Ginos east pizza12/11/2023 ![]() Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods.Īlready subscribe? Click here to support Block Club with a tax-deductible donation. With Chicago roots dating back to the late 1800s, the Himmels continue to keep their locally tied business in the family with Jeff Himmel serving as president, and Jordan Himmel as Chief Information Officer. Jake Wittich is a Report for America corps member covering Lakeview, Lincoln Park and LGBTQ communities across the city for Block Club Chicago. Home of the famous Chicago-Style Deep Dish Gino’s East pizza, Bravo Restaurants embodies the essence of family business. “We’re really thankful to be working and have this opportunity to provide that.” “The whole place has a nice, warm and comforting feeling, which is what people are looking for today,” Himmel said. The location also has a large patio space that Himmel said will likely open this spring when outdoor dining ramps up again. “It’s a very New York thing, and I’m so happy because it was one of those afterthoughts, but multiple people stand there and eat every day,” Himmel said. The restaurant also installed railings near the front doors where people can stand and eat their bagels in the morning, Himmel said. “It’s the backbone of our operation,” Himmel said. Himmel said it’s used for making various items from scratch, ranging from Gotham’s bagels to Eduardo Enoteca’s pasta and pizza. The operation transitions to Eduardo’s 2-9 p.m., Himmel said.Ĭustomers entering the bagel shop and restaurant will find on display a giant, decades-old Hobart dough mixer that runs all day. “We did some remodeling to make it look more like a traditional … delicatessen and put in all the necessary bagel-making tools,” Himmel said. ![]() So Bravo Restaurants closed Gino’s East, quickly renovated the building and quietly reopened it in mid-December as a hybrid between Gotham Bagels and the Eduardo’s Enoteca restaurant, expanding the bagel business’ footprint in Chicago. “People were so excited and loved our bagels so much that we were like, ‘Let’s keep moving,'” Himmel said. in the Gold Coast, was keeping steady, Himmel said.Īt the same time, Bravo Restaurants recently partnered with Gotham Bagels from Madison, Wisconsin, to use pizza dough equipment from Eduardo’s to make and sell bagels from its kitchen. Lincoln Ave., “wasn’t doing very well” during the pandemic, said Jordan Himmel, chief information officer of Bravo Restaurants, the parent company of Gino’s East, Ed Debevic’s and several other spots across the city.īut business at Eduardo’s Enoteca, the group’s from-scratch Italian wine bar at 1212 N. ![]() ![]() LAKEVIEW - Chicago-based Bravo Restaurants has closed its Gino’s East pizzeria in Lakeview and opened a hybrid restaurant selling New York-style bagels during the morning and Italian food at night. ![]()
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