Food News
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Cocina de los Lobos closes
After more than a decade on Madison Street, Cocina de los Lobos closed on Aug. 9, merging its menu and staff with that at Healy's Westside, according to a Healy's employee. more
Aug 17, 2018
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Timothy Inklebarger
Robinson's Ribs faces neighbors' ire over DJ nights
Tensions are running high lately around the 800 block of Madison Street, where Robinson's No. 1 Ribs has been holding "happy hour" nights with DJs that neighbors say have brought noise, garbage and public drinking. more
Aug 15, 2018
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Travel Channel to highlight Q-BBQ
The cable channel will be filming on Wednesday 8/15 between 11am and 2pm. more
Aug 14, 2018
Yeah, that's a squirrel eating a cookie
Here at Oak Park Eats we do the hard work of learning about new restaurants, food-related businesses, chefs, drink specials and anything else culinary that we can get our hands on. more
Aug 9, 2018
Oak Park beers on the grow
It's been a good couple of years for beer in Oak Park, with the opening of several microbreweries and the expansion of the village's first beer operation, Kinslahger Brewing Company at 6806 Roosevelt Rd. more
Aug 7, 2018
Elizabeth Madden of Rare Bird Preserves
Rare Bird headed to Harrison
It’s an Oak Park business that’s operated largely off the radar and a storefront business nearly a decade in the making, but Rare Bird Preserves is poised to make its debut in the Oak Park Arts District in September. more
Aug 3, 2018
Alexa Rogals
After fire, Andrea's to reopen with a new name
After a devastating fire in March, the crew at Andrea's Restaurant has come together to rebuild the eatery, and will finally reopen the space under the name of longtime owner Charlie Philippou. more
Aug 1, 2018
Alexa Rogals
Oak Park Pie Bake-Off enters second year
Is a tart a pie? This “very controversial” question plagued judges at last year’s Oak Park Farmers Market Pie Bake-Off, according to Melissa Elsmo, the queen of cuisine behind OakParkEats.com, who served as a judge in last year’s contest. more
Jul 27, 2018
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Kalamata Kitchen coming to Marion Street
Marion Street is about to get a new restaurant, Kalamata Kitchen, which will take the place of two storefronts on Marion Street – Taylor’s Gifts & Bonsai and the shuttered King & I Thai Restaurant, both located at 105 N. Marion St. more
Jul 26, 2018
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Oak Park Brewing not closing
Oak Park Brewing Co. – the one located at 155 S. Oak Park Ave. – has had a little bit of a problem since it opened for business in 2016. The local brewpub has been regularly confused with a brewery with the same name in Sacramento, California. more
Jul 25, 2018
Photo by Timothy Inklebarger
Yoga and waffles
You’ve done your downward dogs and your sun salutations and a few cobra poses for good measure – now it’s time to treat yourself to some ice cream and waffles. more
Jul 20, 2018
Saigon Pho gets liquor license
The Oak Park Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new liquor license for Saigon Pho and Café, 726 Lake St. more
Jul 17, 2018
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Mexican Republic lights up Madison Street
After nearly a year of preparation, a group of three chefs and friends are ready to open a new Mexican restaurant on Madison Street. more
Jul 11, 2018
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Capri Due opens in Berwyn
Capri Ristorante Due located in Berwyn's Depot District celebrated a grand opening on July 10 more
Jul 11, 2018
Bricks launches food truck
The residents of the 900 block of South Taylor Avenue got a big surprise last weekend, when their block party received a visit from Bricks Wood-Fired Pizza Café. more
Jul 10, 2018
Alexa Rogals
Chocolate cookies or cookie chocolates?
River Forest resident Nancy Carl’s decision to go into the chocolate cookie-making business is as unlikely as one could imagine. You see, Carl has a secret. She doesn’t really like chocolate. more
Jul 10, 2018
Timothy Inklebarger
Poke Burrito open on Lake Street
Oak Park residents are getting their first taste of sushi burritos, poke bowls and Thai shaved ice cream at Poke Burrito, 1025 Lake St. more
Jun 26, 2018
Learn to make your own pie at Bricks Pizza
It’s been a couple months since Bricks Wood-Fired Pizza Café opened its doors for business at 128 N. Oak Park Ave., and patrons who’ve gotten a taste for their unique brand of pie can now learn to bake their own. more
Jun 22, 2018
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Turano plans new facility on Roosevelt Road
Turano Baking Co. is looking to build a $10 million, two-story office building in the 6500 block of Roosevelt Road of Oak Park, currently used as a parking lot for the bread baker’s delivery trucks. more
Jun 12, 2018
Timothy Inklebarger
I scream, you scream, we all scream for Poke
We caught up with Poke Burrito owner Jimmy Chen, and he says his new restaurant on Lake Street is set to open on June 18. more
Jun 8, 2018
Recent OPRF grad molds pottery business
A new business is taking shape in Oak Park and putting to work young artisans who have recently graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School. more
Jun 7, 2018
Nominate a business for excellent eats
The OPRF Chamber of Commerce calls for 2018 Spotlight Award nominees. more
Jun 7, 2018
