"Chicago's Grand Lux Cafe on Magnificent Mile Shuts Down, Leaving Customers Disappointed"

The Grand Lux Café on Chicago's Magnificent Mile is set to close after 21 years of operation. The restaurant chain, founded by the creators of the Cheesecake Factory, will shut its doors on December 24, 2023. The closure comes as another blow to the hospitality industry on the Magnificent Mile, following the recent closure of the Signature Room restaurant. The reasons for the closure were not specified, but the chain is working with its staff to transition them to other nearby concepts. The Magnificent Mile is currently experiencing a retail vacancy rate of around 30 percent.