"June has passed, but soon Chicagoans will be able to bask in that fierce Pride energy all year round at a popular drag restaurant and performance venue’s forthcoming location on the Near South Side. Mini-chain Lips is slated to open in late summer at 2229 S. Michigan Avenue. Local queens Mimi Marks, Mz. Ruff N’ Stuff and Angel LeBare will host a grand opening weekend starting Friday, August 23. Touted as the 'ultimate in drag dining,' Lips Chicago will be all about opulence. Four eight-foot crystal chandeliers will dangle overhead, offsetting pink leopard tufted walls, velvet curtains, and a bevy of bejeweled mirrors. The venue’s stage features a throne — the performers are queens, after all. The 8,000 square-foot space seats 174, so diners should expect a crowd." - Naomi Waxman