Three Aces Crew Reveals Name, More Tidbits on West Town Spot:
Wonder no more what the Three Aces team will name their new concept in West Town. Revealed today, the name is Charlatan. In a meaning that can also describe Three Aces, ownership uses the word as "a showman, who does much with little," according to a release.
As reported yesterday, Charlatan's food and drink will be "locally sourced, modern Italian inspired fare with local brews, hand-crafted...
Design Details Emerge For Three Aces Spot In West Town:
With the sudden 2013 closing of the much-beloved West Town Tavern and the here-today/gone-tomorrow Chicago Taco pop-up, the space at 1329 W. Chicago has lain fallow for more than a year. However, emerging details about the new Three Aces spot indicate a high energy concept in line with the Taylor Street spot, as set by the phrase "Dine & Drink Rock & Roll" which has been hand-painted in gold...
Three Aces Owners Taking Over West Town Tavern Space:
Susan and Drew Goss finally have a taker for the West Town Tavern space. The ownership behind the raucous "gastropunk" Taylor Street spot Three Aces, an Eater 38 restaurant, is coming in, Crain's reports.
Though it may look like "Keith Richards' basement bar", this midpriced "rockabilly gastropub" gives culinary nods to its Little Italy 'hood while swapping out the mixed nuts for grub that goes "way beyond normal bar fare"; service can be "varied", but with a "great beer selection" featuring many Midwestern brews, most barely notice.