Ann Sather Restaurant
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1945 |
| Owner(s) | Tom Tunney |
| Previous owner(s) | Ann Sather |
| Food type | Swedish cuisine |
| City | Chicago |
| State | Illinois |
| Country | US |
| Coordinates | 41°56′23.82″N 87°39′5.95″W / 41.9399500°N 87.6516528°W |
| Other locations | Lakeview, Chicago, Edgewater, Chicago |
| Website | www |
Ann Sather's is a Chicago restaurant with locations in Lakeview, Chicago[1] and since 2012, a location in Edgewater, Chicago.[2] From 1987 to 2013, there was a location in Andersonville, Chicago.[3]
Serving Swedish cuisine, Ann Sather opened the eponymous restaurant in 1945. When Sather retired in 1981, she sold the restaurant to Tom Tunney, a 24 year old graduate of Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.[4] Open for breakfast and lunch, they are famous for their cinnamon rolls.[5] Jeff Mauro calls them insane.[1] Tunney is credited with expanding the menu "to include the most famous breakfast in town."[2] They are also known for their potato sausage and Swedish pancakes.[2]
In 2019, Tunney made a deal with Tim Glascott for the Belmont Avenue location that will last for at least ten years, under a sale/lease back arrangement.[6]
In 2021, they were fined $2,000 (equivalent to $2,249 in 2023) for violating indoor dining restrictions due to COVID.[7]
Popular culture
[edit]The restaurant appeared on The Best Thing I Ever Ate episode “Wake-up Call” where Ted Allen discussed the cinnamon roll.[8]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ann Sather". Food Network. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Ann Sather Set To Open Restaurant In Edgewater Near Loyola". CBS News Chicago. April 23, 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Gallun, Alby (August 14, 2013). "Tunney closing Ann Sather restaurant in Andersonville". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
- ^ "Ann Sather Restaurant". Dining Chicago. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Faye, Sam. "Ann Sather". The Infatuation. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Spielman, Fran (July 2, 2019). "Tunney turns millionaire by selling the land beneath his Ann Sather restaurant". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Ann Sather restaurant in Lakeview fined $2K for violating COVID restrictions on indoor dining". ABC7 Chicago. February 25, 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Ann Sather Restaurant". The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Retrieved 18 May 2023.