LOGAN SQUARE — The Freeze’s second act will debut Monday with the opening of a Small Cheval that took over the famed former ice cream parlor in Logan Sq..
The smooth serve and burger joint changing The Freeze at 2815 W. Armitage Ave. opens 3 p.m. Monday, per indicators on the storefront and an organization announcement on-line Friday.
The Small Cheval is opening in a renovated constructing that stored some features of its previous as an ice cream store, together with the iconic The Freeze signal. Small Cheval may have the identical smooth serve machines utilized by The Freeze and can serve a couple of favorites from the ice cream store, officers with Small Cheval guardian firm Hogsalt beforehand stated.
Work on the renovation ramped up in latest months, with employees lately including ending touches to the placement’s indicators, patio and menu boards.
Tony Zarcone, longtime proprietor of The Freeze, bought the enterprise in 2023. It’s been closed since.
Zarcone, a former firefighter, grew up close by and acquired The Freeze — then generally known as Tastee-Freez — when it hit the market within the late ’80s. He operated the 73-year-old enterprise for 30 years till 2023, when he determined it was time to hold up his hat and transfer to Florida, he beforehand advised Block Membership.
Whereas The Freeze had maintained its recognition through the years, Zarcone stated the neighborhood spot may use upgrades — and he didn’t have the power to make these modifications.
Hogsalt, which operates a number of Small Chevals that originated as a spin-off of its common Au Cheval burger restaurant, took over the spot. It has added a brand new patio with benches and tables, a brand new walk-up window and new planters, plus it did a full rehab of the constructing. That is Hogsalt’s eleventh Small Cheval outpost.
In contrast to The Freeze, the brand new Small Cheval can be open year-round and have an expanded kitchen.
The joint will serve quite a lot of hamburgers, cocktails, fried rooster, chilly drinks that embody beers and cocktails plus ice cream and smooth serve.
Small Cheval can be open 3-10 p.m. each day, with extra up to date hours coming quickly, Hogsalt introduced on-line.
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