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The Berghoff. The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.
Klas (restaurant) Klas was a restaurant in Cicero, Illinois, founded in 1922 and shuttered in 2016, which specialized in Bohemian cuisine. [1][2][3][4] The restaurant served numerous high ranking Czech and American officials, along with many other notable individuals, and has served as an important institution for the Czech American community.
Coordinates. 41°53′40.07″N 87°37′31.11″W / 41.8944639°N 87.6253083°W / 41.8944639; -87.6253083. Chez Paul was a French restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1945 by Paul Contos, Chez Paul became famous under Paul's son, Bill. When it was open, it was the oldest French restaurant in Chicago, [1] and was only ...
The last days of California's oldest Chinese restaurant: From anonymity to history. Jessica Garrison. August 1, 2024 at 6:00 AM. Paul and Nancy Fong prepare meals for the lunch rush at the Chicago ...
Heartland Cafe. The Heartland Cafe was a restaurant in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.Originally opened in 1976 by two activists as the "Sweet Home Chicago Heartland Café," it became a cultural icon for the diverse neighborhood, [1] known as much for its hippie ambience and left-leaning politics as for its largely (but not exclusively) vegetarian food.
The Billy Goat Tavern is a chain of taverns located in Chicago, Illinois. Its restaurants are based on the original Billy Goat Tavern founded in 1934 [1] by Billy Sianis, a Greek immigrant. It achieved fame primarily through newspaper columns by Mike Royko, a supposed curse on the Chicago Cubs, and the Olympia Cafe sketch on Saturday Night Live.
Manny's traces its history back to 1942, when the Raskin brothers, Jack and Charlie, went into business together in Chicago, opening the Purity deli located at Van Buren and Halsted streets. [9] After World War II, Jack Raskin opened his own restaurant on Roosevelt Road near Maxwell Street, where he purchased a business known as Sunny's. In ...
Ceres Cafe. Ceres Cafe is a diner in the lobby of the Chicago Board of Trade Building. [1][2] It takes its name from the Roman goddess Ceres, which is a statue on the top of the building. [3] It has been known as a place for commodities traders that serves very strong alcoholic beverages. [4][full citation needed][5]