Tap House Grill in Algonquin owner on closing: ‘It hurts me to say ... it just didn’t work’
The restaurant Tap House Grill in Algonquin Commons permanently closed its doors Tuesday.
“It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that we have permanently closed Tap House Algonquin,” the Facebook post on the restaurant’s page reads. “We loved our time here and being a part of the community. We truly appreciate all of the loyalty and memories.”
Owner Mark Zych said in an email to the Northwest Herald that sales “plummeted” in the last year and resulted in the closure.
“As the owner I was lucky enough to work with some of the best people in the industry who gave it their all every single day,” he said in the email. “I’m so proud of what we tried to build and the blood, sweat and tears that went into it. We just weren’t what people wanted anymore, or they would have come. It hurts me to say it. ... It just didn’t work.”
Zych is also the owner of Half Day Brewing Company in Lincolnshire. The Brewpub has been in business for nine years.
The American pub-style franchise restaurant and bar, located at 1508 S. Randall Road, is one of a few remaining locations in the area. The Oswego location shut its doors in February, and Plainfield suddenly closed last year. Locations in Lemont and Palatine remain open, according to Facebook pages.
Tap House Grill opened a few years after Algonquin Commons was purchased by California-based Red Mountain Group Inc. in 2021. The company planned to invest $90 million to transform the center into an entertainment and shopping venue, featuring a playground, open space and a two-story venue building.
But those plans never came to fruition, and Red Mountain Group put the shopping mall up for sale last year.