Chef Joel Nickson founded Wishbone Restaurant at 1800 W. Grand Ave in July 1990
with 23 seats, nine stools, and a half dozen paintings by his mother, Lia Nickson.
His "southern reconstruction cooking"--Dixie standards like
baked bone-in-ham, blackened catfish, and Carolina crab cakes,
prepared with a minimum of heavy oils, deep frying, or added sugar--
with its mix-and-match menu of side dishes such as sautéed spinach,
mashed sweet potatoes, and macaroni and cheese, caught on fast.
A second Wishbone was opened in 1992 with 170 seats at 1001 W. Washington--at a time when Chicago's West Loop seemed an uncharted territory, Wishbone was an early participant in the emergence of the neighborhood from a commercial area to one of the city's culinary hot spots. In October 2018, after 27 years on Washington Blvd, Wishbone relocated to 161 N Jefferson Street and continues to serve Chicago and the West Loop made from scratch food at affordable prices.
Company Details
- Employees
- 32
- Founded
- 1990
- Address
- 161 N Jefferson St, Chicago,illinois,united States
- Industry
- Restaurants
- NAICS
-
Restaurants and Other Eating PlacesFull-Service RestaurantsLimited-Service RestaurantsCafeterias, Grill Buffets, and BuffetsSnack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
- Website
- http://www.wishbonechicago.com
- HQ
- Chicago, Illinois
- Competitors
- Chin Chin Restaurant Group, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, ClayHandi Restaurant, Restaurant, Hotel & Spa Savarin, REGO Restaurant Group, PUMP Restaurant & Lounge by Lisa Vanderpump, Grande Colonial Hotel & NINE-TEN Restaurant, The Olde Mill Inn and Grain House Restaurant, Conway Restaurant Group, 33 Restaurant Group.
Wishbone Restaurant Questions
Wishbone Restaurant's website is http://www.wishbonechicago.com
Wishbone Restaurant's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/wishbone-restaurant
Wishbone Restaurant has
32 employees.
View email and phone details for 32
employees at Wishbone Restaurant.
Wishbone Restaurant's industry is
Restaurants
Wishbone Restaurant's top competitors are
Chin Chin Restaurant Group,
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United,
Clayhandi Restaurant,
Restaurant, Hotel & Spa Savarin,
Rego Restaurant Group,
Pump Restaurant & Lounge By Lisa Vanderpump,
Grande Colonial Hotel & Nine-Ten Restaurant,
The Olde Mill Inn And Grain House Restaurant,
Conway Restaurant Group,
33 Restaurant Group.
Wishbone Restaurant's categories are Restaurants
Wishbone Restaurant's founding year is 1990
