LINCOLN PARK—In addition to Spike Mendelsohn’s burger restaurant Good Stuff Eatery opening its first Chicago location next month, Crain’s reports that a second spot is being planned in the New City development near Lincoln Park. It’s targeting a late summer 2015 opening and capacity is expected to hold about 70 diners, with a small patio seating between 24 and 32. [Crain’s]
WEST LOOP—Dirk Flanigan’s upcoming restaurant, Il Coniglio, has found a home in the West Loop and is planning to open by the end of next summer. The exact address has not been disclosed but the French-Italian spot will be just a little ways away from booming Randolph Street, and will have a rooftop deck with "fantastic views" that seats 50. [Crain’s]
RIVER NORTH—Bohemian House will host The Days of Czech Cuisine in Chicago, beginning Nov. 23 and running through Nov. 25. The restaurant will offer a menu of exquisite specials by a team of Czech chefs in town from InterContinental Hotel Prague, and guests will have a chance to try a variety of authentic dishes as well as interact with the chefs. [EaterWire]
RIVER NORTH—Kick off Thanksgiving early with a special Peruvian-inspired Turkey Day menu at Tanta, offered Nov. 24 to Nov. 30. Dishes include Whole Fish ($49; chef’s choice of black sea bass, striped bass, fluke or yellow tail snapper), Turkey Breast ($39; stuffed with mushrooms, bacon and prunes) and Tiradito Macho ($19; featuring salmon, mango, cucumber, chipotle leche de tigre and topped with crispy salmon skin). The restaurant will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. [EaterWire]