Anybody Remember these Chicago Places?

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (mochop)

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:10:46 GMT

Jerry passed away 6 years ago and his wife sold it a few years ago (Gullivers). Jerry and Ashley who owned the Inferno after Jerry and Burt left, also started and Jerry still owns MUSTARD'S LAST STAND the hot dog place next to the stadium on Central. The Inferno's second location was just east of the Central Street el station across from the hospital. That building was torn down and is now the Graham Medical Center. I worked at the Inferno, Gulliver's, Mustard's and The Spot as well as Villa Gergenti on Paulina of Howard.
Burt still makes a goo pizza in Morton Grove.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (mochop)

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:04:01 GMT

Okay, a lot of things tocover here: Burt did own the Inferno, an original partner at Gullivers, then to Pequoids and now to Burt's Place. Jerry the owner of Gulliver's dies a few years ago, Jerry the owner of the Inferno (along with his partnerAsheley) are stll around, Jerry owns Mustard's Last Stand on Central Street. TheInferno was located on Central west of Green Bay until the bank was built, then on Central east of the el tracks, until that building was torn down for theGraham Medical Building.
The list here of restaurants: Thanks, I owned Scampy's for three years. Good beef made right.We made it ourselves. I loved the Harris on Irving Park at 4 in the morning.
TheBig Pickle was the same place that housed Rick's at Benson and Clark and was the Campus Den before that and is a mexican place now.
Daves is now on Chicago avenue near Church.

Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (BuddyRoadhouse)

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:48:35 GMT

IIRC, Town & Country had a second location on North Avenue right at the exit off of I-94. There's a high end car dealership there now; maybe Mercedes or Jaguar.

Buddy

Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (Shortblocker)

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:40:11 GMT

Town & Country: It was a popular family joint, with a bar, for years. Most of the property went to Carson's Ribs. Then the east side went to White Castle, while the west side was retained for a Carson's takeout joint for a while.
#3: Scotties on Damen, another long-standing, now-closed family joint with a bar, on the NW corner of Rogers and Damen.

Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (Shortblocker)

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:12:19 GMT

The_Q

What a great thread! So many memories! I am hoping some of you can help me. Like many of you I remember certain places on the north side of Chicago that people say never existed. If any of you have any info I would appreciate it.

1. Schmendls Hot Dogs on Foster and Lincoln(gone since the 70's)

2. Town and Country Restaurant at Clark And Ridge where White Castle is now.

3. A restaurant in Rogers Park on Rogers I believe that had a little black dog as its sign outside. It was a nice sit down restaurant ("Scottys"? as in scottish terrier?)

4. Rustlers Steakhouse (on Clark a few blocks north of Peterson)

Thanks,

Sean

Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (The_Q)

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:58:20 GMT

What a great thread! So many memories! I am hoping some of you can help me. Like many of you I remember certain places on the north side of Chicago that people say never existed. If any of you have any info I would appreciate it.

1. Schmendls Hot Dogs on Foster and Lincoln(gone since the 70's)

2. Town and Country Restaurant at Clark And Ridge where White Castle is now.

3. A restaurant in Rogers Park on Rogers I believe that had a little black dog as its sign outside. It was a nice sit down restaurant ("Scottys"? as in scottish terrier?)

4. Rustlers Steakhouse (on Clark a few blocks north of Peterson)

Thanks,

Sean

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (chicagostyledog)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:27:11 GMT

dirwuf

FYI...the original Poochies has moved about two blocks east on Dempster, same menu, slightly more seating.

I grew up in Lincolnwood and then Skokie...used to love The Ranch on Devon, Henry's on Lincoln, Hot Dog Island, Big Herm's...and when my dad took me downtown to work, Wimpy's for burgers.

What was the name of the hot dog place on the southeast corner of Devon and Lincoln? Must have closed around 1970. Also, what was the burger place on Lincoln by Howard, right next to Niles East?

Our family moved to Lincolnwood from the west side of Chicago in 1956. Back then Henry's on Lincoln Avenue was "The" place for cheeseburgers, malts, and pies. I worked for Mort Phillips, the owner of the Lincolnwood Henry's from 1961-1966. In 1966, Mort parted ways from the Henry's franchise and renamed the place "Alpha's," after his wife. A few blocks south of Henry's was a miniature golf course and the Bunny Hutch, both owned by the Klatzko family from Northfield. Chief Klazzko was the chief of police of Northfield at that time. Going east on Devon, a few blocks past Thillen's Stadium was the Ranch. my favorite north side hot dog stand. Originally opened in 1952 by Al and Isabel Deutsch, it was sold to Lippert Bromberg, who renamed it "Lippy's." Great natural casing dogs and the greasiest potato lakte on the city's north side. Any questions?

