A SYNOPSIS OF THE NAME SKOKIE
A settlement was incorporated as Niles Centre in 1888. Then, in 1910, the spelling of Centre was Americanized to Niles "Center"; however, the name caused postal confusion in the neighboring village of Niles. A village-renaming campaign began in the 1930s. In a referendum on November 15, 1940, residents chose the Indian name "Skokie" (the Potawatomi word for "Marsh") over the name "Devonshire."
CLOSED RESTAURANTS IN SKOKIE, ILL.
(previous names: Niles Centre, then Niles Center)
Mid-1800s Taverns Offered Accommodations, Served
Three Meals a Day, and Served Liquor. Many offered Stable & Farrier services, especially when on a Stagecoach Route.
Abe's on Lincoln, east of Grosse Point Road, Skokie
Acres Restaurant Delicatessen, 4000 Church Street, Skokie
Adam Barg's Tavern, NE corner Lincoln Avenue & Warren Street, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Ah Fong, Church Street and Gross Point Road, Skokie
Al Baileys Cormaine Restaurant, Main Street & McCormick Blvd., Niles Center (Skokie)
Alamo Mardi Gras, 3317 Dempster Street, Skokie
Alberti's, 8050 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Aldino's, 4435 Oakton Street, Skokie
Annie's Pancake House, 4900 Oakton Street, Skokie
Arby's, 9402 Skokie Boulevard Rt 41), Skokie
Arman's Canary Barbecue, 4824 Dempster Street, Skokie
Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, 3727 Dempster Street, Skokie
Auto Inn, 8024 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Babbo Restaurant, 4949 Oakton Street, Skokie
Ba Da Boom, 8014 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Bagel Country Restaurant, 9306 Skokie Boulevard Rt 41), Skokie
Baghdad Family Restaurant, 4839 Oakton Street, Skokie
Bam's Log Cabin, 6747 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Barbeque Open Pit, 4947 Dempster Street, Skokie
Barney Connelly's Tavern, 8020 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Barnum and Bagel, 4700 Dempster Street, Skokie
Baskin-Robbins, 4041 Dempster Street, Skokie
Baskin-Robbins, 4558 Oakton Street, Skokie
Bay's Restaurant, Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Big Mouth Noodles and Rice Skokie, 4031 Dempster Street, Skokie
Bipees, 5237 Golf Road (Rt 58), Skokie
Bird Snack Shop, The, inside the Dempster Street Skokie Swift Station
Bistro Europa, 9925 Gross Point Road, Skokie
Blameuser's Tavern, Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Blaze Pizza, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
B'Nickys Snackeateria, 7515 Cicero Avenue, Skokie
Bonanza, 10027 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Bonefish Grill, 9310 Skokie Boulevard Rt 41), Skokie
Boston Blackie's, 9525 Skokie Boulevard Rt 41), Skokie
Boston Market, 3641 Dempster Street, Skokie
Boudin Bakery, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Brazil Bowl, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Bronx Inn, 8800 Bronx Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Bronx Lunch, 4953 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Brown's Chicken, 3949 Oakton Street, Skokie
Bruce's Grill, 4455 Oakton Street, Skokie
Bryan's Fountain and Grill, 8047 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Buddy's Restaurant, Church Street, Skokie
Bugsy Schwartz Restaurant, 3353 Dempster Street, Skokie
Bum Steer, The, 4700 Dempster Street, Skokie
Bumpkins, 5237 Golf Road (Rt 58), Skokie
Bungalow Tavern, 10054 North Cicero, Niles Center (Skokie)
Burger King, 8225 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie (1961, 1st Burger King outside Florida).
