Scrementi’s Returns to Mokena

Scrementi's Italian Grill opened this week in Mokena.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Scrementi’s restaurant has found a new home in Mokena.

Now called Scrementi’s Italian Grill, the restaurant opened Tuesday at 9301 W. 191^st St. in the Boulevard shopping center.

The first Scrementi’s Mokena location opened in the fall of 2010 in the former Angelino’s and was forced out several months later. They searched a long time for a new location before settling on a corner spot at the Boulevard.

 “The new location has a totally different set up,” said Nancy Vandal, manager at the original Scrementi’s in Steger.

The new location is a single-level establishment as opposed to the three-floor former location. There is an outdoor patio, a bar area and a small banquet room for parties of up to 50 people.

“The menu will be very similar to the original location,” Vandal said.

She said owner Sam Scrementi was going for a “casual but elegant feel.”

“He wants people to be able to enjoy a nice dinner or to be able to sit in the bar and relax,” she said.

The new Scrementi’s will be open for lunch and dinner with hours from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

For information, call 708-478-3335 or visit them online at Sam Scrementi’s Restaurant or check out their Facebook page.

Natalie’s Gifts Calls it Quits

Natalie’s Gifts is going out of business after more than 20 years at 7206 W. College Drive in the Tiffany Square shopping center in Palos Heights. The store is holding a liquidation sale through August with prices on collectibles slashed 70 percent. For information, call 708-923-1461.

Gold and More Closing

Gold and More, a resale shop that specialized in buying gold and silver, is holding a going out of business sale at 7220 W. Benton Drive in Frankfort Square.

An employee said the store, which opened in November 2010, will close by the end of the month unless it runs out of inventory.

“We have until the end of the month when the lease runs out, but I don’t see us lasting that long,” the employee said.

Cici’s Closes in Lockport

The Cici’s Pizza restaurant closed recently at 16131 S. Farrell Road in Lockport. If you have a hankering for their pizza buffet or breadsticks, there are still restaurants in Plainfield, Naperville, Schererville, Ind., and at 9218 W. 159^th St. in Orland Park.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

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