{"id":62973,"date":"2020-02-03T17:03:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T22:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=62973"},"modified":"2021-10-07T08:48:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:48:30","slug":"bar-louie-closes-38-locations-across-the-u-s-including-river-north-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/bar-louie-closes-38-locations-across-the-u-s-including-river-north-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar Louie Closes 38 Locations Across the U.S., Including River North Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thirty years of serving up a variety of approachable cocktails, filling finger-food, and impressive desserts are coming to a bitter pause for Chicago-founded (now Texas-based) restaurant and bar chain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barlouie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Bar Louie<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bar Louie wrapped up the first month of 2020 by filing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantbusinessonline.com\/financing\/bar-louie-files-bankruptcy-after-closing-38-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">Chapter 11 bankruptcy<\/span><\/a>. To make matters more concerning, Bar Louie immediately <span class=\"s2\">closed 38 locations across the U.S.<\/span>, including River North\u2019s location. <span class=\"s2\">This accounts for nearly one-third of its locations<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62977\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62977\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80691131_2754175824605577_2360815695794536448_o.jpg\" alt=\"bar louie\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80691131_2754175824605577_2360815695794536448_o.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80691131_2754175824605577_2360815695794536448_o-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80691131_2754175824605577_2360815695794536448_o-370x463.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80691131_2754175824605577_2360815695794536448_o-406x508.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/80691131_2754175824605577_2360815695794536448_o-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Bar Louie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Maybe this isn\u2019t too much of a surprise for some, considering the various health-department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobusiness.com\/article\/20081010\/NEWS02\/200031352\/health-dept-closes-west-loop-bar-louie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s2\">concerns and violations<\/span><\/a> (dating from 2008) in conjunction with Bar Louie\u2019s nearly $100 million debt. Either way, <span class=\"s2\">CEO Tom Fricke<\/span> remains steadfast in his pursuit to save this trusty chain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fricke claims that by closing the under-performing restaurant locations across America, the company can strategize operationally and profitably speaking. Perhaps, given past locations, one can glean that Bar Louie will shift its energy based on consumer-trends, i.e. moving operations away shopping-malls. By placing energy in what is working for Bar Louie, Fricke claims, that within 90 days, the company will materialize and \u201cemerge from bankruptcy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62978\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62978\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o.jpg\" alt=\"bar louie\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-842x842.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-406x406.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/83419608_2812388032117689_6701737711637626880_o-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Bar Louie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Probable? Perhaps. Convincing? Maybe not. However, skeptics and Bar Louie-devotees alike will have to consider the scope of the situation. For example, similarly modeled restaurants, like <span class=\"s2\">The Cheesecake Factory<\/span>, are also struggling to grow profits. And, t<\/span><span class=\"s1\">hough P.F. Chang\u2019s might have <span class=\"s2\">closed <\/span>its last city location, that chain is remarketing its classic dine-in establishments into To-Go restaurants across the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now, contextually speaking, Fricke\u2019s claims don\u2019t appear to be too far-fetched, especially when considering the reality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/major-big-data-challenges-in-2021\/\">consumer data<\/a> and the promise of the pivot: moving away from malls and pivoting towards successful and more attractive avenues for consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As for the next 90 days? Bar Louie will proceed business-as-usual, paying vendors and employees alike throughout this unfortunate bankruptcy. To note, franchise-owned and operated restaurants are not affected by corporate\u2019s filing of Chapter 11. If you still are craving their fried-calamari, be sure to swing by their other locations in other neighborhoods of Chicago, including Hyde Park, Ukrainian Village, and Printers Row.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. 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