Burrito Bowl, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Busse's Bungalow, 4952 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Candlewick, 4000 Church Street, Skokie
Canton Restaurant, 8007 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Carson's Ribs, 8617 Niles Center Road, Skokie
Cas and Lou Italian Restaurant, 3517 Dempster Street, Skokie
Casbah Armenian Cuisine, 3941 Dempster Street, Skokie
Champps Americana, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Chances 'R', 10027 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Chandelier Restaurant, The, 4150 Dempster Street, Skokie
Checkerboard Restaurant and Lounge, 8400 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Ches's Lounge, 3401 Dempster, Skokie (Good Food and Liquor)
Chicago Bry's Tavern, 7923 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Chicken Delight, 4650 Oakton Street, Skokie
Chicken in the Rough, 6649 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Chicken Palace, Oakton Street and East Prairie Road, Skokie
Chicken Unlimited, Dempster Street, Skokie
Chik Beef Skokie, 3612 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Choo-Choo Limited Restaurant (where trains deliver the food) 4923 Oakton Street, Skokie
Chuck Muer's Restaurant, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Chun King Lo, 4417½ Oakton Street, Skokie
Circus, The, 8105 North Cicero Avenue (Rt 91), Niles Centre (Skokie)
Clover Club, The, Dempster Street and McCormick Boulevard, Skokie
Club De-Metra, 5006 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Club El Bianco, 10035 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Club Moderne, 3555 Dempster Street, Skokie
Cock Robin, North of Oakton Street on Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Coffee Pot, The, Brown Street, Skokie
Columbo's, East Prairie Road and Dempster Street, Skokie
Contessa, Main Street and Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Copper Penny Restaurant, Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Cork Restaurant, 3555 Dempster Street, Skokie
Cormaine Cocktail Lounge, 3303 Main Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Corner Hut Hot Dog Stand, Oakton and Keating, Skokie
Costa Arena Mexican Restaurant, 4010 Main Street, Skokie
Country Cousins, 4900 Oakton Street, Skokie,
Crabapple Restaurant, 66 Old Orchard Mall, Owned by Marshall Field's, Skokie (1959-96)
Crave Kabob, 7240 Niles Center Road, Skokie
Crazy Greek, 5051 Oakton Street, Skokie
Cutsler's Lunch Counter, 8118 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Daily Grill, 9599 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Dairy Delite, 4847 Dempster Street, Skokie
Dairy Queen, 4041 Dempster Street, Skokie
Da'Nali's, 4032 West Oakton Street, Skokie
Dari-De Lite of Skokie, 3315 Elgin Road, Skokie
De Carlucci's Pizza and Mexican Grill, 4010 Main Street, Skokie
Delve Inn, 4800 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
D'elect to Go, 3455 Dempster Street, Skokie
De Mar's East of Edens, 5200 Dempster, Skokie (in All-Star Lanes) Bowling Alley
Desiree Restaurant, 8000 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Don's Fish Market (attached to Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge), 9335 Skokie Blvd. Skokie
Duffy's Tavern, 8024 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Dukes North, 5237 Golf Road, Skokie
East Of Eden Restaurant, 5200 Dempster Street, Skokie
Eastern Style Pizza, 3560 Dempster Street, Skokie
Eclissi Italian Restaurant, 8020 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Edman's Grill, 3324 Main Street, Skokie
Ed's Ubaa, 9956 Crawford, Skokie
Edward's, 3 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Edwardo's Pizza, 9300 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Eggrolls, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
El Fuego Mexican Cuisine, 8018 North Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
El Gaucho, 10027 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
El Tipico, 3341 Dempster Street, Skokie
Ess n Ess (S & S) Restaurant Delicatessen, 5256 Dempster Street, Skokie
Evergreen Gardens, 3401 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Falafel King 4507 Oakton Street, Skokie
Fil Thai Restaurant, 4010 Main Street, Skokie
Florence Vipond Restaurant, Skokie and Main Street, Skokie
