Diners, no doubt, are vaults of nostalgia. And they’re harder to find around Chicago. (via eaterchicago)
Jeri’s Grill, a neighborhood institution that was open 24 hours per day for nearly six decades in Lincoln Square, ended its tenure in May 2020 amid the earliest and most uncertain stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arguably the dictionary definition of “no frills,” Jeri’s served up all the hits: patty melts, hash browns, milkshakes, and biscuits and gravy, in a timeless atmosphere that provided special comfort to third-shift and hospitality employees in search of a meal after work.
Its closing was met with a period of mourning by neighbors, fans, and even famous faces like Laura Jane Grace of punk band Against Me! Upon announcing the closure, second-generation owner Frank Di Piero summed up the diners’ legacy in a sign posted to its door: “Jeri’s Grill was a part of the past living in a modern world. Unfortunately, the past can no longer survive in this post-pandemic world... if these walls could talk they would tell beautiful and sad stories of many lives.
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