As of 5:00 today our new outdoor patio is available for seating, available seven days a week for brunch and dinner. This took about five months since we began plans, so it feels great to be here. The City explained to me that an outdoor patio license is harder and takes longer to get than […]
Getting close!
The last couple days have seen huge leaps forward in the look of the dining room at Big Jones. As of today, Saturday before Easter, most of the painting is done and many of the lights are hung. The bamboo floor is installed, and it looks great. Some of the chairs and tables are put […]
and then there was drywall
The drywall is going up now, so the place is really taking shape. This is a picture from the back towards the front. You can’t hear the loud construction work or loud radio trying to compete with the construction work. The new storefront is partially installed too. We’re getting close! – Mark
Building with Pros
We’ve had the great fortune of having a great building team with Joel Berman Architecture, Interia, and all of the subcontractors we’ve pulled together to build your restaurant. Joel & Larry have built out many wonderful restaurant and retail spaces around Chicago, and have gotten really good at it. they are both small business owners, […]
Construction continues
More construction going on, Feb 12th… more cell phone photos. The first photo is the coffee counter (or “bar”) being constructed in the spot where Augie’s old breakfast counter was. – Mark