🍰 Chicago Summer Nostalgia | Tavern on Rush Flashback 🫐✨

🌞 A Summer Frozen in Time Five years ago, Chicago's streets burned brighter than the July sun. It was the 4th of July, pandemic just beginning, but we had all the time in the world—to breathe, to meet freely. My glam friend and I stumbled into Tavern on Rush, a Gold Coast legend since 1998, where steaks sizzled and laughter never died. 🥩🎉 🚶‍♀️ Déjà Vu at La Colombe Passing by recently felt like unlocking a memory vault—sun-drenched frames of cheesecake, checkered tablecloths, and my younger self grinning over iced coffee. But wait... Something’s off. The awning’s on the wrong side? The shade umbrellas migrated? 🤔🌀 (Turns out my chaos memory was half-right...) 🍰 The Blueberry Cheesecake Epiphany Too hot for steak that day, we devoured a towering blueberry cheesecake instead—tangy, creamy, summer on a fork. Now, standing at that same crossroads flipping through photos, the past rushed back... but reshuffled. 📸⏳ 🔄 The Great Address Shuffle After some digging: Tavern closed in 2022 (RIP original lease 💔), but reborn in 2024—directly across the street at Thompson Chicago! Meanwhile, its old spot now houses Bellevue (looks tempting... but my loyalty wavers). 📍 New Digs: 1015 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 🍽️ The Comeback Kid The menu got a glow-up (hello, brunch!), but the soul remains. I’ll return—not just for tastebuds, but for the ghosts of summers past. ☀️👻 Final Confession: "Worse than being lovesick? Being memory-sick—hoarding joy fragments like life depends on it." #ChicagoEats #NostalgiaTrip #FoodMemories #BlueberryCheesecake #SteakhouseVibes #SecondChances #MidwestLife #EatWithFeeling