Restaurants & Bars
Darien May See New Chain Restaurant
A zoning application is expected to be submitted, an official said.
DARIEN, IL – A chain restaurant may come to Darien's old TGI Fridays restaurant, which closed in December 2024.
Last week, Patch asked Dan Gombac, the city's municipal services director, about the status of the vacant building at 2201 75th St at the Darien Towne Centre, which includes Walmart.
"The developer is working with two national brands, a coffee shop and an ice cream establishment," Gombac said in an email. "They are in the process of submitting for a zoning application."
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The TGI Fridays restaurant shut its doors soon after the national chain filed for bankruptcy protection.
In 2008, the chain reached its peak with 601 restaurants. As of late 2024, it fell to 163. Now, it's at 78 locations in 19 states.
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Illinois has three TGI Fridays restaurants – Chicago, Bedford Park and Effingham.
Around the same time Darien's TGI Fridays closed, the Wendy's at Route 83 and Plainfield Road shut its doors. Last fall, a Dunkin' Donuts opened there.
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