Introduction to Logan Square’s Recent Closures
LOGAN SQUARE — A ramen restaurant and two neighboring bars at Milwaukee and Fullerton avenues in Logan Square have closed — but new businesses are coming in. Furious Spoon and the bars Pink Squirrel and Deadbolt, all under the same ownership, quietly closed this month. The owners did not announce the closures except for a small handwritten note on the doors of Furious Spoon, 2410 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Closure of Furious Spoon
“After 16 years of serving Logan Square, it is time for Furious Spoon to say goodbye. Thank you for sharing noods with us,” reads the note.
The restaurant was the last Furious Spoon location. At one point, there were seven Furious Spoons in the city and one in Evanston; the Lincoln Park location was the most recent one to close in 2023.
Closure of Pink Squirrel and Deadbolt
The Logan Square Furious Spoon and Pink Squirrel are listed as permanently closed on Google Maps, while Deadbolt still appears open and has a private event scheduled for Friday. But Esam Hani, a popular restaurateur who owns several businesses along Milwaukee Avenue under his company, One of a Kind Hospitality, confirmed he’s taking over the three attached storefronts and is planning new concepts there.
New Owner and Plans
Company officials for Furious Spoon, Pink Squirrel and Deadbolt did not reply to a request for comment. Hani said negotiations to take over the businesses had been in the works for about six months. Hani filed business license applications this month for the spaces at 2412-2414 N. Milwaukee Ave., one for a restaurant in the former Furious Spoon corner space and one for the Pink Squirrel and Deadbolt spaces, which would be combined for a new bar, according to Ald. Daniel La Spata’s 1st Ward office. La Spata announced the license application in his newsletter last week and is working with the city and owner to get more details.
Notices for the applications were posted on the business doors Monday, and Hani said he’s working with his team on two new concepts, though it’s too soon to share more details.
Community Reaction
Deadbolt’s exit from the neighborhood is welcomed by some neighbors, who petitioned for the late-night bar to close after an April shooting outside, neighbors and La Spata previously said. Deadbolt has been in Logan Square since 2016, when owners took over longtime dive bar Two Way Lounge. Neighbors, business owners and employees who work and live near the bar previously told
