Openings

Updates on Boiler Room and Pork Shoppe

At least the Boiler Room was honest.
At least the Boiler Room was honest. Photo: Nick Kindelsperger

It feels like we’ve been reading about the impending opening of the Boiler Room and the Pork Shoppe for a while now, but it looks like both will open next week. We talked with the folks at the Pork Shoppe, a barbecue joint in Avondale, last Monday, and they finally plan to open on July 7 or 8. They had to delay the opening because the wife of one of the owners had a baby. Talk about timing. And Chicago Magazine reports that Logan Square’s newest pizza and cocktail bar, the Boiler Room, plans to open on July 8. That means they have just a few more days if they want a new name, which Chicago notes has been changed four times. [Chicago Magazine, 7th Item]

Updates on Boiler Room and Pork Shoppe