Four Seasons Restaurant, 4000 Church Street, Skokie. (1961-2011)
Fred's Restaurant, 8007 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
French Baker, The, 62 Professional Building, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Frontera Fresco, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Garden Of Eden, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
George's Lunchroom, 8019½ Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Gino's East, Dempster Street and Drake Avenue, Skokie
Gladys and Ed's, 3301 Main Street, Skokie
Goldberg's Delicatessen and Snack Bar, 7933 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Gold Coin Restaurant, 4700 Dempster Street, Skokie
Gourmet Pita and Pizza, Village Crossing Shopping Center, 5549 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Great Godfrey Daniels, 10027 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Great Steak and Potato Co., 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Groovy Island Pizza Co., 5051 Oakton Street, Skokie
Gulliver's Pizza, 3535 Dempster Street, Skokie
Gus Gus Restaurant and Bakery, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Hamburger Hamlet, Dempster Street, Skokie
Hans Goodrich, 6717 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Henry Harm's Tavern, Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Happy Cow, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Herman's Delicatessen, 3720 Dempster Street, Skokie
Herman's Otto Tavern, 1139 Milwaukee Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Hershey’s Restaurant, Dempster Street and Ridgeway Avenue, Skokie
Hillcrest, The, 5151 Dempster Street, Skokie
Holland's Coffee Pot, 8047 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Holloway House Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, 10035 Skokie Highway, Skokie
Hoos Isbell's Nautical Inn, 3445 Dempster Street, Skokie
Horwitz and Shanahan's Restaurant and Bar, 9300 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Hot Dog Hut, Oakton Street east of Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Hot Dog Island, 4925 Dempster Street, Skokie
Houlihan’s, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Howard Johnson Motor Lodge Restaurant, 9333 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Hub, 4700 Oakton Street, Skokie
Hut, The, NE corner of Christiana Avenue and Main Street, Skokie
Hy Life Bistro, 4120 Dempster Street, Skokie
IIG Air Park, 6200 Touhy Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Isbell's Nautical Inn, 3445 Dempster Street, Skokie
Irving’s for Red Hot Lovers, 4925 Dempster Street, Skokie
Jack in the Box, Dempster Street, East of East Prairie Road, Skokie
Jack's Restaurant, 5201 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Jake the Master Ribber, 4120 Dempster Street, Skokie
Jake's Snack Shop, 5201 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Johnny Rockets, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Johnny's Grill, 5313 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Jordy’s Hot Dogs, Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), and Golf Road (Rt 58), Skokie
Kabul House Restaurant, 4949 Oakton Street, Skokie
Karl Bock Restaurant, 5336 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Karl's Cafe (Truck Stop), on Skokie Blvd north of Oakton Street, next to Cock Robin, Skokie.
Kelly's Drive-In, Main Street and McCormick Boulevard, Skokie
Kerns, Jack, 7951 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Klehm's Tavern, Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Kloman, Fred, 8212 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Knotty Pine Inn, 5320 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Krier's Restaurant, 8014 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Krispy Krunchy Chicken, 5128 Dempster Street, Skokie
Kwanset Kitchen, 3324 Main Street, Skokie
Kwiki Dog House, Lincoln and Cicero Avenues, Skokie
L & S Snack Shop, 3421 Church Street, Skokie
La Hacienda del Sol, 3341 Dempster, Skokie
La Maisonette, 3445 Dempster Street, Skokie
La Michoacana Restaurant, 3612 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
La Rosa Restaurant, 3724 Dempster Street, Skokie
La Salade, 3938 Dempster Street, Skokie
La Via Pizza, 5129 Dempster Street, Skokie
Lafite's Steak and Lobster, 3445 Dempster Street, Skokie
Landl's Restaurant, 5301 Foster Street, Skokie
