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Ann Sather Restaurant

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Ann Sather
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Restaurant information
Established1945 (1945)
Owner(s)Tom Tunney
Previous owner(s)Ann Sather
Food typeSwedish cuisine
CityChicago
StateIllinois
CountryUS
Coordinates41°56′23.82″N 87°39′5.95″W / 41.9399500°N 87.6516528°W / 41.9399500; -87.6516528
Other locationsLakeview, Chicago, Edgewater, Chicago
Websitewww.annsather.com

Ann Sather's is a Chicago restaurant with locations in Lakeview, Chicago[1] and since 2012, a location in Edgewater, Chicago.[2] From 1987 to 2013, there was a location in Andersonville, Chicago.[3]

Serving Swedish cuisine, Ann Sather opened the eponymous restaurant in 1945. When Sather retired in 1981, she sold the restaurant to Tom Tunney, a 24 year old graduate of Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.[4] Open for breakfast and lunch, they are famous for their cinnamon rolls.[5] Jeff Mauro calls them insane.[1] Tunney is credited with expanding the menu "to include the most famous breakfast in town."[2] They are also known for their potato sausage and Swedish pancakes.[2]

In 2019, Tunney made a deal with Tim Glascott for the Belmont Avenue location that will last for at least ten years, under a sale/lease back arrangement.[6]

In 2021, they were fined $2,000 (equivalent to $2,249 in 2023) for violating indoor dining restrictions due to COVID.[7]

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The restaurant appeared on The Best Thing I Ever Ate episode “Wake-up Call” where Ted Allen discussed the cinnamon roll.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ann Sather". Food Network. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Ann Sather Set To Open Restaurant In Edgewater Near Loyola". CBS News Chicago. April 23, 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ Gallun, Alby (August 14, 2013). "Tunney closing Ann Sather restaurant in Andersonville". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  4. ^ "Ann Sather Restaurant". Dining Chicago. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. ^ Faye, Sam. "Ann Sather". The Infatuation. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. ^ Spielman, Fran (July 2, 2019). "Tunney turns millionaire by selling the land beneath his Ann Sather restaurant". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Ann Sather restaurant in Lakeview fined $2K for violating COVID restrictions on indoor dining". ABC7 Chicago. February 25, 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Ann Sather Restaurant". The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Retrieved 18 May 2023.