- Michael Gebert
In a rare example of people actually getting what they’ve been asking for (for years now), Edzo’s Burger Shop, the beloved Evanston burger stand which has been open only for lunch (so owner Eddie Lakin could have a life) since it opened in 2009, will add dinner service. “We’re finally acquiescing to people’s many requests that, ‘Why aren’t you open at night?’” says Lakin. The Evanston location will stay open until 10 PM starting Tuesday, January 28, and soon after, the Lincoln Park location (which is open till 8 PM currently) will start staying open until midnight on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Eddie Lakin: When we first opened I had a life, but I was working my butt off. I was getting in at 6 or 6:30, getting home at 5, then putting my kids to bed or cooking dinner for my family. So then when Lincoln Park popped up, about a year ago, I kind of turned the model on its ear, and abandoned the Hot Doug’s model. I decided to do two, instead of one, so then I hired managers.
And then I said, no, invariably we’re going to wind up doing it and holding it till the next day. And frankly, I think the main thing that makes the burgers good is that they were ground hours before you eat them. I didn’t want to lose that.
Braised goat—
So we stretch out our imaginative side, and then we sell like ten of those a week. So it’s not like we’re committing to the whole month, but it’s something to tweet about, to say hey, this looks interesting. And I try not to do that too much, because I feel like you can get gimmicky, you’re like, “What can I put on a burger now?” There’s a fine line between doing the same thing every day for five years, and becoming a PR whore.
- Edzo’s
- Lobster fries at Edzo’s.
Are you really using live lobsters in here?
