Doc’s Smokehouse closes again in Mokena
Doc’s Smokehouse in Mokena, which was closed for several months at the height of the pandemic before reopening late last year, has closed again and this time it appears to be permanent.
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The barbecue joint at 19801 Old La Grange Road closed a few weeks ago without notice.
Calls were not returned, but the Mokena location has been removed from the chain’s website.
Three other Doc’s Smokehouse locations that had also been closed and that reopened at the same time as the Mokena location are still open — in Dyer, Indiana, as well as restaurants Madison and Milwaukee in Wisconsin.
When they reopened, founder Brent Brashier said the staff was following all CDC guidelines and the locations knocked out some walls to increase space for social distancing.
The Mokena restaurant first opened in June 2017.
The original location was started by Brashier in Dyer in northwest Indiana.
MiraCare to open in Tinley Park
Palos Heights-based MiraCare will be opening a new Tinley Park Center in the next few months to address child and adolescent crisis care.
MiraCare will provide inpatient and partial hospital care in the Tinley Park Acute Care Center, along with specialized behavioral health evaluation, assessment and outpatient treatment.
the 48,000 square foot center under construction at 6775 Prosperi Drive in Tinley Park, will include 30 acute care hospital beds and spaces for individual and group treatment.
The center will be staffed by child/adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and other behavioral health professionals and is expected to open in early summer.
Frankfort restaurants to offer outdoor cafes
Frankfort trustees have approved allowing three downtown restaurants to lease the sidewalks and right of way spaces so that patrons can dine outdoors when the weather gets warmer.
Trustees approved a three-year lease agreement for sidewalk and right of way use with: Fat Rosie’s Taco & Tequila Bar, 28 Kansas St.; Francesca’s Fortunato, 40 Kansas St.; and Trails Edge Brewing Company, 20 Kansas St.
The village will lease 265 square feet to Fat Rosie’s, 506 square feet to Francesca’s and 792 square feet to Trails Edge. The village will charge $7 per square foot in 2022, $7.50 in 2023 and $8 in 2024.
A Francesca’s spokesman said the restaurant plans to begin outdoor cafe seating once the weather starts to cooperate. Staff at Trails Edge said they plan to begin outdoor seating in early April, also dependent on the weather.
The lease agreement allows the businesses to operate the outdoor cafe seating from March through October.
Spin Taco grand opening in New Lenox
A new Mexican restaurant will celebrate its grand opening March 16 in New Lenox.
Spin Taco has been working out the kinks since its soft opening earlier this year at 1005 W. Laraway Road in New Lenox in the strip mall it shares with Laraway Lanes bowling alley.
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The restaurant offers tacos, burritos, taco bowls, taco fries and other Mexican side dishes.
Hours are 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Spin Taco is closed on Mondays.
Bob Bong is a freelance columnist. He can be reached at [email protected].