Although this seemed like a great place for a restaurant (given it's potential outdoor space and prominent location), it's good to see something move in. As some Sloopers remember, there was a Chicago Business article last August saying a pizza joint was moving into this space. Unfortunately this never panned out (rumor had it that one of the partners was one of Mayor Daley's nephews who had some corruption issues, but who knows).Regardless, we will be watching with close eyes to see when this opens. If you're not familiar with 2x10 nails, it appears that they have three other locations in the city (Andersonville, Southport and Roscoe Village). However we couldn't find a website.
Has anyone ever been to one of these places? Would love to hear your thoughts.
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Nail parlors, pet care stores, and dry cleaners. The south loop seriously resembles a suburban strip mall.
ReplyDeleteThere are nail places all over the city and NONE in the South Loop. I think it's great!
ReplyDeleteSorry but there are already several in the South Loop. You will find them at the building at 13th and State, 1250 S. Michigan (if still open), 1928 S. State and you can go on and on.
ReplyDeleteYeah enough with the nail salons, hair salons, and dry cleaners. I don't care to see anymore open in the South Loop.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the hair salon, dry cleaners, but can you just let us have one more nail salon. C'mon is it too much to ask for?
ReplyDeleteSalon Vision is great on 13th and State. We need Akira and Argo Tea to open up down here.
ReplyDeleteI live in the 1212 building. We're getting a nail salon and a Subway.
ReplyDeleteWhy would a subway go in that spot when there is a subway steps away at 13th and Wabash? Makes no sense to me.
ReplyDeleteI'm fully in favor of an argo tea, nicer and bigger starbucks, or a caribou coffee.
Is another nail salon really going to thrive in this area? Take a look at all the hair salons south of Roosevelt, which technically serve a greater percentage of the population. I'm not sure if a single one of them can maintain consistent open hours due to a lack of customers. Until South Loopers (really Near South Siders) start supporting their local businesses instead of getting in their car and going elsewhere, even the best are still going to struggle, and the rest are going to fall flat. Take a look at Cuatro, which we found out did in fact temporarily close because of financial reasons, they are a 4 star restaurant according to Yelp, but can't get enough business to turn a profit.
ReplyDeleteAnd another Subway? What's with that. There are enough sandwich shops near Roosevelt. Can't we get something else quick but a different type of food? Chipotle, Five Guys, Taco Fresco... something?! I wish I could be more optimistic for the future of the South Loop, but if I was a business owner, as of right now, I definitely wouldn’t be investing my hard earned cash there unless I knew I was providing something people couldn't get elsewhere.
actually 2x10 is a bit more upscale then most nail shops, they'll have no issues!
ReplyDeleteUpscale is better in the South Loop? I tend to think the people that live here are more thrifty than the Lincoln Park Trixies who visit upscale nail salons every week to keep them in business.
ReplyDeleteI think we have all kinds of people in the South Loop. I, for one, have lived here for years and have gone to the West loop for my weekly manicure. I would love to have a more upscale place in the neighborhood. $15 manicures are not limited solely to lincoln park trixies.
ReplyDeleteWhy wouldn't a nail salon work in that spot? I mean, the flower shop that was there went over very well. Oh, wait. I mean, there were many competing flower shops. Oh, wait. I mean, there are no other nail salons in the area. Oh, wait.
ReplyDeleteI give it a year before they decide this was the worst idea ever. They are in a rental buidling full of college students on a fixed budget. Good luck with that. I personally couldn't afford a mani/pedi when I was in college. These kids are already paying all this money to live/rent in the city. I could be wrong, but let's just wait and watch.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the nail salon is at the retail spot where the flower shop was and not on the corner. So hopefully something better than a subway or nail salon comes in that corner spot. It seems like there has been lots of activity there too. So hopefully we will be getting something in there soon.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it seems weird for a Subway to open so close to the one on Wabash, I could see why Subway would want to open there.
ReplyDeleteIn the "sandwich chain wars" between Potbellys, Jimmy Johns and Subway...Subway currently has the worst location in this area. If they upgrade to the corner of Michigan and Roosevelt my guess is that their business will do much much better.
Although I would rather see a unique restaurant at this corner, at least something is moving in there.
Also a potential side benefit would be that maybe the Subway on Wabash would close and giving the potential for a new unique restaurant/bar to replace it. This is me dreaming...but it appears that Flo & Santos has provided a little shot in the arm for this block. Hopefully it continues!
I think Subway closing its current location and a unique bar/pub/restaurant going in its place would be PERFECT!
ReplyDeleteNow we just need exposure/utopia/grand opening/now open to get out and Giocco to clean the gang tagging off their front door awning and this strip could really get moving in the right direction.
Looked like this place was open today when I walked by, and I think they had a 20% off special so for the Anonymous person(s) that was excited about this place opening, I hope you go check them out.
ReplyDeleteAs mentioned earlier, this place opened up on the southern end of the building... The northern corner is still available. It looks like something is being built inside, does anyone have any info?
ReplyDeleteI saw a construction type guy walk out of it this morning, but being on the bus, I couldn't stop and find out what's going on.
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