Donna Lee, founder of Brown Bag Seafood Co., is starting to feel optimistic about the Loop. The number of office workers coming downtown seems to be inching up every month. Lunch rushes are back, and ...
Restaurants in the Loop tend to be terrible or overpriced—often both. So the decision to eat in this neighborhood is usually based on necessity, not choice. Perhaps you have a business meeting, an ...
Nicole Nassif didn’t care her restaurant would have only six seats. She didn’t mind that offices in the Loop remain, like the rest of the country, far below pre-pandemic occupancy. She felt sure ...