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A running list of brand-new restaurant openings plus a few comebacks

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With a fair share of rattan decor and a cocktail menu that boasts some 30 varieties of rum, dozens of fresh juices and ingredients, and more than 50 colorful cocktails, owners of a new tiki bar in Rosemont aim to transport guests to an island oasis in the South Seas.

As they prepare for the warmer spring and summer months -- when a series of free weekly concerts typically draws thousands to Rosemonts entertainment district -- business proprietors there are talking more like its 2019 again.

A dueling piano bar that closed at the onset of the pandemic in Rosemonts entertainment district is set to make its encore in a nearby, slightly larger location next week.

Tiki bar coming, dueling pianos returning to Rosemont   A tiki bar and dueling piano bar are set to open this summer in the northern portion of the former Hofbräuhaus Chicago in Rosemont. Christopher Placek | Staff Photographer   A craft pizzeria and beer bar is set to open this summer in the southern portion of the former Hofbräuhaus Chicago in Rosemont. Christopher Placek | Staff Photographer   Rosemont trustees on Monday authorized the $4.7 million sale of the Sugar ...