CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Old Town Ale House, a fixture on North Avenue since the late 50s, has reopened.
The Old Town Ale House’s resident character, Bruce Elliott, an artist, ex-husband of the owner, who describes himself as the mascot-in-residence made the announcement on Facebook.
“GOOD NEWS! THE OLD TOWN ALE HOUSE IS PLANNING ON REOPENING TONIGHT!!!!” he wrote.
The historic tavern, shut down since July, has partnered with the Warrenville fresh frozen pizza company, Eastside Café, and now has the retail food license it needs and is selling pizzas.
Elliott, who’s the artist behind the edgy, infamous political art behind the bar told the Tribune the pizzas are pretty good.
“These restrictions are going to be a death blow to a lot of neighborhood bars,” he said. “Bars don’t make money selling food. Though somebody did call me to say the pizzas are delicious.”
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Elliot is 80-years old and conscious about being around too many people, so you probably won’t find him in the ale house - at least not yet.
“I’m 80 so I’m careful now about how much time I spend in indoor spaces,” Elliott said. “I used to go down to the bar five days week.”