Your Guide to Easter Brunch in the South Suburbs

This Easter, celebrate at one of the many local restaurants hosting a holiday brunch.

Your Guide to Easter Brunch in the South Suburbs

This Easter, celebrate at one of the many local restaurants hosting a holiday brunch.

Easter is just around the corner and several local restaurants are hosting a holiday brunch.  Check out the list below for a round up of nearby Easter brunches being held March 31. Where: 9550 W. 123rd St., Palos Park When: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost: $19.95 for adults, $9.95 for children younger than 10 years Highlights: Enjoy breakfast classics such as scrambled eggs, bacon and waffles, as well as more unusual brunch dishes, including vegan pasta and minestrone. Where: 16156 S. La Grange Rd., Orland Park When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Varied, depending on items ordered Highlights: The restaurant will offer assorted omelettes, french toast and other breakfast foods. Where: 8801 W. 143rd St., Orland Park When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $18.95 …

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Last Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas

Waited until the last minute? Chances are you aren’t the only one. Orland Park Patch has a short list of ideas to help save your skin today.

  It happens to the best of us. We get busy, staying focused on our hectic routines, and suddenly you realize “today is Valentine’s Day.” If you didn’t plan anything for your better half, think of it as an opportunity to get creative. Ice Skating Take your date ice skating at Centennial Park. The Sweetheart Skate starts at 6 p.m., and it’s free for all ages. Popcorn and a warm drink will be provided, and light-up roses will be available for purchase. Romantic Dinner Café Gaston is hosting a special candlelight dinner at the restaurant, with prime rib, creamy asparagus chicken and salmon en crout. Call for reservations at 708-403-3663. Roccovino’s also has specials for Valentine’s Day including oysters rockefeller, filet and lobster, red …

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Business Comings & Goings: Lawn Funeral Home to Open in Tinley

Firehouse Subs now open in Orland Park • Brookside Marketplace owner expected to reconfigure former Lane Bryant in Tinley • Pompei in Orland Park remains open after two unaffiliated locations closed before Christmas

Lawn Funeral Home is celebrating its 50th anniversary by building a third location in Tinley Park. The funeral home was founded in Burbank in 1962 by Don Jarka Sr. A second location opened at 7732 W. 159th St. in Orland Park in 1987. Now a third location is under construction at 179th Street and 94th Avenue in Tinley Park. “We just thought it was a good move,” said Don Jarka Jr. “We’re kind of excited about it.” The 16,000 square foot funeral home should be ready by June or July, Jarka said. When complete, the new full-service facility will have a chapel, viewing rooms and a family lounge. For information, call 708-429-3200 or visit Lawn Funeral Homes online. The funeral home is being built by Miller Architects & Builders of St. Cloud, …

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Little Italy Comes to Orland Park

Pompei Little Italy opened its doors to friends, family and Patch on Saturday.

Pompei has transformed the area once occupied by RC Mulligans in the Riviera Country Club with an eclectic mix of traditional meets contemporary.  The restaurant officially opened on Monday to the general public. Patch was able to get a sneak peak of what Pompei will have to offer for its anticipated opening. The extensive menu includes handmade pasta favorites like spaghetti, mostaccioli and lasagna, as well as updated dishes like herb chicken ravioli and spicy rigatoni arrabiata. Hand-rolled pizza strudels were all the rage with varieties like barbeque chicken, Pompei Italiano, steak fajita, chicken parmigiana and many more. Rosemary and Ralph Davino are the owners of this new addition to Orland Park's restaurant scene, but they are …

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Business Comings 'n Goings

Business Comings & Goings: Plaza Cafe in Orland Closes Wednesday

A look at new businesses coming into town and a fond farewell to those that have, for whatever reason, called it quits.

Plaza Café will become the latest business to depart Orland Plaza when it closes its doors at 143rd Street and LaGrange Road at the end of business on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Owner Tom Demacopoulos said he was “99 percent certain” the café would relocate. Today’s the day Pompei Little Italy is having its grand opening in the former R.C. Mulligan’s location at the Riviera Country Club and Sports Center at 8801 W. 143rd St. in Orland Park. For information and hours, call 708-349-1100. Work should begin today on the demolition of the former movie theaters at 49 Orland Square Dr. at Orland Square Mall, which will be the site of a Dave & Buster’s adult arcade, bar and restaurant sometime next year. The mall also started repaving the parking lot …

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