Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Creator of Jimo's starts two more Wicker Pk. restaurants

If the name John Grbac doesn't mean anything to you, wait a bit.The restaurateur who started the now wildly successful Jimo's Cafe at1576 N. Milwaukee and is a partner in Jim and Johnnie's now has twomore Wicker Park spots: Uncle Frog's, an intimate 32-seat room at1507 N. Honore, and Cha Cha Cha, 2011 W. North.

More on Grbac at a later date, but his two new restaurants bothbear watching. Frog's, which opened about a month ago, features thecooking and personality of "Uncle Frog" Ken McAuliffe, a nativeEasterner who made his mark at the Merc, then traveled the world,learning to cook.

The affable McAuliffe wants his place to be "like entertainingfriends in my …

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