Courtesy of a reader, we saw the last elements of Dear Flo's being ported away yesterday morning. Courtesy Reader RJMThe front patio space, which made its debut with the former Kal'ish, was one of the last elements remaining from the three former restaurants that occupied the space (Kal'ish, Sephardic Sisters, Dear Flo's). When we broke news of Dear Flo's apparent demise last week, the Instagram page was still up and accessible, but that is gone is well, all but confirming that Dear Flo's is no more. It's a great space and a wide sidewalk, so we are hoping for a new tenant soon!  P.S. [...]

Courtesy Piacere Mio Facebook PageWe have been working on a new restaurant coming to 1303 W. Wilson since we first heard about a new tenant in March, and this afternoon, courtesy of reader RJM and Twitter user minc798, we finally know what's coming to the space. Soon, the first Chicago location of Forest Park based Piacere Mio will occupy the former Baker & Nosh / Longacre/ Floreen's space spanning from 1303 to 1307 West Wilson. Architect Joel Berman (Big Jones) is handling the interior. Courtesy Piacere Mio websiteWe have been watching construction on the space for a couple of months. A [...]