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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

New Restaurant Coming to Former Mia Cucina Location

The Palatine village council gave village manager authority to negotiate a lease with Tap House Grill to locate at 56 W. Wilson.

A new restaurant could be coming to town in the near future to breathe new life into the former Mia Cucina location. Monday, the Palatine Village Council voted to allow Village Manager Reid Ottesen to negotiate a lease with Tap House Grill for the 10,000 square foot property located at 56 W. Wilson Street. In late November, Palatine Patch readers weighed in on what they would like to see at the location. Tap House Grill currently has seven Illinois locations in Glen Ellyn, Highwood, Oswego, Plainfield, Westmont, Lemont and St. Charles, according to their website. “This allows the village to negotiate a 10-year lease, with an option [for Tap House Grill] to purchase the property,” Ottesen said. Ottesen said the village believes this is a …

PRVotes

11:27 am on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Wow, ANOTHER bar in Palatine... surprise, surprise. No wonder I find myself driving to Barrington and Arlington Heights to eat at Restaurants... too bad one can not support local RESTAURANTS where they live. The downtown area is nothing but bars.   more ›

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Vision for Vacancy: Former Mia Cucina

The property at 56 W. Wilson Street in downtown Palatine has remained vacant since the popular restaurant closed in 2006. What do you think would be the next best use for this building?

The 10,000 square foot building that previously housed Mia Cucina Restaurant sits on 26,000 square feet of land in downtown Palatine.  After Mia Cucina closed, the Village of Palatine purchased the property at 56 W. Wilson Street near Brockway, at a price tag of $2.2 million for future redevelopment.  The village even hired a company to help market the property in 2010, but no projects ever came to fruition. The property is included in the central business district and has a wide array of potential uses, including a bakery, antique shop, professional offices or even another restaurant, among many other options.  Palatine Patch wants to know, if you had a say, what would you like to see come into this property? Share in the comments section…

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Eric

8:55 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

As someone who has spoken with the past operator of Mia Cucina, it is my understanding that the large footprint of the space made it unrealistic for an efficient restaurant operation. Filling up one or two nights a week can not support such a large space. Hopefully the new restaurant operators have a better approach to making us of the space, or they'll find the same to be true. Mia Cucina was …   more ›

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