[Magdalen] oldest restaurants in Chicago

[Joseph Cirou]

I've been to 3, 4, 8, and 12


I also ate at Henrici's fairly regularly when I was in high school and college (downtown for my organ lesson)
It was opened in 1867 but closed 30 or 40 years ago.

The Berghoff, I think is from 1898.

Almost everytime my mother and I went downtown we'd meet my Father for Tea at the Walnut Room (We managed to get there before 5PM when the dinner menu started. Tea was as good as a late lunch or early supper.

There were a few other store restaurants that we frequented for variety. At the time my Dad taught at Washburne Trade School at Sedgwick and Division ( I think the building is still standing) but the school moved to 33rd and Kedzie in the 60's. My father still ate well since he ate with the chefs who taught the cooking program. Mr. Zenker was in charge so we had frequent German dinners brought home from leftovers. I kept up the habit with those favorite restaurants. We used to go to the Italian Village on Opera Night, sometimes Henrici's. None of these was really expensive in those days. ( With the money I made from playing the organ for daily Mass and funerals, I could afford a season ticket (cheap) and dinner on opera nights and tickets on the Rock Island (It was considered safer than taking the L and CTA at 1AM)

Joe
-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Wohlers <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
>Sent: Jan 5, 2016 2:05 PM
>To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>Subject: Re: [Magdalen] oldest restaurants in Chicago
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>Haven't been to any of these, but I have been to the Union Oyster House 
>(1826), Durgin Park (1827), and Jacob Wirth's (1868), all of which predate 
>all those on this list.
>
>Chad Wohlers
>Woodbury, VT USA
>chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Judy Fleener
>Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:39 PM
>To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
>Subject: [Magdalen] oldest restaurants in Chicago
>
>I enjoyed reading this list and was surprised at how many of these I have
>enjoyed,
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>1. Schaller's Pump, *3714 S. Halsted St.*
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>2. Daley's Restaurant, *809 E. 63rd St.*
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>3. The Berghoff
><http://chicago.everyblock.com/news-articles/jan04-chicagos-oldest-restaurants-have-changed-but-not-much-7281994/?utm_campaign=digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=digest>
>, *17 W. Adams St.*
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>4. The Walnut Room
><http://chicago.everyblock.com/news-articles/jan04-chicagos-oldest-restaurants-have-changed-but-not-much-7281994/?utm_campaign=digest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=digest>
>, *111 N. State St.*
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>5. Pompei, *1531 W. Taylor St.*
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>6. Valois Cafeteria, *1518 E. 53rd St.*
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>7. Green Door Tavern, *678 N. Orleans St.*
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>8. Lou Mitchell's, *565 W. Jackson Blvd.*
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>9. Lindy's Chili, *3685 S. Archer Ave.*
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>10. Italian Village, *71 W. Monroe St.*
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>
>*Numbers 2, 3, 4, 6,8 and 10.*
>-- 
>Judy Fleener, ObJN
>Western Michigan 
>