Overview
- Wishbone confirmed it will close after 36 years of operation at its West Loop site, with no firm final date announced.
- The restaurant said its goal is to remain open through the end of August while it finalizes closing plans.
- The current location sits at 161 N. Jefferson St., where Wishbone relocated in October 2018 after decades at an earlier West Loop site.
- Chef Joel Nickson opened Wishbone in 1990 and built its reputation on southern-inspired dishes like baked bone-in ham, blackened catfish, and Carolina crab cakes prepared with lighter techniques.
- Wishbone once operated multiple Chicago-area locations and has seen earlier closures in Berwyn and on Lincoln Avenue, making this latest announcement the most recent step in a long contraction of the brand.