Chicagoist: Has Diner Grill Served Its Last Slinger?

JoeM500

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:13:18 -0600

http://www.flickr.com/photos/m500/1300282141/ omfg

Matt Stratton

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:08:07 -0600

My wife said she just heard the DG was temporarily closed due to a grease fire. No idea what her source was though.

DaleyGrind

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:33:25 -0600

Retardo, thanks for the update. I agree (of course), let's hope they don't remodel it...

Chicago D

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:32:57 -0600

Amen, UTV. Even for all of the old time places that have closed, they are not being replaced by Applebees. They are being replaced in some cases by condos, but in some cases by . . . new Chicago stuff. Don't worry. Chicago is not becoming Houston.

Retardo Montalban

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:29:01 -0600

Just to clear things up, it's not being knocked down. According to a friend of mine that works across the street there was a fire above the grill,but there wasn't much damage to the bar and stools. Someone had posted a hand-written sign that said the joint is closed for remodeling due to fire. However, let's hope they don't remodel it.

UTV

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:24:42 -0600

I've lived here all my life, and I've seen enough to know that for every piece of Chicago personality struck down, two more rise in its place. This town embraces new personalities pretty quickly.

Retardo Montalban

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:24:25 -0600

Best bacon cheeseburger and fry deal in town. I've never had the slinger, seems like a really bad idea if you want to maintain your "intestinal fortitude". I will truly be at a loss after visits to my local haunts over there... Those shakes too, man...

DaleyGrind

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:04:59 -0600

"Well, bring back the later stages of the Industrial Revolution, I guess, and you can reclaim the old soul of Chicago from the yuppie profiteers, and you can go on celebrating grease-soaked food that seems best appreciated by overachieving drinkers." Not asking for the "later stages of the Industrial Revolution'" Matilda — and I'm not exactly sure how you made that jump — just for a some authenticity and personality in my city. Of course, I've lived here long enough to have noticed the snowballing change that's happened. What about you?

matilda

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:54:35 -0600

The wholesale slaughter of our city's soul in the name of profit is another. Well, bring back the later stages of the Industrial Revolution, I guess, and you can reclaim the old soul of Chicago from the yuppie profiteers, and you can go on celebrating grease-soaked food that seems best appreciated by overachieving drinkers.

DaleyGrind

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:32:51 -0600

Anyone else as tired as I am of switching on the computer or picking up the newspaper each morning only to find that another piece of the our city has died? Progress is one thing. The wholesale slaughter of our city's soul in the name of profit is another. Not sure what the circumstances are here—and I can only hope that the Diner Grill hasn't closed—but let's take this as a reminder to patronize the "real-deal" establishments we're lucky enough to still have around.

The Meteorologist

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:22:18 -0600

Oh, man, the slinger kicked my ass. I couldn't eat it. I will miss being able to have one if the Diner Grill is closed.

AdidasRage

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:20:18 -0600

Ate the same mediocre food as always there Saturday late night.

Albanyparkour

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:19:28 -0600

Lorraine's at Chicago and Damen is still up and running. Fine Biscuits and gravy, fantastic omelets and waitresses right out of central casting.

kaylee

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:44:59 -0600

I'm going to stroll over there during my lunch break. If it is, in fact, closed, I'll be really, really sad -- I never made it over there, despite having worked three blocks away since January of 07.

madvulture

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:25:46 -0600

boy I hope it's gonna be condos!

BWChicago

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:24:02 -0600

I sure hope not, if only for the fact that it being a converted streetcar was really really cool.