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (phatphil)

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:05:24 GMT

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someone wrote in and o henrys hamburgers was inside kiddieland at golf rd and skokie blvd, it was burger chef that was next to niles east REPLIES (newest first)
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Before I respond to your comment.....Why didn't you just respond on that topic?

With that said, there WAS a O'Henry's in front of Kiddeland on Skokie Blvd. and Golf Rd. How do I know? I went to kiddieland as a youth and while eating a burger with my grandparents who took me there, my father walked around front the back because he was delivering their french fries to them. He owned a frozen food business back then. There were many O'Henry's back then.

Since your a rookie I won't beat you up. (Man, was I beat up a few times!) answer on the topics and you'll do great! Welcome!!

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (BuddyRoadhouse)

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:40:20 GMT

cito4633

Bay's ???????

If it wasn't Henry's near Niles East HS, then Bay's sounds right.

Buddy

Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (mjsneddon)

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:56:25 GMT

The "assembly line steak place" sounds like Ronnies. There were two or three of them in downtown Chicago. I ate two or three times at the one on Wabash. The last time was in the late 1980s.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (cito4633)

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:48:34 GMT

Bay's ???????

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (phatphil)

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:41:12 GMT

burger chef ?

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dirwuf)

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:35:20 GMT

Buddy...I'm familiar with the Bunny Hutch and know it's still there, I'm thinking of a little hot dog shack that was basically kitty-corner from it, on the south side of Devon and the the east side of Lincoln (I think there's a gas station there now).

...and the burger place is not Henry's....that was much further south on Lincoln, almost by Pratt. The place I'm thinking of was almost on the Niles East campus, and I think had a red sign.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (BuddyRoadhouse)

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:17:44 GMT

The burger place was called "Henry's"; kind of a McDonald's knock off. As for the hot dog place near Devon and Lincoln, you might be thinking of the Bunny Hutch. It's still around and not very good. The owner is trying to position the place as a family entertainment center with a low end miniature golf course attached to the hot dog stand.

The drive in on Dempster, at least as far as I remember, was on the north side where Harrer Park and swimming pool are now located. I remember an A frame building, but I can't remember the name of the place or much else about it. There was a full service family restaurant in the location you're describing: L'il Abner's Hamburgers, featuring a giant statue of the titled comic strip character standing in the parking lot with a platter full of burgers balanced in one hand.

The Morton House is also long gone; replaced with a huge condo complex, named after the now missing restaurant.

Buddy

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dirwuf)

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:47:38 GMT

FYI...the original Poochies has moved about two blocks east on Dempster, same menu, slightly more seating.

I grew up in Lincolnwood and then Skokie...used to love The Ranch on Devon, Henry's on Lincoln, Hot Dog Island, Big Herm's...and when my dad took me downtown to work, Wimpy's for burgers.

What was the name of the hot dog place on the southeast corner of Devon and Lincoln? Must have closed around 1970. Also, what was the burger place on Lincoln by Howard, right next to Niles East?

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (BigAlFromChgo)

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:16:14 GMT

Read all 180 of the threads on the Chicago Places topic. I must have lived very close to one of you as I resided at Beckwith and National in Morton Grove from 1954-63. I remember some of the local restaurants like the Pit 'n Grill at Waukegan and Beckwith (across the street from The Barn of a Thousand Bargains.) It had a chicken on a spit in the front wndow. Also Josie's Pizzaria on Waukegan Rd. wasn't too bad either. When home on leave from the service, in 1965, I remember a drive-in on the south side of Dempster just east of Lehigh in Morton Grove. Can anyone remember the name of that place? I think they had another location with the same name in Mt. Prospect on Rand Rd. I guess these places gave the North/Northwesterners a chance to showoff their hot cars without having to drive down to Skip's on North Ave. Other restaurants I remember were Weller's on Waukegan Rd. and Dohl's Morton House where Lincoln Avenue used to end next to the Forest Preserve.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (ChiTownDiner)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:49:06 GMT

dj6969

In Winston Park it was Holloway House Cafeteria. I know there was another Holloway house on Harlem Avenue near the old Maurice Lenell Cookie Jar and just down the street from Mrs. Murphy's - Another good place that's long gone.

Holloway House used to have All-U-Can-Eat Fried Chicken nights where servers cruised the dining room with hot boxes filled with chicken so you didn't have to get up to get more.

As a kid, we frequented the Holloway House often...perhaps every two months. Had the turkey with the works on several ocasions! Always enjoyed the dessert section...but what kid wouldn't!

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (BuddyRoadhouse)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:34:19 GMT

Any further description of the place itself? Menu? Decor? Exterior appearance?

