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Potbelly was founded in 1977 in Chicago, [3] and its name refers to the potbelly stove. Potbelly's menu features a variety of sandwiches that are all served hot, and the menu includes soup, shakes, smoothies, potato chips and cookies. Some locations formerly presented live music from local musicians during the lunch hours. [4] [5]
The Blackhawk was a restaurant in the Chicago Loop from 1920 to 1984. It served a menu of American cuisine, notably prime rib and a signature "spinning salad bowl", and was, in the early part of its history a nationally known entertainment venue for Big Band music. Its legacy continued until 2009 at Don Roth's Blackhawk in Wheeling, Illinois.
Cetera's brother, Kenny, performed background vocals on Chicago 17, [9] [10] and was also added as a touring percussionist and background singer after its release in 1984. [11] Despite renewed commercial success for the group, Cetera left Chicago in July 1985 to focus on his solo career. [12] Pinnick left around the same time. [1]
Cheers to Chicago’s culinary scene! It’s never boring. This year, two of the city’s established restaurants took home James Beard awards for emerging chef of the year (Damarr Brown of Virtue ...
The Pump Room was a restaurant established on October 1, 1938 by Ernie Byfield.It closed in 2017, then reopened under different names. [1] It is located in the Ambassador Chicago hotel, formerly known as the Ambassador East, on the northeast corner of State Parkway and Goethe Street in Chicago's Gold Coast area.
The chain was founded by Howard N. Quam, a Chicago native, who served in the US Marines and then worked as a blackjack dealer at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. In the mid-1960s, Quam moved to Florida and opened his first restaurant, which he named in honor of the casino. He returned to Chicago in 1966 to open additional restaurants.
In 2016, Alinea was ranked 15th among the World's 50 Best Restaurants, an increase of 11 spots from 2015. [17] In October 2016, TripAdvisor named it the number one fine dining restaurant in the United States, and one of the 10 best restaurants in the world. [18] In the 2017 list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants, Alinea was ranked 21st in the ...
Singer Born and grown up in Chicago Benny Goodman: May 30, 1909: Jun 13, 1986: Bandleader Born in Chicago Steve Goodman: Jul 25, 1948: Sep 20, 1984: Singer Born in Chicago Gene Greene: Jun 9, 1857: Apr 5, 1930: Singer Buddy Guy: Jul 30, 1936: Blues guitarist Rashawnna Guy (a.k.a. Shawnna) Jan 3, 1978: Rapper Born in Chicago