The Hard Rock Cafe will close its River North location March 29 after nearly four decades in business, the company confirmed.
“Hard Rock has enjoyed serving the Windy City community for nearly 40 years and playing a role in the city’s celebrated dining culture,” the cafe’s parent company, Hard Rock International, said in a statement. “We are so grateful to our incredible team members, community partners and fans for their support and memories all this time.”
The restaurant, at 63 W. Ontario St., opened in 1986 and is marked by a giant neon guitar sign and features rock memorabilia on its walls. In a review at the time, a Tribune writer described the cafe as “a family restaurant” serving up “good, honest, filling American fair,” including burgers and barbecued ribs.
“Definitely not a pick-up joint, this restaurant has a safe feeling that makes it comfortable for unescorted single women,” the Tribune reviewer wrote.
The closing of the restaurant that was once a popular tourist destination was first reported by Axios.
In a notification to the state as required by Illinois law, Hard Rock International reported 55 planned layoffs to begin at the end of March.
The company said Chicago employees who were laid off can apply to other positions with the company and that it would provide employees with “outplacement support and resources.”
Hard Rock said it has a total of 319 locations in more than 70 countries. Rockford and northern Indiana are among those locations.
The tourist destination has been in business for almost four decades.
The Hard Rock Cafe will close its River North location March 29 after nearly four decades in business, the company confirmed.
“Hard Rock has enjoyed serving the Windy City community for nearly 40 years and playing a role in the city’s celebrated dining culture,” the cafe’s parent company, Hard Rock International, said in a statement. “We are so grateful to our incredible team members, community partners and fans for their support and memories all this time.”
The restaurant, at 63 W. Ontario St., opened in 1986 and is marked by a giant neon guitar sign and features rock memorabilia on its walls. In a review at the time, a Tribune writer described the cafe as “a family restaurant” serving up “good, honest, filling American fair,” including burgers and barbecued ribs.
“Definitely not a pick-up joint, this restaurant has a safe feeling that makes it comfortable for unescorted single women,” the Tribune reviewer wrote.
The closing of the restaurant that was once a popular tourist destination was first reported by Axios.
In a notification to the state as required by Illinois law, Hard Rock International reported 55 planned layoffs to begin at the end of March.
The company said Chicago employees who were laid off can apply to other positions with the company and that it would provide employees with “outplacement support and resources.”
Hard Rock said it has a total of 319 locations in more than 70 countries. Rockford and northern Indiana are among those locations.
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