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Riccardo’s Restaurant & Gallery

This memoriam is dedicated to Rick Kogan, whose contributions not only made this memoriam possible, but who has informed and

“It was 1974 and my sister was graduating from high school. My parents were members of the Playboy Club on

Editor’s Note: sadly, this writer was too young to have visited O’Banion’s in its heyday, so most of what follows

Not to be confused with the James Bond movie of the same name, Moonraker was one of the few hangouts

The BackRoom is perhaps the very definition of a tourist trap. However, the BackRoom must be recognized as one of

Editor’s Note: Melvin B’s, and the transient Cedar Hotel above it, closed in September 2007 to make way for the

Review of the original Bar Louie location is coming soon…

Editor’s Note: sadly, the Mashed Potato Club closed down sometime in 2002 “Restaurant and party bar” Since 1994, the Mashed

Review coming soon for the restaurant row edition of Bar Louie, once Extra Virgin…

“Home of Cohasset Punch” All photos courtesy of John Ladner III On March 29, 1986, Chicago lost two local