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Franklin Room Ready For Friday Lunch; Lettuce Opens Navy Pier Ports; More

Zoup! opens second Chicago location and Schaumburg gets another Chick-Fil-A.

by Ashok Selvam
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Ashok Selvam is the editor of Eater Chicago and a native Chicagoan armed with more than two decades of award-winning journalism. Now covering the world of restaurants and food, his nut graphs are super nutty.

RIVER NORTH—The Franklin Room, the tavern from the folks behind Union Sushi + Barbecue, opens for lunch tomorrow. Oysters, sandwiches and even lamb shanks are on the restaurant's menu. [EaterWire]

NAVY PIER—The two new Lettuce Entertain You Navy Pier locations opened today, the restaurant group announced via Facebook. Tourists can now chow down at Big Bowl Express and Frankie's Pizza By The Slice. [EaterWire]

THE LOOP—Chicago's second Zoup! location opened on Thursday at 177 W. Washington St. The fast-casual soup concept now has seven locations. [EaterWire]

SCHAUMBURG—Evidently, Schaumburg's a town that can support two Chick-Fil-As. The second location, this time on the suburb's west side, opened on Thursday at 90 Barrington Road. [EaterWire]

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