We tend not to believe in the idea of cursed locations— bad, maybe, cursed, no. But 711 W. Armitage was the site of genuine tragedy when Derek Crumpton, the former Kith & Kin cook who had Derek’s Dogs & Deli there, was hospitalized with walking pneumonia and died shortly after at age 28. And now the successor in the space, Hotdogeria, which had an ambitious menu of Hot Doug’s-like sausages with a Latin American twist, has apparently closed as well. For those searching for evidence that Groupon is a bad deal for restaurants, it’s worth noting that Hotdogeria had offered $10 worth of food for $1 in May. [LTHForum]
