Stories about Bop ‘N Grill closing, Found Kitchen opening and a new music venue called 27 Live were among the most read business stories of 2012.
Between Trader Joe’s coming to Chicago Avenue and Found Kitchen opening in downtown Evanston, food-related business stories were among the most popular in Evanston. Take a look at the top-most read business stories of 2012 to catch up on some of the biggest developments in Evanston. 1. Bop 'N Grill To Get Spotlight on Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy Fieri, host of Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives, visited the restaurant’s Rogers Park location in March. The episode on the Korean hamburger eatery aired a few months later. 2. Cross-Rhodes Restaurant Mourns Owner’s Death Cross-Rhodes founder and longtime Evanston resident Jeff Russell passed away in September. His daughter, Maria, who owns the restaurant, continues to serve up Greek food at the …
Patch caught up with the owner of a new restaurant and concert hall set to open this November on Church Street. 27 Live will offer rock and roll and grass-fed burgers in a space filled with unique wood elements.
The whine of a saw and the buzz and clank of power tools filled the former Carmen’s Pizza site at 1012-14 Church Street in Evanston this Monday. In just a few months, however, the sounds of live rock n’ roll, blues and punk music will resonate throughout the space, when a new restaurant and concert hall called 27 Live opens for business. Owner John Tasiopoulos, who also owns Old Neighborhood Grill in Evanston, is a relative newcomer to the restaurant and entertainment business. He opened Old Neighborhood Grill at 2902 Central St. four years ago, after quitting his job as director of international services for a major Chicago-area software corporation. “It wasn’t for me. I hated it,” says the Chicago native and Glenview resident. “I’ve …
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Jackie Olson
3:25 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
I cannot wait for a local Trader Joe's in Evanston. Hopefully, they run ahead of schedule! more ›