Two gimmicky bars open, one in the South Loop and one in Lakeview.
Also beloved by the critics: Big Star and LM Le Restaurant
Jerry Kleiner thinks of entering his restaurants as stepping into a picture.
Plus: Jam does magical things to the oft-maligned meal of brunch; steak in a castle
With just a week to go before opening, Jerry Kleiner has finally christened his Old Town mega-restaurant.
It doesn't have a name yet, but here's what we do know about Jerry Kleiner's "Midwestern food" mega-restaurant.
The kitsch-filled South Loop Italian restaurant mysteriously half-closes.
Leave it to Kleiner to promise a classy bar in a South Loop movie theater.