Friday, January 11, 2008

New Ravenswood Bar/Restaurant Making Progress


This isn't exactly a new scoop, but there is a entirely new bar opening at the corner of Wilson and Ravenswood in the Ravenswood neighborhood. It’s in the old Zephyr location. A lot of people got very teary eyed about the closing of Zephyr…. Eh.

Any who, this new Irish Pub going in is a major work. The space was gutted to build the new favorite hangout for yours truly. Hopefully it will have some killer outdoor space… easier with “The Goobs” (a.k.a. our kid).

The Ravenswood industrial corridor from Irving Park Road all the way north to Peterson is always good for a find. Be it retail or restaurants, North Ravenswood and the surrounding streets are becoming a destination. You could easily spend the better part of a day walking the neighborhoods of North Center to West Andersonville from south to north and have plenty to eat drink and shop.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I've heard that this bar is shooting to be ready by March - which makes sense (St. Pats day). Haven't heard anything yet about the name though - anyone?

Eric Rojas said...

Thanks.

I don't have a name either... but there will be plenty of Irish Whiskey so who cares?

Anonymous said...

From Gapers Block:
At Wilson and Ravenswood in underserved Ravenswood, O'Shaughnessey's is nearing completion; looks to be a couple months from opening. From the external signage, it'll be a standard model Irish pub, unless they're serious about being "tea merchants" and "whiskey blenders."

Eric Rojas said...

Cool. At least they could have come up with a better Irish name huh? But seriously folks...