Landl's Restaurant, Golf Road & Edens Highway, Skokie
Lawry's Restaurant & Delicatessen, 4435 Oakton, Skokie
Leo's Tavern, 4249 Main Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Leon Isbell's Nautical Inn, 3445 Dempster, Skokie
Leona's Restaurant, 3517 Dempster Street, Skokie
Lily and Nats Breakfast Cafe, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Lim's Chinese Takeout, 4149 Main Street, Skokie
Lindy's Ground Floor North Shore Hilton, 9599 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Little Oasis Club, The, 4400 Simpson (Golf Road), Skokie
Luigi Pizzeria, 4010 Main Street, Skokie
Lunch Box, 4801 Main Street, Skokie
M Burger, 3654 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Madhus Pizza, 7565 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Mages Waldy's Place (Mages Hot Dogs), 4925 Dempster Street, Skokie
Magic Pan Creperie, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Main Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, 4209 Main Street, Skokie
Malibu Pizza and Pasta, 3353 Dempster Street, Skokie
Mama Marino's Pizza, 3560 Dempster Street, Skokie
Manny's Pizza Skokie, 5051 Oakton Street, Skokie
Marcopolo Asian Restaurant, 8014 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Mark III, Dempster Street and McCormick Boulevard, Skokie
Mexican Fiesta Restaurant, 4010 Main Street, Skokie
Michale Schmitz Restaurant, 8024 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Mod Pizza, 5530 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Moe's Southwest Grill, 3620 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Moroccan Delight, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Morry's Snack Shop, 3358 Main Street, Skokie
Mr. Hummus Mediterranean Grill, 3457 Dempster Street, Skokie
Mr. Sub, Dempster Street, Skokie
Nankin, 4124-26 Dempster Street, Skokie
Nelson, Gust, 7420 North Kostner Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
New Baghdad Kabobi, 4839 Oakton Street, Skokie
New China Restaurant (Cantonese), 3710 Dempster, Skokie
Niles Center Lunch Room, 8019½ Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Nineveh Restaurant, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Niu Armenial Grill, 4839 Oakton Street, Skokie
Niu Kabob House, 4839 Oakton Street, Skokie
Noodles and Company, 3304 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Noshery, The, 4000 Block of Main Street, Skokie
Oakton Lincoln Grill, 8014 Line, Niles Center (Skokie)
Oakton Mediterranean Grill, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Oakton Restaurant, 4900 Oakton Street, Skokie
Old Orchard Delicatessen (arcade level), 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Outlaw Burger, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Pagliacci Pizzeria, Dempster Street and Bronx Avenue, Skokie
Pan Dee’s Inn, Oakton Street, Skokie
Pan Inn, Oakton Street, Skokie
Papa Romeo's Pizza, 3939 Dempster Street (moved 5126 Dempster), Skokie
Papillon, 5111 Brown Street, Skokie
Pat's Place, 8020 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Pat's Place, 5025 Oakton Street, Skokie
Patty's Diner, 3358 Main Street, Skokie
Pete and Charlie's, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Piazza's Italian-American Restaurant, 8335 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Piccolo Mondo, 3517 Dempster Street, Skokie
Picnic Tree, The, 4150 Dempster Street, Skokie
Pie House, The, 6649 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Pinocchio Pizzeria, 4209 Main Street, Skokie
Pizza Go-Go, 3832 Dempster Street, Skokie
Pizzaahhhh, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Pressed Sandwich Shop and Cafe, 4845 Oakton Street, Skokie
Prime Rib, The, 8617 Niles Center Road, Skokie
Pyrenees, The, 10035 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Ralph's (Burgers), 3317 Dempster Street, Skokie
Ramble Inn, 8446 Church Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Ranch Burger Co., 5051 Oakton Street, Skokie
Red Coach Dining Room, 8617 Niles Center Road, Skokie
Ridge Tavern, 9600 Niles Center Road, Skokie
Ridley's Buffet Luncheon, 7914 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Robinson's Lounge, 3517 Dempster Street, Skokie
Romi's, 5237 Golf Road (Rt 58), Skokie
Roti Modern Mediterranean Skokie, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Roundy's Snack Shop, 7738 Lavergne Avenue, Skokie
