Maple Tree Inn, the observed New Orleans-style café situated in Blue Island since the 1980s, is moving to Homewood, the proprietors said Tuesday.
The café plans to revive by one year from now in a structure at 18849 Dixie Highway some time ago possessed by The Cottage on Dixie, co-proprietors Erich and Katie Wennberg announced.
Our No. 1 doubt was, we know where our foundations are,” Erich Wennberg advised, “It was a troublesome choice to remove.”
The announcement was made a little more than a year after an early-morning fire obliterated the café at 13301 S. Olde Western Ave. The pair lived in a level over the eatery and fled without damage with their pooches, however, they lost their business and individual properties.
We are enchanted that Maple Tree Inn is opening its entryways in Homewood,” Mayor Richard Hofeld declared in the announcement. “The people group grasps cafés that have incredible nourishment and cultivate a feeling of the network — the two of which Maple Tree Inn exemplifies wholeheartedly.”
Erich Wennberg clarified the team investigated movement choices in a few networks.
“When we settled on the choice to move, the choice to move to Homewood was simple,” he said. “Homewood is extremely unique.” . in the 13300 squares of South Old Western, in the town’s historically significant area. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune). (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)
Blue Island authorities did everything they could to keep the venture nearby, the Wennbergs let out, be that as it may, “controlling our predetermination as a business with flawless administration and grant-winning outcomes was fundamental to all else.”
In their announcement, they expressed gratitude toward the city of Blue Island and Ward 2 Ald. Fred Bilotto. “The financial choice for them was hard, yet they need to settle on a business choice,” Bilotto said. Bilotto said he is thankful the eatery intends to revive inside the south rural areas. “I wish them karma,” he said. “They are generally excellent neighbors. I’ve known the family since Charlie possessed the business.”
On Aug. 8, The Cottage on Dixie co-proprietor Glenna Elvery said on the eatery’s Facebook page that she was closing the café and moving to Tennessee with her co-proprietor spouse, Dudley, to invest more energy with their seven grandkids.
“Our dearest expectation is that you bolster the new family that purchased the café so the fun (and) stories proceed,” the post said.
The Weinberg’s said they will keep paying Maple Tree workers full income and advantages in coming a long time as The Cottage on Dixie and its 75-space parking area are reconstructed. In the announcement, they inferred at a Jan. 1 reviving.
“New Year’s Day, 2020 has a pleasant ring to it,” the statement said.