Tiny Lounge photo courtesy of Urban Daddy Chicago.
Stars to watch in early 2009:
We've been waiting for two years for the return of
Tiny Lounge, and now
word comes down that it's back on Wednesday. New home is in North Center/Lincoln Square, and in addition to the extensive cocktail menu, they'll offer small bites.
The guys behind
Bon V bang out their second project at the end of the month. Look for
Faith & Whiskey, a hard-rockin' joint with whiskey as the poison of choice, to open in the old
Ta'too space in Lincoln Park.
Bar DeVille's been around since November, but they haven't officially unveiled what's going to set it apart from all the other 'hood spots in Ukrainian Village. A room way in the back holds a "speakeasy"-type lounge complete with deejay and a bar hidden in the wall. They're working on opening it by February.
Remember
iCream?! That futuristic ice-cream parlor that opened in Wicker Park late last summer, then closed like two weeks later because something supposedly happened to the liquid-nitrogen tanks responsible for cranking out more than 31 flavors? Well, it's planning to reopen by the end of the month. Great timing, guys.
Purgatory Pizza's been around for a few months, but we're excited about the
Sunday Hip-Hop Brunch Series starting on Feb. 8. For $13, you'll get MCs, deejays and an all-you-can-eat-and-drink fiesta. 11am-3pm.
River North's upscale sports lounge
Bull & Bear, which had a few setbacks and was supposed to open on New Year's Eve, aims again for a mid-January opening. The same guys also own
Stone Lotus and they're assuring us that they're on target this time.
Sunda, the highly anticipated Asian concept by
Rockit Ranch Productions, debuts in late February in River North, right down the street from its celeb magnet
Underground.
And we'd almost given up hope that
Loft Six Ten would ever open in the old
Paje space in Wicker Park. So much drama going on over there, but they're really,
really working on opening in the next few weeks.
