EDGEWATER — Famed drag diner Hamburger Mary’s is returning to Chicago, with plans to open later this 12 months in Edgewater.
Hamburger Mary’s introduced on Sunday plans to open a location in Edgewater “later this summer season,” the enterprise wrote on Fb. The enterprise didn’t announce a precise location in Edgewater.
“We’re thrilled to announce that our gal Mary will quickly be again flippin’ burgers and puttin’ on exhibits within the Windy Metropolis… at a brand new location in Edgewater!” the publish learn. “We’re within the strategy of sprucing up the place, and we hope to be open later this summer season.”
Hamburger Mary’s reopening returns the favored LGBTQ+-friendly restaurant chain to Chicago after its lone native outpost in Andersonville closed in 2020.
It was in enterprise on Clark Avenue for 14 years. The Andersonville location was changed by a Sweetgreen restaurant.
The closure was as a result of pandemic and rising prices in Andersonville, its house owners stated on the time. Hamburger Mary’s tried to face up to the pandemic: it provided drive-thru drag exhibits throughout the indoor eating ban and took part in expanded outside eating on Balmoral Avenue in Andersonville.
The brand new location would be the solely Hamburger Mary’s within the Chicago space, as its Oak Brook outpost additionally closed in 2020.
The closest current Hamburger Mary’s location is in Toledo, Ohio.
Hamburger Mary’s is thought for its diner-esque menu and eating expertise that options drag performances. The eating places host occasions like drag brunch and charity bingo occasions. Its first location opened in 1972 in San Francisco.
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