Carius: Remembering the site that housed many Bloomington restaurants, including Chevys Fresh-Mex
The building that housed Chevys Fresh-Mex and up to 12 other restaurants on Eldorado Road in Bloomington has been demolished.
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The building that housed Chevys Fresh-Mex and up to 12 other restaurants on Eldorado Road in Bloomington has been demolished.
Green Gables, a popular gathering place since 1929 but destroyed in a 2022 fire, has been under construction since August, with hopes to reopen in mid-May.
"My very unofficial records for this year show that 34 restaurants opened in the Bloomington-Normal area and only eight closed," Larry Carius writes.
The owners of Green Gables Bar & Grill are celebrating a milestone in the rebuilding process since a fire in May 2022. The new building now has a roof.
If you love food — who doesn't? — make sure you get the latest on the BloNo restaurant scene from columnist Larry Carius.