Corner Bakery Sold

By Rachelle Bowden in Food on Oct 4, 2005 4:21PM

Even though Corner Bakery has 92 stores in 8 states, it still holds a special place in Chicagoist's heart..we think of it as "home town" bc it was founded in '91 by Lettuce Entertain You.

But now our hometown chain bakery has been sold to Il Fornaio in New York and some other invester types. . . which, we guess we're ok with since in '95 it was taken out of Chicago when it was bought by Brinker Int'l, which also owns that blaring neon pepper, Chili's, as well as Romano's Macaroni Grill, and Maggiano's. Just a warning though, don't touch the name!

Also, Chicagoist used to be totally blindly in love Corner Bakery for catering our work meetings or for grabbing a quick lunch.. but, like Chipotle, our love was diminished and we've all but broken up with Corner Bakery after checking out their nutritional information online. Our favorite Harvest Salad with Chicken boasts 70 grams of fat and 980 calories!!! If you'd rather plead ignorance, than see what exactly you're eating at Corner Bakery, do not click here!