Nick's Pizza & Pub To Close In Lincoln Square

CHICAGO — Nick's Pizza & Pub will close Nov. 4 in Lincoln Square, its owner announced in a Facebook video post. Nick Sarillo began the chain with restaurants in Crystal Lake and Elgin, and dreamed of opening a Chicago location. In his video post, Sarillo was honest about why the pizzeria at 2434 W. Montrose Avenue didn't work out.

“Our other two restaurants in Crystal Lake and Elgin couldn’t sustain paying for the losses in this new restaurant anymore and we need those two restaurants to stay open,” he said.

Eater Chicago called Sarillo's Facebook post "refreshingly honest." The report noted there's plenty of pizzeria competition on Chicago's North Side.

Sarillo opened his first location in Crystal Lake more than three decades ago.

“It was 2004 when I first dreamed of bringing Nick’s Pizza & Pub to the North Side of Chicago, back to my old neighborhood where I grew up,” he said in the Facebook video.

Sarillo said he and his restaurant team were "grateful to have served" the Lincoln Square community.

View Sarillo's full video post here:

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