Ruby Tuesday, 5203 Old Orchard Road, Skokie
Sally's On The Skokie, 10035 Skokie Highway, Skokie
Sam and Hy's, 3438 Dempster Street, Skokie
Scheibe, Henry, 8266 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Schmidt, Mike, 8349 Trumbull, Niles Center (Skokie)
Schmitz's Tavern, 8024 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Scotty and Pete Krier's Restaurant, 8014 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Seul's Tavern, 8000 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Centre (Skokie)
Shahnaz Auntie Kitchen, 5128 Dempster Street, Skokie
Sharp Corner Inn, Niles Center Road, Niles Center (Skokie)
Siunik Armenian Grill, 4839 Oakton Street, Skokie
Skokie Club (Original), 8820 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Skokie Club (Moved and reopened at) 4741 Main Street, Skokie
Skokie Pita and Pizza, 5309 Oakton Street, Skokie
Skokie Pita and Pizza, 7565 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Skokinn, 4741 Main Street, Skokie
Sky Rocket Cabaret Restaurant, Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Slice of Life, 4120 Dempster Street, Skokie
Sloppy Joe Nation, 9525 Skokie Boulevard (Rt 41), Skokie
Smoothie King, 3612 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Sorensen's Lunch Room, 3311 Howard Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Soup Hot Pot, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Spicer's Ribs, Dempster Street and Hamlin Avenue, Skokie
Steak House, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Stouffer's Restaurant, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Subway, 4933 Dempster Street (moved to 4925 W. Dempster), Skokie
Sugo Italian Street Food, 4949 Oakton Street, Skokie
Swedish Castle, 8212 Lincoln Avenue, Niles Center (Skokie)
Szechwan Pavilion, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center #70, Skokie
Thai Pavilion Restaurant, 4654 Church Street, Skokie
Thai Pasta, Main Street and Crawford Avenue, Skokie
The Hawthorn Room, inside Marshall Field's Old Orchard Store, Skokie
The Tea Room, inside Marshall Field's Old Orchard Store, Skokie
Tilted Kilt Skokie BBQ Restaurant, 7070 Carpenter Road, Skokie
Timber Ridge Restaurant, 4000 Church Street, Skokie
Toddle House, Dempster Street, Skokie
Tom Brown's Skokie Restaurant, 8617 Niles Center, Skokie
Top Hat, 3406 Dempster Street, Skokie
Topper's Drive-In, 3406 Dempster, Skokie
Toscano's, Oakton Street, Skokie
Touhy House, 5600 West Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Tous Les Jours, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Tower Garden Restaurant, 9925 Gross Point Road, Skokie
Tower Restaurant and Cafe, 9925 Ridge Road, Skokie
Traut's Restaurant, 8007 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Tuk Tuk Thai, 4031 Dempster Street, Skokie
Uncle Ben's Pizza, 5549 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Villa La Main, Main Street and North McCormick Boulevard, Skokie
Village Tavern, 8617 Niles Cemter Road, Niles Center (Skokie)
Wag's (Walgreens) Restaurant, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Waggoner, Frances, 3800 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Wesley's Restaurant, 3956 Dempster Street, Skokie
West of Edens, 7240 Niles Center Road, Skokie
Westgard's Restaurant, 3406 Dempster Street, Skokie
White Elephant, The, 3401 Dempster Street, Skokie
White Front Tavern, 3441 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Wiggand's Restaurant, 8007 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Wild Burger, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie
Wilde and Greene Restaurant, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Center #C18, Skokie
Wilkin's, 4300 Dempster Street, Niles Center (Skokie)
Will's Place, 7927 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Window To The World, Rotating Restaurant, North Shore Hilton, 9599 Skokie Blvd. Skokie
Wing Zone, 3612 Touhy Avenue, Skokie
Yolo Mexican Eatery, 5111 Brown Street, Skokie
Yummy Kabob Restaurant, 4047 Oakton Street, Skokie
Zelda's Kosher Gourmet Restaurant, 3552 Dempster Street, Skokie
Zito's Beef and Pizza, 5264 Lincoln Avenue, Skokie
Zweig's Restaurant, 4000 Church Street, Skokie
ADDITIONAL READING: Niles Centre, Illinois (Skokie) - Founding businesses within a one-block radius from downtown's center.
