Here’s What’s In Store For Former Fred’s Mobile Station In Winnetka…
by Emily Spectre, Daily North Shore • August 10, 2016 Plans are in the works for a new restaurant located at 574 Green Bay Road in Winnetka, formerly the home of Fred’s Mobil service station. The developer and owner of the property, Alfred Stepan, told...
SVN Releases Lincoln Square / North Center Market Report
POLL: Which Food Item Is Most Associated With Chicago?
POLL: Is Your Restaurant Pokémon GO Friendly?
How Pokémon GO Is Revolutionizing Restaurant Marketing
Have you heard? Days after its’ US release, Pokémon GO took over the digital planet! Pokémon GO almost immediately became the number one free app in Apple’s US iTunes store.1 Within two days, it was installed in 5.16% of all US Android devices. Best of all, you can...
Is A Mixed-Use Property Right For Your Restaurant?
The food and dining scene in New York City is constantly flourishing with new, hip restaurants taking center stage. Most recently, it has been common to see one of these restaurants in the corner of a hotel or within a mixed-use property. Take the Michelin-starred...
POLL: What’s The Hottest Chicago Neighborhood For New Restaurants?
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Why Your Restaurant Might Be Worth More (…Or Less) Than You Think
When a large, public companies or middle market business is considering an exit, they often use a multiple of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) to determine a sale price for their business. But what about smaller, independent or...
3 Steps You NEED To Read Before Selling A Restaurant
Every restaurant owner decides to sell the business at some point. These three strategies will help ensure top dollar. Decided it's time to sell your restaurant and move on? Just like selling a home, it's important literally to get your house in order. Here are three...
SVN Restaurant Resource Group On Track To Exceed Record-Breaking 2015
(Chicago, IL) – SVN’s Restaurant Resource Group is on pace for another record breaking year of restaurant transactions. During the first half of 2016, the group consummated a resounding 19 lease and sale assignments. That trend is expected to continue throughout the...
SVN’s Marcus Sullivan Brings “the Lunatic, the Lover & the Poet” to the West Loop
This isn’t a dream, West Loop wine lovers. Multilevel wine temple the Lunatic, the Lover & the Poet (736 W. Randolph St., 312-775-0069) comes to Restaurant Row in late August. Managing partner/sommelier Tom Powers hopes his A Midsummer Night’s Dream-inspired...
BYOB Restaurants Can Now Charge Corkage Fees, But Will They?
After years of being told by the city not to do it, Bring Your Own Bottle restaurants in Chicago can, in fact, charge customers a corkage fee, potentially opening up a new cost for diners. WBEZ 91.5-FM reported Monday that for years the Department of Business Affairs...