Is the abbey still open from Bar Rescue?

IRVING PARK — The Abbey Pub as most of Chicago knows it closed in 2015 after a fire. The bar was featured on Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” in 2011, which led to a revamped menu and new outlook on the business, but a 2015 fire ended up being a major setback and led to a lawsuit with the building’s owner.

What cause the fire at the Abbey in Chicago?

The cause of the fire is unknown but it may have started by the back door, Thomas Looney, whose family owns the pub, said to the Tribune. The bar area is fine even though the venue, located at 3420 W. Grace St., sustained some smoke damage.

Do nuns live in abbeys?

Monasteries are places where monks live. Although the word “monastery” is sometimes used for a place where nuns live, nuns usually live in a convent or nunnery. The word abbey (from the Syriac/Aramaic word abba: father) is also used for a Christian monastery or convent.

Are there still households like Downton Abbey?

But it turns out that modern day versions of Carson, Mrs. Hughes and the rest of the staff at Downton Abbey still exist today. Many of the great houses of England prevail (though they are as likely to be occupied by international billionaires with superyachts as they are by aristocrats).

Can you help the Abbey Pub reopen?

Thankfully, The Abbey is getting closer to reopening and needs a final boost to make that a reality. The Bar Rescue family would like to help The Abbey Pub raise money to try and get them back on track by hosting this GoFundMe campaign. Why is The Abbey so special?

What is the history of the Abbey Pub?

The Abbey Pub opened its doors in 1974 as a music venue and Irish pub in Chicago, Illinois. A decade later Tom Looney Sr. purchased the establishment and his son Patrick served as the Abbey Pub’s general manager.

What happened to the Chicago Abbey bar?

The bar was featured on Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” in 2011, which led to a revamped menu and new outlook on the business, but a 2015 fire ended up being a major setback and led to a lawsuit with the building’s owner. Now, as the Looneys are duking it out in court, a new group of owners are working to open a bar called the Chicago Abbey in its place.

What happened to the Abbey Pub in Irvings Park?

IRVING PARK — The Abbey Pub as most of Chicago knows it closed in 2015 after a fire. A new Abbey is slated to open in the same location soon, but the family who owned the bar for three decades — now entrenched in a legal battle with their landlord — won’t be the ones reopening it.