Calumet Fisheries reopened this weekend. The historic James Beard Award-winning seafood restaurant on the South Side of Chicago closed temporarily after a fire on Nov. 21. “We had an electrical fire,” said Mark Kotlick, president of the family-owned takeout business in the South Deering neighborhood, perhaps best known for its smoked fish and fried shrimp. The fire broke out around 1 p.m., but no one was injured. “We had a mass response from the fire department, about a block away from us, with 10 firetrucks, 40 or 50 firemen, and they were able to save the structure, but pretty much the entire interior and all the equipment was destroyed.” The smokehouse itself, however, was not touched. “It’s kind of funny when you put a fire into a building and it stays OK,” Kotlick said. “But yeah, that little structure’s been with us for close to 100 years now.” They did not expand and there’s still no seating inside. The iconic signage was restored by artist Casey King, who also re-created the menu boards inside. “And he did it to a tee,” Kotlick said. “You wouldn’t know the difference.” Tap on our bio link to read more. ? Louisa Kung Liu Chu / Chicago Tribune ? Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
June 8, 2024
Calumet Fisheries reopened this weekend.
The historic James Beard Award-winning seafood restaurant on the South Side of Chicago closed temporarily after a fire on Nov. 21.
“We had an electrical fire,” said Mark Kotlick, president of the family-owned takeout business in the South Deering neighborhood, perhaps best known for its smoked fish and fried shrimp. The fire broke out around 1 p.m., but no one was injured. “We had a mass response from the fire department, about a block away from us, with 10 firetrucks, 40 or 50 firemen, and they were able to save the structure, but pretty much the entire interior and all the equipment was destroyed.”
The smokehouse itself, however, was not touched.
“It’s kind of funny when you put a fire into a building and it stays OK,” Kotlick said. “But yeah, that little structure’s been with us for close to 100 years now.”
They did not expand and there’s still no seating inside.
The iconic signage was restored by artist Casey King, who also re-created the menu boards inside.
“And he did it to a tee,” Kotlick said. “You wouldn’t know the difference.”
Tap on our bio link to read more.
? Louisa Kung Liu Chu / Chicago Tribune
? Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
The historic James Beard Award-winning seafood restaurant on the South Side of Chicago closed temporarily after a fire on Nov. 21.
“We had an electrical fire,” said Mark Kotlick, president of the family-owned takeout business in the South Deering neighborhood, perhaps best known for its smoked fish and fried shrimp. The fire broke out around 1 p.m., but no one was injured. “We had a mass response from the fire department, about a block away from us, with 10 firetrucks, 40 or 50 firemen, and they were able to save the structure, but pretty much the entire interior and all the equipment was destroyed.”
The smokehouse itself, however, was not touched.
“It’s kind of funny when you put a fire into a building and it stays OK,” Kotlick said. “But yeah, that little structure’s been with us for close to 100 years now.”
They did not expand and there’s still no seating inside.
The iconic signage was restored by artist Casey King, who also re-created the menu boards inside.
“And he did it to a tee,” Kotlick said. “You wouldn’t know the difference.”
Tap on our bio link to read more.
? Louisa Kung Liu Chu / Chicago Tribune
? Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune
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