Eateries abundant in suburban downtown areas once dominated by retailers
Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at
6:02 pm
Stroll through many suburban downtowns and you’ll likely find empty retail space. Yet some of those same suburbs continue to boast a vibrant restaurant scene.
In west suburban La Grange, for example, there are 27 full-service restaurants in the eight-square-block village center alone, with two more under construction. Restaurant sales topped $19 million for the first three quarters of 2009, the latest figures available. Nearly all downtown restaurants are independently owned, and the clientele consists mainly of locals.
“People here like walking downtown and knowing their shop owners,” says Michael LaPidus, who opened Q BBQ on La Grange Road in October, selling hickory-smoked brisket, pulled-pork sandwiches and barbecued ribs.
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