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Lisle approves grants to help Schmaltz Deli relocate from Naperville Schmaltz Deli is looking to move to Lisle after 16 years in Naperville. Daily Herald file photo
Updated 4/9/2021 1:33 PM
Lisle residents may not have to drive over to Naperville to satisfy cravings for bagels and lox.
The village board has awarded business development grants totaling $85,000 to encourage a traditional Jewish deli to leave Naperville and move to Lisle.
In support of the move, trustees last month agreed to provide the grant funding to help Schmaltz Deli turn a vacant Ogden Avenue restaurant into a new destination for classic Jewish foods. The board sealed the deal this week with a unanimous vote.
Updated 3/2/2021 7:23 PM
Lisle trustees have agreed to provide $85,000 in grant funding to help Schmaltz Deli move its flagship from Naperville to a vacant restaurant on Ogden Avenue.
If all goes as planned, the traditional Jewish delicatessen would open in the new spot in September, bringing its fan base and old-school menu to Lisle.
The family-owned deli still needs to clear several hurdles to make the move, but the village already is putting out the welcome mat. I m from New York, and these are the best bagels in Chicago, Trustee Marie Hasse said.
The village board has given preliminary approval to the deli s grant request. A formal vote is expected on April 5.
Schmaltz Deli looks to relocate Naperville flagship to Lisle Schmaltz Deli in Naperville is eyeing a possible relocation to Lisle. Daily Herald file photo
Schmaltz Deli is like one of its overstuffed pastrami sandwiches: It keeps getting bigger.
The Jewish deli opened its first outpost in downtown Wheaton last year. And now, Schmaltz is looking to relocate its flagship from a Naperville strip mall to a vacant, stand-alone Lisle restaurant that would give the deli even more visibility and room to grow.
Lisle trustees on Monday will review the deli s request for grant funding to renovate and move into to the former Chinn s 34th Street Fishery after 16 years in Naperville.