Please leave a comment if you can provide any missing restaurants and/or address info.
Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.
Copyright © 2023, Neil Gale, All rights Reserved.
Niles Centre Illinois, Niles Center Illinois, Skokie Illinois, Skokie Cook County, Closed Restaurants, List of Closed Restaurants, Defunct Skokie Restaurants:
Acres Restaurant Delicatessen, Adam Barg's Tavern, Ah Fong, Al Baileys Cormaine Restaurant, Alamo Mardi Gras, Albert's Coffee Pot, Albert's, Aldino's, Alexander’s Breakfast and Lunch, Annie's Pancake House, Arby's, Arman's Canary Barbecue, Aunt Jemima's Kitchen Restaurant, Auto Inn, Babbo Restaurant, Ba Da Boom, The Bagel, Bagel Country Restaurant, Baghdad Family Restaurant, Bam's Log Cabin, Barney Connelly's Tavern, Barnum and Bagel, Baskin-Robbins, Bay's Restaurant, Big Herms Red Hots, Big Mouth Noodles and Rice Skokie, Bipees, The Bird Snack Shop, Bistro Europa, Blameuser's Tavern, Blaze Pizza, B'Nickys Snackeateria, Bonanza, Bonefish Grill, Boston Blackie's, Boston Market, Boudin Bakery, Brazil Bowl, Brown's Chicken, Bryan's Fountain and Grill, Buddy's Restaurant, Bugsy Schwartz Restaurant, The Bum Steer, Bumpkins, Burger King, Burrito Bowl, Candlewick, Canton Restaurant, Carson's Ribs, Cas and Lou Italian Restaurant, Casbah Armenian Cuisine, Champps Americana, Chances 'R' Restaurant, The Chandelier Restaurant, Checkerboard Restaurant and Lounge, Ches' Tap, Chicago Bry's Tavern, Chicken in the Rough, Chicken Palace, Chicken Unlimited, Chik Beef Skokie, Choo-Choo Limited Restaurant, Chuck Muer's Restaurant, Chun King Lo, The Circus, The Clover Club, Club El Bianco, Club Moderne, Cock Robin, The Coffee Pot, Columbo's, Contessa, Copper Penny Restaurant, The Cork Restaurant, Cormaine Cocktail Lounge, Corner Hut Hot Dog Stand, Costa Arena Mexican Restaurant, Country Cousins, Crave Kabob, Crazy Greek, Cutsler's Lunch Counter, Daily Grill, Dairy Delite, Dairy Queen, Da'Nali's, De Carlucci's Pizza and Mexican Grill, D'elect to Go, Desiree Restaurant, Don's Fish Market, Dukes North, East Of Eden Restaurant, Eastern Style Pizza, Eclissi Italian Restaurant, Edman's Grill, Ed's Ubaa, Edward's, Edwardo's Pizza, Eggrolls, El Fuego Mexican Cuisine, El Gaucho, El Tipico, Elliott's Pine Log Restaurant & Lounge, Ess n Ess Restaurant Delicatessen, Falafel King, Fil Thai Restaurant, Florence Vipond Restaurant, Fred's Restaurant, The French Baker, Frontera Fresco, Garden Of Eden, Gino's East, Gladys and Ed's, Goldberg's Delicatessen and Snack Bar, Gold Coin Restaurant, Gourmet Pita and Pizza, Village Crossing Shopping Center, Great Godfrey Daniels, Great Steak and Potato Company, Groovy Island Pizza Company, Gulliver's Pizza, Gus Gus Restaurant and Bakery, Hamburger Hamlet, Hans Goodrich, Henry's Drive-In, Henry Harm's Tavern, Happy Cow, Herman's Otto Tavern, Hershey’s Restaurant, Dempster Street and Ridgeway Avenue, The Hillcrest, Holloway House Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge, Hoos Isbell's Nautical Inn, Horwitz and Shanahan's Restaurant and Bar, Hot Dog Hut, Hot Dog Island, Houlihan’s, Howard Johnson Motor Lodge Restaurant, The Hub, The Hut, Hy Life