Davanti Enoteca Restaurant Coming to Downtown Western Springs

Replacing 800 West, the location will be the fifth nationwide for a wine bar franchise launched in 2010 in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood.

The 800 Hillgrove Ave. restaurant suite in Western Springs will welcome its third new restaurant since 2008 in late March when Italian restaurant and wine bar Davanti Enoteca plans to open its fifth franchise at the site. Though fate has been unkind to 800 Hillgrove’s last two dining occupants —neither 800 West nor La Dolce Vita saw a third year—Davanti Enoteca opens with formidable momentum. It went from being a newcomer in Chicago’s Little Italy in 2010 to having locations in San Diego, Scottsdale and Del Mar by the end of 2012. “We knew the concept was a good concept,” said managing partner Chris Elsey of Davanti, who has worked with executive chef Scott Harris for two and a half decades. “Incredible vision and attention to detail with …

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