The passing of old friends: Out with the old, in with the new is more than just talk. The beginning of 1998 will witness the sad passing of four neighborhood restaurant gems: Amourette in Palatine, Dancing Noodle in Highland Park, Wild Goose Cafe in Hawthorn Woods and Ann’s Bavaria Haus in Libertyville.
Christian Zeiger, the owner of Amourette, which already has closed, wants people to know that any gift certificates they gave for the holidays will be honored at Bacchus Nibbles, his nearby restaurant in Kildeer.
“I feel very badly. I didn’t take people’s names and addresses, so I can’t contact them. But I don’t want people to think the certificates aren’t good,” Zeiger said.
At Bavaria Haus, owner Bess Winters said she and her husband, George, received an offer they could not turn down from people who want to build a gas station-convenience store on their valuable corner property at Milwaukee Avenue and Peterson Road. She expects Feb. 27 to be the last day they will be serving their famous brats with German potato salad.
Highland Park restaurateur Hal Axelrod, former president of the Lake County Chapter of the Illinois Restaurant Association, hopes to sell his noodle place by March, with an idea of switching to food-service management for country clubs and/or golf clubs.
And Wild Goose is in the process of changing hands. It will have a new cuisine and a new name, going from upscale contemporary food that includes ostrich filets to one with an Italian accent, according to its new owners. No firm date has been set on the menu change.
In lieu of flowers, we would say thanks to them for the good food and good times. We will miss them.
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