CHICAGO
Where we ate and drank, how many do you remember?
Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips / No longer in the Chicagoland area (founded 1969)
Lockwood Castle / 5400 W. Devon Ave. Chicago IL.
JoJos Restaurants / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
Chicken Unlimited / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
Beef 'N' Barrel / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
Buffalo's Ice Cream Parlor / 4000 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL.
Burger Chef / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
The Come Back Inn / 1913 W. Lake St. Melrose Park, IL.
The Wellington / 2121 S. Arlington Heights Rd. Arlington Heights, IL. (1983-2012)
Tast-e Hast-e Dog / Milwaukee Ave in Chicago, IL.
Golden Bear Family Restaurants / Multiple Chicagoland area locations (19??-1984)
Pooch's / Palos Heights, IL.
Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant / Chicago & Wheeling IL. (1920-2009)
Down The Hatch / 1414 Algonquin Rd. Arlington Hts., IL.
Club El Bianco / 2747 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL.
Jimmy's Place / 640 W. Northwest Hwy. Arlington Heights, IL. (1959-2011)
Ponderosa / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
Sammy Skobel's Hot Dogs Plus / Mt. Prospect IL. (1967-19??)
Henrici's / 67 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL. (1868-1962)
Cock Robin Ice Cream / Multiple Chicagoland area locations (196?-2007)
Margie's Italian Beef / 1334 N. Cicero Ave. Chicago, IL.
Chez Paree / 610 Fairbanks Ct. Chicago, IL. (My Parents prom was held here)
Hardee's / No longer in the Chicagoland area (founded 1960)
Mister Donut / Multiple Chicagoland area locations (1956-1990)
The Chez Paul Restaurant / 660 N. Rush St. Chicago, IL.
Toot's Drive Thru / Chicago, IL. (1951-2006)
Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour / No longer in the Chicagoland area (founded 1963)
Bob's Big Boy / No longer in the Chicagoland area (founded 1936)
Johnny D's / Schaumburg IL.
Poppin' Fresh Pies / Mutiple Chicagoland area locations (1969-1983)
Petricca's Restaurant & Banquet Hall / Chicago IL. (My Parents wedding reception was held here)
Skip's Fiesta Drive-In / Melrose Park, IL.
The Winery / 2906 Manheim Rd. Franklin Park, IL.
Henry's Hamburgers / No longer in the Chicagoland area (founded 1954)
Hob Nob / 10 Northwest Hwy. Palatine & 4419 Northwest Hwy. & Crystal Lake, IL.
Bresler's 33 Flavors Ice Cream / Multiple Chicagoland area locations (1927-1987)
Manzo's / 3210 W. Irving Park Rd. Chicago, IL.
Terrano's Broadway Delicatessen / Melrose Park, IL. (owned & ran by my Great Uncle Angelo Terrano)
Hat Dance / 325 W. Huron St. Chicago, IL. / co-owned by Steve Dahl
Jim McMahon's Arena Grill / Glenview IL.
Mayflower Doughnuts / Chicago, IL. (1931-1970)
Ye Olde Leather Bottle Pub / 7353 W. Grand Ave. Elmwood Park, IL.
The Golden Ox / 1578-80 N. Clybourne Chicago, IL. (1921-199?)
Michael Jordan's Restaurant
The Grubbery / 6327 W. Gunnison Harwood Hts. IL.
Pixley And Ehlers Restaurants / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
Di Leo's / 5700 N. Central Ave. Chicago, IL.
Sabrina / 660 N. Orleans, Chicago IL. co-owned by Garry Meier
Prince Castle / Multiple Chicagoland area locations (1928-196?)
House Of Pies / Multiple Chicagoland area locations
Doc Weed's / 8832 W. Dempster Niles, IL.
Zephyr Cafe / 1777 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL.
Allegretti's / 10 Chicagoland area locations (1946-1996)
Ivanhoe / 3000 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL.
A special thanks to Bill, Gloria, Barb & Bill Oerke for the use of several of the above images from their massive vintage collection of matchbooks from Chicagoland area restaurants.
Listed below, additional eateries with no known photo located:
Slicker Sam's
Cal's Roast Beef
Italian U-Boat
Corky's
