Ann Sather
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]

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.[3] Open for breakfast and lunch, they are famous for their cinnamon rolls.[4] 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.[5]

In 2021, they were fined $2000 for violating indoor dining restrictions due to COVID.[6]

The restaurant appeared on The Best Thing I Ever Ate episode “Wake-up Call” where Ted Allen discussed the cinnamon roll.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ann Sather". Food Network. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ann Sather Set To Open Restaurant In Edgewater Near Loyola". CBS News Chicago. April 23, 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "Ann Sather Restaurant". Dining Chicago. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. Faye, Sam. "Ann Sather". The Infatuation. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. Spielman, Fran (July 2, 2019). "Tunney turns millionaire by selling the land beneath his Ann Sather restaurant". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. "Ann Sather restaurant in Lakeview fined $2K for violating COVID restrictions on indoor dining". ABC7 Chicago. February 25, 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. "Ann Sather Restaurant". The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Retrieved 18 May 2023.


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