Openings, Closings, and Happenings

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Mar 10, 2009 7:30PM

Every blog out there has jumped on yesterday's press release from Mambo Grill, which announced that it was temporarily closing and laying off 75 percent of its staff at the end of the month while building out a new location at 410 N. Wells. This comes hot on the heels of Time Out Chicago reporting the demise of Harry's Hot Dogs (the building housing Harry's is being razed to make way for a park) and Rockstar Dogs (another "he shoots and misses badly" miscalculation by Dion Antic).

But there are some openings of note. Anthony's been to Tapas Valencia in preparation for a tag team review with yours truly; he even waited at least until the paint dried, unlike one Hungry Hound. Meanwhile, I'll be weighing in shortly with reviews of Simone's in Pilsen and Mangia Fresca in Bridgeport.