Bistro, IIG Air Park, Isbell's Nautical Inn, Irving’s for Red Hot Lovers, Jack in the Box, Jack's Restaurant, Jake the Master Ribber, Jake's Snack Shop, Johnny Rockets, Johnny's Grill, Jordy’s Hot Dogs, Kabul House Restaurant, Karl Bock Restaurant, Kelly's Drive-In, Klehm's Tavern, Knotty Pine Inn, Krier's Restaurant, Krispy Krunchy Chicken, Kwanset Kitchen, Kwiki Dog House, La Hacienda del Sol, La Maisonette, La Michoacana Restaurant, La Rosa Restaurant, La Salade, Lafite's Steak and Lobster, Landl's Restaurant, Leon Isbell's Nautical Inn, Leona's Restaurant, Lily and Nats Breakfast Cafe, Lim's Chinese Takeout, Lindy's Ground Floor North Shore Hilton, The Little Oasis Club, Luigi Pizzeria, Lunch Box, M Burger, Madhus Pizza, Mages Waldy's Place, Mages Hot Dogs, Magic Pan Creperie, Main Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor, Malibu Pizza and Pasta, Mama Marino's Pizza, Manny's Pizza Skokie, Marcopolo Asian Restaurant, Mark III, Mexican Fiesta Restaurant, Michale Schmitz Restaurant, Mister Ricky's, Mod Pizza, Moe's Southwest Grill, Moroccan Delight, Morry's Snack Shop, Mr. Sub, Nankin, New Baghdad Kabobi, New China Restaurant, Nineveh Restaurant, Niu Armenial Grill, Niu Kabob House, Noodles and Company, The Noshery, Oakton Mediterranean Grill, Oakton Restaurant, Old Orchard Delicatessen, Outlaw Burger, Pagliacci Pizzeria, Pan Dee’s Inn, Pan Inn, Papa Romeo's Pizza, Papillon, Pats Place, Patty's Diner, Pete and Charlie's, Piazza's Italian-American Restaurant, Piccolo Mondo, The Picnic Tree, Pinocchio Pizzeria, Pizzaahhhh, Pressed Sandwich Shop and Cafe, The Prime Rib, Pyrenees, Ralph's Burgers, Ranch Burger Company, Red Coach Dining Room, Ridge Tavern, Robinson's Lounge, Romi's, Roti Modern Mediterranean Skokie, Roundy's Snack Shop, Ruby Tuesday, Sally's On The Skokie, Sam and Hy's, Schmitz's Tavern, Scotty and Pete Krier's Restaurant, Seul's Tavern, Shahnaz Auntie Kitchen, Sharp Corner Inn, Siunik Armenian Grill, Skokie Club, Skokie Pita and Pizza, Skokinn, Sky Rocket Cabaret Restaurant, Slice of Life, Sloppy Joe Nation, Smoothie King, Soup Hot Pot, Sparky's Snack Shop, Spicer's Ribs, Steak House, Stouffer's Restaurant, Subway, Sugo Italian Street Food, The Swedish Castle, Szechwan Pavilion, Thai Pavilion Restaurant, Thai Pasta, Tilted Kilt Skokie BBQ Restaurant, Toddle House, Tom Brown's Skokie Restaurant, Top Hat, Topper's Drive-In, Toscano's, Touhy House, Tous Les Jours, Tower Garden Restaurant, Tower Restaurant and Cafe, Traut's Restaurant, Tub Tim Thai Restaurant, Tuk Tuk Thai, Uncle Ben's Pizza, Villa La Main, Wag's Restaurant, Walgreen's Restaurant, Wesley's Restaurant, West of Edens, Westgard's Restaurant, The White Elephant Restaurant, Wiggand's Restaurant, Wild Burger, Wilde and Greene Restaurant, Wilkin Restaurant, Will's Place, Window To The World, Wing Zone, Yolo Mexican Eatery, Yummy Kabob Restaurant, Zelda's Kosher Gourmet Restaurant, Zito's Beef and Pizza, Zweig's Restaurant
Albertis
ReplyDeleteMaurie's was NE corner of Kimball and Main. Restaurants missed: Hershey's (Hot Dogs) Dempster across from LaRosa's Pizza, LaRosa's Pizza Dempster, The Hut Christiana and Main NE corner.
