Was driving back from Pilsen late yesterday evening and it looked like some action happening at Mora. A few people sitting around the bar. Some employees dressed in uniform. Maybe still working out kinks? Either way the placed looked open, but on reflection could've been just ironing out aspects of operation. It is a great-looking spot though.
Just got a reply on Facebook...MORA Asian Kitchen, Oak Park wrote:We just started training yesterday. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and or Instagram as we will be announcing the opening day very very soon!
MORA Asian Kitchen, Oak Park wrote:Hello, Oak Park neighbors!
The wait is finally over. Mark your calendars for our GRAND OPENING on Thursday, October 4th. We’ll kick things off with dinner service at 6PM after the ribbon cutting ceremony.
We’ll open for lunch and brunch as well in the upcoming weeks. Cannot wait to show you how pretty this space is and taste all the delicious food!
(201 W Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL)
Panther in the Den wrote:Panther in the Den wrote:Driving down Roosevelt I noticed a newer awning for a new restaurant...
Brasas Restaurant and Pancake House
6033 W Roosevelt Rd, Cicero
A quick google had me notice that this has the same title as the tiny hole in the wall a block to the east...
Opened maybe a month ago and looking forward to my visit!
Even though it roots are Mexican a peek at the menu looks American.
Also calling itself a creperie (only sweet).
Oak Parkers will soon get a taste of the bayou with a new restaurant coming to the Pleasant District that offers crab legs, crawfish – even fried alligator.
That’s just a fraction of the dishes that will be offered at Cajun Boil & Bar, 1109 South Boulevard, according to co-owner and operating partner Kurtis Lott. The restaurant takes the place of Connolly’s Public House, which closed last summer after about a year and a half in business.
Vitesse98 wrote:What Oak Park needs, frankly, is a bar, with good beer and cocktails. The success of Beer Shop and Kinslahger proves the demand is there. Or maybe those two are enough!
Vitesse98 wrote:Mitigating legal circumstances or no, the last thing Oak Park needed was two brewpubs anchored to relatively unexciting brews (Two Brothers and Wild Onion) serving relatively unexciting comfort food, each down the block not just from each other but from Poor Phil's, which already has a good beer list and ... relatively unexciting comfort food, but at least with the occasional surprise (like the shellfish sandwiches).
Vitesse98 wrote:What Oak Park needs, frankly, is a bar, with good beer and cocktails. The success of Beer Shop and Kinslahger proves the demand is there. Or maybe those two are enough!
Panther in the Den wrote:Another loss on Oak Park Avenue...
Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store
124 N Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
... has a sign in the window indicating that the space is for lease.
Stepped inside and the staff confirmed and mentioned they were moving. Didn’t know where.
The ice cream store at 124 N. Oak Park Ave. was slated to close sometime at the end of the year, but CEO Joe Oberweis revealed a new lease agreement has been reached to keep the store operating in that location.