tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post5242203862198623211..comments2023-04-01T06:34:38.141-05:00Comments on Hyde Park Progress: Longman & Eagle Team Opening The Promontory in Hyde Park in Early 2013chicago pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-64389439547027819052012-11-08T07:59:31.687-06:002012-11-08T07:59:31.687-06:00Yeahhh...Wow, I moved from the north side to Hyde ...Yeahhh...Wow, I moved from the north side to Hyde Park 7 yrs ago. I'm SO happy is growing. I would drive to the north side to eat at 5 Guys, Clark's, etc...(I love Lincoln Park) I'm so proud of you Hyde Park (pat on the back). Now work on bring other restaurants, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and Mariano's fresh market, baby.Cutezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927787726309652119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-58319241510066301922012-09-25T12:33:01.030-05:002012-09-25T12:33:01.030-05:00Ginger-
There will also be a 130-room Hyatt hotel...Ginger-<br /><br />There will also be a 130-room Hyatt hotel a block away, which will likely provide a steady stream of business to all the new restaurants. <br /><br />I bet the University will be shifting most its reservations away from the Hyde Park Ramada to the Hyatt as soon as it possibly can. Today's discerning travelers are looking for more than crumbling facades, surly receptionists, stained ice buckets, and complimentary color television during their stays. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671345819913959298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-25009281931908915332012-09-25T04:19:59.965-05:002012-09-25T04:19:59.965-05:00Ginger,
I think The Promontory at least will far...Ginger, <br /><br />I think The Promontory at least will fare well (I have my doubts about Park Tavern solely for being a product of the parent company that owns Bar Louie... though that has magically survived). The Michelin-starred L&E team and their reputation will be enough to draw hardcore foodies down to Hyde Park, and University of Chicago graduate students willingly throw their money at $7-$13 cocktails throughout the north and west sides (as do many of the legal undergraduates). If quality remains high and costs stay close to what L&E charges for its fare, I don't see why it won't be a hit among the university and local crowds alike, not to mention a destination for the rest of the south side. Chasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173489064796779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-32189641446831461622012-09-21T16:49:21.562-05:002012-09-21T16:49:21.562-05:00From no gastropubs to two? Frankly, I can't se...From no gastropubs to two? Frankly, I can't see either of them surviving. They'll have to be cheap to serve the needs of grad students and those fruity cocktails are favored among many on the southside, which is why those other place survive....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720104724057108879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-43038879834195997512012-09-18T19:48:33.121-05:002012-09-18T19:48:33.121-05:00mchinand,
From subsequent reports, it seems like...mchinand, <br /><br />From subsequent reports, it seems like the 53rd/Harper Starbucks will actually be replaced by this larger location. It wasn't very clear, though, so I am not positive.Chasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173489064796779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-44522964260048163412012-09-18T11:16:44.290-05:002012-09-18T11:16:44.290-05:00Two new restaurants have been announced for Harper...Two new restaurants have been <a href="http://www.harpercourtchicago.com/node/32" rel="nofollow">announced</a> for Harper Court. A Jamaican restaurant, <a href="http://www.jagrill.com/" rel="nofollow">Ja' Grill</a> and a gastropub, <a href="http://parktavernrosemont.com/" rel="nofollow">Park Tavern</a>. Oh, and a Starbucks, of course (isn't there already one at 53rd and Harper?).mchinandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415903938253249081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-56282825172764192052012-09-15T18:17:15.642-05:002012-09-15T18:17:15.642-05:00This is spectacular-happy making news. L&E off...This is spectacular-happy making news. L&E offers both food and drinks of a calibre that exceeds everything we have in the HP. Fingers. Crossed.jmogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016671020465405289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-47752186872006243442012-09-13T14:53:00.228-05:002012-09-13T14:53:00.228-05:00BY the way, does anyone have any intelligence on w...BY the way, does anyone have any intelligence on what is going on with the building that houses Jimmy's? The Dialysis clinic that used to occupy the entire western part of the building has moved out and the building permits in the windows seem to indicate the space is being divided into multiple retail locations. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656692914994149394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-69200618673628380252012-09-13T09:23:39.946-05:002012-09-13T09:23:39.946-05:00Yes, this is the Akira building. The building has ...Yes, this is the Akira building. The building has about 60000 sq feet and Akira is only taking 15000 sq feet. The building has basically been stripped down to its frame during renovation. so that it can receive multiple street entrances and a new facade. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656692914994149394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-37246776937135041202012-09-13T08:29:16.274-05:002012-09-13T08:29:16.274-05:00This is fabulous news. I have long thought that a ...This is fabulous news. I have long thought that a "gastropub" (a beer-oriented place with great food) would do well in Hyde Park, where many of the grad students I interact with are very passionate about beer but are not much interested in wine or fruity cocktails, which seems to be what the few places in HP with licenses focus on. I was surprised that Park 52 chose not even to put in draft beer (they told me it was something to do with not having a basement for the kegs). Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656692914994149394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-70410880226516244642012-09-12T12:08:51.836-05:002012-09-12T12:08:51.836-05:00An associate of mine sent this my way yesterday mo...An associate of mine sent this my way yesterday morning, and I spent the day talking about it on Facebook and Twitter in all caps. The presence of a cocktail (to a junior cocktail snob like myself) is probably the clearest signal that the Hyde Park I met as a first year undergraduate in 2007 is no longer with us. The debate on what becomes of Hyde Park because of all this development along 53rd and Lake Park will be very interesting (words like gentrification are of course being thrown around, others like "Lincoln Park-like" and "northsideification" are inevitable). <br /><br />Given what will be included in this venture and recent zoning changes, I am banking Promontory will be located above Akira in the old Borders building. A parking lot will now separate me from (hopefully) excellent cocktails, rather than a bus and a train (and sometimes another bus). Very, very dangerous.Chasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140173489064796779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-80093585946170507322012-09-12T08:18:45.705-05:002012-09-12T08:18:45.705-05:001539 E 53rd? Isn't that the Akira?1539 E 53rd? Isn't that the Akira?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720378814181009888noreply@blogger.com