Interior of Matthias Merges' A10 restaurant, which opened in Hyde Park in 2013. (Photo: A10)
The thing about living on the South Side is that many residents tend to be stuck in their ways. And stubborn. And don't like change. That's why I moved as soon as I could to the rapidly changing Near West Side more than 10 years ago.
So it's pretty admirable that Matthias Merges (Billy Sunday, Yusho) pushed forward with A10, a restaurant and cocktail lounge that's quite revolutionary in this part of town. In fact, he's done pretty well with a full house almost every night of the week.
Merges was set to open a second Yusho location in Hyde Park in February, however, there have been some roadblocks, according to DNA Info: