Restaurants & Bars
Dozens Of Skokie Restaurants Are Now Open For Outdoor Dining
More than 50 Skokie restaurants have opened outdoor dining areas after the state moved into a new phase of its reopening plan.
SKOKIE, IL — Ten days after the expiration of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus stay-at-home order and the modification of some restrictions on businesses and activities, more than 50 Skokie restaurants have begun offering outdoor dining, according to village staff.
Anywhere that already has a private patio, rooftop or an open-window space where at least half of a wall can be removed is able to begin offering on-site dining services in Phase 3 of the governor's Restore Illinois reopening plan.
In late May, Pritzker modified the plan to allow outdoor dining, with restaurant owners across the state given guidelines from state regulators only six days before the governor's new executive orders took effect May 29.
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In Skokie, village officials waived the application fee and permit requirements to expedite new sidewalk cafe permits. Businesses that already had them will not have to pay a renewal fee, according to the village.
All restaurants must follow Restore Illinois Phase 3 bar and restaurant guidance from state and local officials, including keeping tables at least 6 feet apart, wearing masks whenever not seated at a table and regularly disinfecting common areas.
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The following Skokie restaurants offer outdoor dining as of June 9, according to a list prepared by village staff:
- Alexander’s Breakfast and Lunch
- Annie’s Pancake House
- Baghdad Restaurant
- Bar Louie
- Beyond Thai
- Bonefish Grill
- Buffalo Wild Wings - Old Orchard
- Buffalo Wild Wings - Village Crossing
- California Pizza Kitchen
- Charcoal Oven
- Cheesecake Factory - Old Orchard
- Chill Bubble Tea - Old Orchard
- Chill Bubble Tea - Village Crossing
- Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream
- Crazy Greek
- Culver’s of Skokie
- Dengeo’s
- Dunkin Donuts - Kosher - Dempster St.
- Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins - Golf Rd.
- Dunkin Donuts - Gross Point Rd.
- Dunkin Donuts & Baskin Robbins - Touhy Ave.
- EJ’s Place
- Emma’s Bagel Cafe
- Epic Burger
- Euro Echo Cafe
- Fiesta En Tuxpan
- Grecian Kitchen
- Herm’s Palace
- Jameson’s Charhouse - Skokie
- Johnny’s Grill
- Libertad
- Maggiano’s - Old Orchard
- Nando’s Peri Peri Chicken - Old Orchard
- Noodles & Company
- Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store
- Panera Bread - Skokie Blvd.
- Panera Bread - Touhy Ave.
- Pita Inn
- Port of Peri Peri
- Roka Akor - Old Orchard
- Saffron Rolled Ice Cream - Old Orchard
- Sander’s Restaurant & Pancake House
- Sandwich Club
- Sarah’s Brick Oven
- Shake Shack - Old Orchard
- Sip 22 Coffee Lounge and Creperie
- Starbucks - Dempster St.
- Starbucks - Skokie Swift - Dempster St.
- Starbucks - Touhy Ave.
- Subway - East Dempster
- Subway - West Dempster
- TBK Grill - Cocina Mexicana
- TeaRex Bubble Tea Cafe
- That Burger Joint
- Village Inn Pizzeria, Sports Bar and Grill
- Village Roadhouse
The above list is subject to change and may be updated as more information is received. Representatives of any local other establishments offering open-air, on-site consumption of food or drink and who wish to be listed above may email Skokie@Patch.com with details.
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