2256 W Irving Park Rd

"Family-owned restaurant stalwart Chicago Joe’s is permanently closed after 33 years, and developers plan to raze its striking white building on the corner of Oakley Avenue and Irving Park Road in North Center in favor of a 53-foot-tall condo building and 16 parking spaces. The restaurant, owned by the same family for three generations, served a menu of American classics like burgers, jumbo chicken wings, and patty melts. Ownership put the building at 2256 W. Irving Park Road for sale two years ago and shut down food service in late October due to the state’s ban on indoor dining." - Naomi Waxman

"North Center: Chicago Joe’s, a longtime family-owned spot for comfort food like burgers and patty melts, is permanently closed after 33 years, according to Block Club Chicago. Developers plan to raze the large white building on the corner of Oakley Avenue and Irving Park Road to build a 53-foot-tall condo building with 16 parking spaces. Ownership put the building at 2256 W. Irving Park Road up for sale two years ago, telling reporters at the time that they were “ready to move on with their lives.” The restaurant stopped serving food in late October, when officials reinstated a ban on indoor dining." - Naomi Waxman