Asia Palace opens in Tinley Park

Asia Palace opened earlier this summer in Tinley Park.

By Bob Bong

Southland Savvy 

A new Asian fusion restaurant called Asia Palace opened earlier this summer at 7138 W. 183^rd St. in Tinley Park in the same location previously occupied by an Asian restaurant called G-in Sushi but has a new set of owners.

Asia Palace features Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisines and has a full-serve bar. Take-out orders are accepted but there is no delivery.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.

For information, call 708-342-1652.

Chimera’s Comics grand opening in Oak Lawn

Chimera’s Comics, a comic book shop that got its start in May 2011 in LaGrange, will hold the grand opening of its Oak Lawn store this weekend at 5307 W. 95^th St. in Oak Lawn, across the street from the Oak Lawn Library.

The store opened earlier this summer but will hold its ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, followed by an open house until 8 p.m. with snacks and refreshments. There will be a magic tournament starting at 3 p.m. Saturday followed by Kids Day on Sunday with free comic books, and lessons on how to play Heroclix from noon to 3 p.m.

All weekend long the store will give away free comics for all our customers (one per customer). Everyone who shows up will get a raffle for a chance to win a hardcopy copy of “Watchmen: Absolute Edition” (a $75 value).

Store hours are from noon to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For information, call 708-422-4900 or visit Chimera’s Comicsonline or check out their Facebook page.

Frankfort Fall Festival returns this weekend

 

The annual Frankfort Fall Festival, which attracts hundreds of thousands of guests to downtown Frankfort every Labor Day weekend, opens at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The fest features a craft fair with hundreds of vendors selling their wares, a food court, a carnival, and a parade that starts at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Borg Warner parking lot.

For information on parking and a complete list of events, visit Frankfort Fall Festival.

The Dome closes

The Dome Restaurant, which got its name from the building's unique shape, closed recently after being open for more than 25 years in Indian Head Park.

The restaurant opened in 1987 at 6921 Joliet Road and was open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The phone number has been disconnected and its Facebook page gave no indication of why it shut down, but residents told me it closed a few weeks ago.

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

You can also follow business happenings at Comings & Goings.