Oak Park couple to close Wishbone after 36 years

It’s last call for Wishbone, where regulars will remember grits, laughs and ‘comfort’

A couple years after Joel and Julie Nickson opened the Southern-inflected Wishbone restaurant at 1800 W. Grand Ave. in 1990, Bill Grant came in for the first time on a friend’s suggestion and ordered the Cajun-style shrimp with cheesy grits.He’s been ordering them for breakfast ever since, usually twice a month.“I’ve had shrimp and grits at 100 places across America, and these are still the absolute best to me,” said Grant. Green Room Newsletter…

Oak Park couple to close Wishbone after 36 years

When chef Joel Nickson and wife Julie first opened the doors at Wishbone in 1990, they entered into the Chicago restaurant scene with a clear mission: serve up comforting Southern cooking favorites in a remarkably down-to-earth atmosphere. With menu favorites stretching from cheesy grits and red beans and rice, to chicken and waffles omelets and […] The post Oak Park couple to close Wishbone after 36 years appeared first on Forest Park Review.