Angelo’s Fresh Market was a logical extension for the family meat-cutting business, says owner Carla Bolin.
“We cut meat for white table cloth restaurants across the country and our family and friends were always asking us for steaks or a roast, so we decided to open a retail store (1044 Sterling Ave. in Flossmoor) last July,” said Bolin.
The focal point of the new Angelo’s Fresh Market, which is expected to open Saturday at 7150 W. 183rd St. in Tinley Park, will be its meat case.
“We will have a prime grade meat case,” Bolin said. “A steak you buy here will be the same kind you would get at Michael Jordan’s restaurant.”
“The thing most people say after trying our meat is that they forgot what good meat tastes like,” she said. “If you shop here, you are going to get restaurant quality meat.”
Steaks, however, are not what the store is known for at its first location in Flossmoor, which opened in July 2013.
“The meatballs are our most popular serving,” Bolin said. “They are traditional Italian meatballs made with beef, veal and pork and they were a big hit from the beginning.”
Angelo’s will also feature a full deli line, she said, which is not available at the Flossmoor location.
“We will carry homemade pastas, sauces and flavored olive oils,” she said. “The menu will offer 14 different sandwiches, both hot and cold.”
The store will also offer artisan cheeses and breads and milk-fed veal.
Bolin said she settled on the Tinley Park location in part because it was a former restaurant, a Quizno’s sandwich shop.
“We heard good things about Tinley Park, and it did not require a lot of remodeling because it already had refrigeration,” she said.
She said Angelo’s will continue to look for new locations.
“I’m thinking we’ll open four or five new stores,” she said. “Our next location will be somewhere in northwest Indiana.”
The Tinley Park store is about 1,800 square feet, and Bolin said she had already hired four people to work the new store.
Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
She said the grand opening on Saturday hinges on village inspections and if all the remaining equipment arrives on time.
“If not Saturday, we’ll open Monday or Tuesday, for sure,” she said.
For information, visit them online at http://www.angelosfresh.com/ or check out their Facebook page at Angelo’s Fresh Markets.
Brothers open new restaurant
Brothers Frank and Chuck Gatto have finally opened their fourth restaurant in the Riviera Country Club at 8801 W. 143rd St. in Orland Park.
One feature the new location has is a rooftop deck.
“The Orland location has a rooftop deck overlooking the pool,” said co-owner Frank Gatto. “It’s definitely something we haven’t done before.”
“In addition to being a full service restaurant, we will feature a casual menu for people at the pool,” he said.
In addition to the deck, Gatto said the new location would have a main dining room with seating for 140 and a party room that could seat 80.
Gatto’s is the third restaurant in the space in recent years. R.C. Mulligan’s closed a few years ago and was replaced by Pompei Pizza, which changed its name to Ralph’s Pizza late last year and then closed in early January.
For information, call 708-349-8700.
Openings and relocations
CrossFit gym opened earlier this year at 1263 W. 159th St. in Homer Glen. The fitness center is open from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
A handful of stores have moved into new digs at Chicago Ridge Mall in Chicago Ridge.
Spencer’s and Hot Rags moved into new locations across from Old Navy, Modern Man has relocated to space next to Verizon Wireless in the Bed Bath & Beyond court and Champs is in temporary digs across from Forever 21 while a new permanent location is under construction.
The American Mattress Store is holding a grand opening this week at its renovated store at 15159 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park. The store will cut the ribbon on its newly freshened store at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday.
