ROGERS PARK — The Le Piano manufacturer is expanding in Rogers Park, as the jazz club is opening a takeout road meals company future door to its current place.
Petite Le Piano is seeking to open in May well at 6966 N. Glenwood Ave. The small business will provide usually takes on European street food and will request to enhance its neighboring sister organization, operator Chad Willetts said.
The cafe will take around the place earlier occupied by Much East Kitchen, which closed 6 months back after decades in the neighborhood. Le Piano will be takeout-only.
To accommodate the takeout format, Petite Le Piano will target on get-and-go foodstuff, Willetts explained. Its main supplying will be sweet and savory crepes, and it will have refreshing juices, baguette sandwiches, salads, a potato bar, espresso and tea.
“There aren’t lots of food stuff alternatives on Glenwood,” Willetts reported. “We want to present a healthy alternative instead of a hot canine, pizza or gyro, which you can get any where.”
Credit history: Courtesy Chad WillettsThe organization will appear to fill a food have to have on a Glenwood Avenue that is filled with bars and leisure venues. The homeowners are also in search of to capitalize on the al fresco area coming to the road.
A stretch of Glenwood Avenue close to Le Piano is established to become a pedestrian zone less than the city’s Chicago Alfresco plan. The system seeks to give companies far more outside house for the duration of the pandemic.
Immediately after staying announced in Could, the pedestrian zone is slated to occur to Glenwood Avenue this spring or early summertime, Willetts reported. Designs get in touch with for gazebos, a stage, outdoor seating and beautification attempts on Glenwood.
Petite Le Piano will just take benefit of the out of doors seating and hopefully present a convenient products for consumers of the pedestrian place, the proprietor claimed.
Le Piano and Petite Le Piano will add an outside, Frank Sinatra-themed fountain to Glenwood in time for the pedestrian house. The companies have also refurbished a piano from a shut club to be used for reside songs outside, Willetts reported.
“That was portion of our decision to open,” Willetts explained of the Alfresco plan. “We’re super excited about that.”
Credit: Jonathan Ballew/Block Club ChicagoLe Piano opened in late 2018 at 6970 N. Glenwood Ave., bringing a jazz-targeted bar-cafe and leisure place to the neighborhood.
It has considering the fact that turn into a well known spot in the neighborhood, but the company has no storage area in its storefront. Willetts appeared to see if there was storage area obtainable in the Far East Kitchen area storefront. But right after finding out of the business’ strategies to close, he determined to open up his have venture there.
Petite Le Piano has a a person-year lease on the shop with an option to buy the home in the long term. If items go well, Willetts claimed he will search to purchase the home and additional mix the two neighboring companies.
With Petite Le Piano and the incoming pedestrian room, Willetts hopes the Glenwood Avenue Arts District results in being even far more of a citywide location that reveals off the uniqueness of Rogers Park.
“I imagine there’s no rationale that we cannot keep our incredible and numerous community in Rogers Park while developing in some methods,” he said.
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