July 27--LYFE Kitchen, the healthy-eating, locally and sustainably sourced, fast-casual concept created by Table Fifty-Two chef Art Smith (among others), plans to add a Gold Coast location by spring 2016.
The sign is going up (actually a huge banner on a construction barricade) announcing LYFE's upcoming home at State and Pearson streets, part of Loyola University's new business school. That project will break ground in fall.
Another location announced a few months ago, in the NewCity development in Lincoln Park (near North and Clybourn avenues), will open in the fall, that one with a full-service bar.
"We want each retaurant to have some unique quality," said Gail Taggart, president of L3 Hospitality Group, which operates the Chicago-area LYFE locations. "But we also want the guest walking in to feel familiar. We stick with the same furniture, the same vibe, but we mix up the art."
Phil Vettel is a Tribune critic.
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