Buddy

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dharris)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:25:55 GMT

Hi Buddy,

Thanks for the response, but that doesn't sound right. I'll have to give it some more thought.

-Dennis

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (BuddyRoadhouse)

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:22:32 GMT

Yesterday's?

Buddy

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dharris)

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:22:06 GMT

Does anyone remember the name of the restaurant on Sherman and University Place in Evanston (right nearby Northwestern University). I used to work there as a waiter back in 1967 and 1968, but for the life of me can't remember the name of the place. It was a big hangout for the students.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dharris)

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:15:13 GMT

""La Choza" (no relation to the one that's in Chicago now, I don't think) was my first taste of Mexican food. They had a "Mexican pizza" that they called "camoosh" (or something like that), and some of the best chicken flautas I've ever had"

Thanks for the reminder...haven't thought of that place in years. And the 'camoosh' was fantastic!! Used to stop at the bar (almost next door) for a quick shot and a beer before heading back to Evanston via the 'EL".

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (TheMunchies)

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:33:26 GMT

The Inferno was at the corner of Central and Green Bay Road. Burt left The Inferno in the early 60s in order to open Gulliver's. There is now a bank where The Inferno once stood.

BuddyRoadhouse

No, students would never have hiked out to Green Bay Rd., 1/4 mile west of the stadium, for 'za!
Dante's Inferno was indeed on Central but just west of Ridge, a doable walk from north campus. After it burned down, the lot was vacant for some time, then a medical office building/parking garage was put up there. If you drive down Central and look at the overhead walkway to Evanston Hospital, that's about exactly where the Inferno (or "Fern's" to some) was. I remember it fondly as having almost no lighting (candles in colored glass jars), Lowenbrau (regular or dark) on tap, pitchers $1 with NU ID, gobs of cheese and thick dough in the deep dish, and more Bob Dylan on the jukebox than any place I've seen since.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dj6969)

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:15:21 GMT

In Winston Park it was Holloway House Cafeteria. I know there was another Holloway house on Harlem Avenue near the old Maurice Lenell Cookie Jar and just down the street from Mrs. Murphy's - Another good place that's long gone.

Holloway House used to have All-U-Can-Eat Fried Chicken nights where servers cruised the dining room with hot boxes filled with chicken so you didn't have to get up to get more.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dj6969)

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:11:50 GMT

It could have been Tad's. Tad's was right next door to the Forum Cafeteria in downtown Chicago. The grill went all the way up to the front window.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (dj6969)

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:10:27 GMT

Akavar

AJP -

Thanks for the correction. When I was a kid lunch on Saturday frequently was corned beef or pastrami at either Dill Pickle or Braverman's.

Is Braverman's still open?

Braverman retired and closed the store many years ago.

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (mikes812)

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:52:53 GMT

I thought I was the only person who remembered that monorail train at the Fair Store. I'm 60 years old now, but I remember riding on that monorail when I was 6 or 7 years old. That monorail did suspend from the ceiling and took children on a 8-10 minute ride around the whole toyland department at Christmas time. The effect was like flying over the whole toy department....really a wonderful memory. I've never been able to find any information on this monorail, but it did exist.

Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (chicagostyledog)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:06:07 GMT

As a young lad residing in Lincolnwood, I remember the night of May 13, 1958, when Allgauer's Fireside Restaurant, on the corner of Touhy & Lincoln was torched. Two weeks later, May 27, 1958, Villa La Main, on the corner of Main & McKormick in Skokie was torched. The owner lived across the street from my house on Kedvale. One day his car was bombed. Fortunately, no one was injured.

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Re:Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (rustykatz)

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:40:50 GMT

The steakhouse you're thinking of, I believe was "The Flame" on Touhy near Lincoln. The Kamoosh (Camuch) at La Choza's was a chip with a little refried beans covered by a little white cheese and topped with guacamole. Does anyone remember the garlic soup?

RE: Anybody Remember these Chicago Places? (carolina bob)

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:00:51 GMT

Boy, what memories for an old Chicagoan like me. The Fair dept. store - became Montgomery Ward's in the ' 60s ( now demolished ); the site of my first job after high school. Henry's Hamburgers - a good-size multi-state chain that was gone by the mid-' 70s. There's actually one Henry's left; it's in Michigan ( Benton Harbor, I think. ) You can Google it to find out exactly where it is. I sure remember Mr. Kelly's nightclub. It was mentioned in Irv Kupcinet's column almost every day. Richard's Drive-In Car-feterias had several locations in Chicago in the ' 60s - great triple-decker burgers served by carhops. Anybody remember Henrici's restaurants? All gone by the mid-' 70s. Memories, memories.....