According to an article on Skokie.org, Ascione Skokie and Ascione Cafe are under construction and are expected to both open in the fall of 2023 at the Highpoint. Ascione Skokie is slated to reside on the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street, while the café will be on the Westside of the Highpoint Motor Court.
Skokie.org reported that The Village Board approved funds for the project July 17th.
Owner of the Italian-focused, finer dining restaurant Ascione Bistro, Alex Argirov, declined comment on the new restaurant’s and cafe’s opening when contacted by What Now Chicago on Friday via phone call. Argirov shared, “It’s too early in the process to say much, in a few weeks I will have a lot more information to share.”
The restaurant and the café are going to be the second and third locations for the Ascione brand. Argirov’s brick-and-mortar, Ascione Bistro, is located in Hyde Park at 1500 East 55th Street.
As reported by Skokie.org, the café is positioned to be the sister concept to the Bistro and Ascione Skokie. Ascione Cafe will offer a fast-casual, grab-and-go environment. It will offer coffee, baked goods, salads, sorbets, and sandwiches.
The sit-down restaurant will serve higher-end menu items. Ascione’s website voices that it serves, “hand-made pasta, hand-cut fries, rustically honest entrees and freshly prepared per order sauces and marinades.”