ReplyDeleteIt was Morry's [proper spelling] Snack Shop
DeleteThere was a Gulliver's on Dempster
ReplyDeleteThe Picnic Tree where Chandelier was.
ReplyDeletePoochies?
ReplyDeleteGreat list!
ReplyDeleteAlso Hank’s
Poochies moved further East on Dempster.
ReplyDeleteMr Sands and later Coaches Place on Lincoln Ave near Gross Point
ReplyDeleteWhich became Abes on Lincoln after coaches place.
DeletePagliacci Pizza on Dempster near Bronx.
ReplyDeleteHoffmans on Main St. near Kilpatrick.
Looks like a place restaurants go to die? Miss some of those on the list.
ReplyDeleteChicken Palace (Oakton/East Pairie, across Oakview)
ReplyDeleteOld Orchard Deli, in the OO Arcade
ReplyDeleteThai pasta which was on main and Crawford. Where the Mexican restaurant currently is.
ReplyDeleteMalibu pizza next to Kens on Dempster
ReplyDeleteEdwardo’s pizza on Skokie blvd
ReplyDeleteClover Club, Mark III
ReplyDeleteAh Fong was in a small strip mall next to the Skokie Swift.
ReplyDeleteOriginally Ah Fong was on Church Street between Gross Point Road and Skokie Blvd. Their phone number was one or two digits different than ours.
DeleteAlso Lindy’s restaurant in the Hilton on corner of Skokie Blvd. and Golf
ReplyDeleteNeil, I think circa 1962-63 there was a "Checkerboard Restaurant and Lounge" at Main and Skokie Blvd. Did The Bum Steer precede Aunt Jemima's?
ReplyDeleteThe "Choo Choo" downtown Skokie on Oakton. If you sat at the counter your food would be delivered by a model railroad whose track ran along the counter. Kids LOVED this place. My mother would take me there each year for my birthday when I was a little tyke.
ReplyDelete“Irving’s for Red Hot Lovers” - SE corner of Dempster and ?? (Just east of Skokie Swift.)
ReplyDeleteMoved to Skokie Hwy and Lake St in Northbrook. Not nearly as good as it used to be when it was in Skokie.
DeleteClub El Bianco, 10035 Skokie Blvd. Replaced Pyrenees
ReplyDeletethe corner hut
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list! I'd been trying for the longest time to remember the name of Columbo's on Dempster. I didn't see Darnets (sp?) just west of Crawford on Dempster, my old neighbor's sandwich shop at Howard and East Prairie, Annie's on Oakton, and though it still exists in Evanston, Kabul House is no longer in Skokie.
ReplyDeleteHoffman’s Steak House, 4741 Main Street, south side of Main St and just east of Skokie Blvd.
ReplyDeleteFour Seasons, 4000 Church St. ( at Crawford)
ReplyDeleteAdded to the list.
DeleteAbe's on Lincoln ....Hot dog stand !
ReplyDeleteCan't forget Karl's Cafe (Truck stop) on Skokie Blvd just north of Oakton, next to the Cock Robin. Huge portions of the best home cooked meals anywhere, and amazingly cheap. Great coffee in big ceramic mugs with unlimited refills.
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