LINCOLN SQUARE — Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna has been evicted from its longtime house within the coronary heart of Lincoln Sq..
Folks strolling by 4761 N. Lincoln Ave. Wednesday morning appeared shocked to see the restaurant’s home windows and entrance door lined with steel panels blocking the inside from view.
Messages left with the homeowners of the restaurant weren’t instantly returned.
The enterprise was eliminated by way of a “business eviction” Monday, a spokesman for the Prepare dinner County Sheriff’s Workplace instructed Block Membership.
The spokesman referred additional inquiries to the Prepare dinner County Circuit Courtroom Clerk’s workplace. A spokesperson with the clerk’s workplace was not instantly capable of present extra details about the eviction.
Messages left with the corporate that put in the steel panels, Dawgs Vacant Property Safety, weren’t instantly returned.
Barba Yianni Grecian Taverna has been a staple of Lincoln Sq. since 1989, in keeping with its web site.
“Our ardour for superb Greek meals began again in 1989 when our Greek cooking traditions impressed us to share our scrumptious meals with the group of Lincoln Sq. in Chicago, which gave start to the very best genuine style of Grecian Delicacies in Chicago and has carried us all the way in which to what we provide right this moment,” reads the bio on the web site, which was nonetheless up as of Wednesday.
Barba Yianni was identified for conventional Greek dishes like moussaka, dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) and the flaming cheese appetizer saganaki, in addition to performances by stomach dancers throughout its weekly Girls Nights.
The restaurant’s meals and liquor licenses had final been renewed Nov. 15, 2024 and weren’t set to run out till Jan. 15, 2027, in keeping with metropolis information.
Peering via the steel barricades Wednesday, the inside of the restaurant appeared totally stocked with liquor and furnishings, as if the enterprise had closed out of the blue.
Makes an attempt to achieve the owner Wednesday have been unsuccessful.
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