Juancho’s Tacos opens in Tinley Park
A new Mexican restaurant chain based in Homewood recently opened a new location in Tinley Park. It’s the chain’s fifth sit-down restaurant in the south suburbs.
Juancho’s Tacos Bar and Grill opened in February at 7020 W. 183rd St. in the former Vito & Nick’s location.
Juancho’s got its start at 17949 S. Halsted St. in Homewood in the former Hidden Manna Café. It also operates restaurants in a former Little Caesar’s at 83 W. Joe Orr Road in Chicago Heights, the former Jasnak’s at 2011 Sibley Blvd. in Calumet City, and at 6300 W. 79th St. The chain also operates a taco truck at 700 Holbrook Road in Glenwood.
The restaurants offer typical Mexican fare of tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadillas and dinners.
Beer, wine and liquor are available only at the Chicago Heights and Tinley Park locations.
Messages were not returned.
Square Celt Ale House closes
The popular Square Celt Ale House in Orland Park announced last week the property had been sold and the restaurant was closing, effective immediately.
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The closing announcement was posted on social media. Owner Vaughn Hospitality said it would be reaching out to clients who had booked events or made reservations. It also said questions could be emailed to [email protected].
She did not reply to an email asking about the reason for the sale or if gift cards would be honored at other Vaughn locations.
The property had been listed for sale since April of 2019. The listing price was lowered from $2.5 million to $1.7 million in November. Vaughn did not indicate who purchased the property. Vaughn acquired the property for $1.5 million in 2014.
Square Celt was Vaughn’s only suburban operation and the company still operates two Vaughn’s Pubs, the Emerald Loop Bar and Grill, Corcoran’s Bar and Grill, and the Chicago Brewhouse in Chicago. Square Celt employees have been offered positions at those establishments, the company said.
The business at 39 Orland Square Drive filled the space formerly occupied by Sam Maguire’s Pub.
Hog Wild Express quits Mokena
The Hog Wild Express restaurant inside the Gas-n-Wash location in Mokena closed its doors earlier this month.
Hog Wild finished up at the gas station/convenience store at 19990 S. LaGrange Road on April 9. It opened in November of 2018.
The company posted the following to its Facebook page: “To all of our Hog Wild Family, after careful consideration and with heavy hearts we have made the decision to close the Hog Wild Express location in Mokena.
“We are grateful to have been able to serve everyone in the community over the years. It was a very difficult decision on our part but due to the struggles we have endured over the past years from the pandemic and my father’s passing, we have decided to keep his legacy alive by focusing on the Midlothian store where the brand was born. … Any gift cards will still be good at Midlothian.”
A Hog Wild Express location that opened recently at 551 W. Kennedy in Braidwood will remain open.
A second, full-service Hog Wild restaurant opened as a franchise in January at 4040 W. 111th St. in Oak Lawn with Richard Wagner as the owner.
Bed, Bath and Beyond opening soon
The New Jersey-based Bed, Bath and Beyond store at the Quarry Mall in southwest suburban Hodgkins is expected to reopen at its new location inside the shopping center on Friday, May 20.
The retailer closed its previous location in the mall last summer to make room for a new ALDI store, which opened in October after moving from Countryside.
City officials said the grand reopening has been delayed by some last-minute construction issues.
New Lenox Triple Play tickets go on sale May 7
Music fans are already looking forward to this year’s slate of acts for the New Lenox Triple Play Concert Series.
Tickets for the series will be offered from 7 a.m. to noon. May 7 at New Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway.
Any tickets that remain will be available for sale at Village Hall during regular business hours.
Tickets for the concert series are $90 each and are good for admission to each of the three concerts.
This year’s acts are Bighead Todd and the Monsters with Freddy Jones Band on June 18; Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo with Mark Farner’s American Band on July 23; and Counting Crows on Aug. 27.
Bob Bong is a freelance columnist. He can be reached at [email protected].
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