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A favorite menu item is Lox, chive cream cheese, onion and tomato on a bagel. |
Ruth's sons Danny and the late Michael took over in 1969.
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4806 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, location. |
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4806 North Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, location. |
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3000 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, location. |
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3107 North Broadway, Chicago, Illinois, location. |
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Old Orchard Shopping Center location in Skokie, Illinois. |
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Deli Counter at the Old Orchard Shopping Center location in Skokie, Illinois. |
The Bagel Deli and Restaurant closed the Skokie location on November 29, 2018.
In hundreds of replies from disappointed customers, longtime patrons bemoaned the loss of favorite menu items like kreplach and matzah ball soup and questioned the reasons for the restaurant's closure. Some suggested Old Orchard had decided not to renew the lease. Others suggested Skokie's tax rates were a contributing factor.
The Bagel's 3107 North Broadway location in Chicago is still open as of the date at the top of the article.
Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.
The old orchard shopping center was sold to a Chinese investment group. The lease renewal was set too high for the bagel so they bailed.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had something like this near me. (LaSalle County, AKA Mayberry)
ReplyDeleteSo sad that old orchard location was closed always got soup to chase away colds and the blues
ReplyDeleteI grew up on the 4800 block of Troy, and I tell ya, we could smell them when they were baking, (along with so many other fabulous foods in that area) like getting a waft of heaven!
ReplyDeleteSadly, I only made it to the Old Orchard location once. It was FANTASTIC! My son and I ordered a variety of dishes and feasted heartily. I bought some tasty items to bring home also.
ReplyDeleteI sure wish they'd open another location in "the burbs" again. (Ben Martin on Neil's Facebook group)