McHenry County Blog

First it was Bennigan's across from Around the Clock.

Closed.

I noticed Friday that Bakers Square in Crystal Lake had also closed. When the restaurant in Algonquin closed, I stopped in to ask if the Route 14 establishment would stay open.

“We hope so,” was the answer I received from a woman employee.

The sign on the door says the eating place closed last Monday and the nearest open store is in Palatine.

I called the number listed. It was answered Friday night.

Fortunately, in Crystal Lake we still have Around the Clock.

Their pies are easily as good as the ones Bakers Square used to serve up.

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Labels: Around the Clock, Bakers Square, Bennigan's, Route 14

I found these at the closed Bennigan’s in a traffic island.

Are they snapdragons?

Whatever these yellow flowers are, they are from a better day, because they were growing in grass, not a flower bed.

Labels: Bennigan's, Flowers, Message of the Day

I didn’t notice but Kurt Begalka of the Business Journal did.

The July 2nd issue reported that Bennigan’s had closed its doors.

I'm sure its closing about the time that Crystal Lake Mayor Aaron Shepley's 75% city sales tax took effect was not a factor.

Here’s what the 7-year old restaurant looks like now.

Looks like a good site for a campaign headquarters.

Labels: Bennigan's, Crystal Lake