MOTEL HOSTS “HALF-PRICED HOSPITALITY HUMP DAYS”

Chicago, IL (May 2005)- Do you work at a retail store, hair salon, restaurant, hotel or any other job in the hospitality industry? If so, we understand your pain and know sometimes you, too, need a break!

Hubie Greenwald and Chef John Manion invite everyone who works in the hospitality industry to Motel, 600 W. Chicago Ave., to enjoy "Half-priced Hospitality Hump Days," which are held every Wednesday night, from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. By showing either your business card or check stub, you will relax as we pamper you with a special menu including half-priced top-shelf liquors, including Bacardi, Grey Goose, Dewars, Bombay Sapphire and Goose Island 312; as well as half-priced items from our Room Service-style menu.

Creating ‘buzz’ in Chicago since the moment ground was broken, Motel offers the class of a hotel lobby bar…without the hotel. "It’s a more casual interpretation of the hotel lobby bar," says Greenwald. Motel is a throwback to more sophisticated times, when people went to bars for cocktails and conversation, not televisions and loud music. According to Greenwald, "there are only three styles of bars in Chicago – old man taverns, loungy, clubby, high-end bars, and stereotypical Irish bars. We’re filling the gap." A perfect destination for classic cocktails in a cozy atmosphere, Motel isn’t your typical bar.

In the kitchen, Executive Chef John Manion offers dishes such as Petit Grilled Artesianal American Cheese Sandwich and Tomato Soup ($7); Buffalo Chicken Wings with celery and bleu cheese dressing ($8); Wedge of Iceberg Lettuce, served with Bermuda onion and bacon-bleu cheese dressing ($7); and the Cuban Sandwich, roasted pork loin with dill pickles and Swiss cheese ($7). Guests can also choose from a variety of "Small Plates" such as Buttermilk Fried Chicken served with waffle and Vermont Maple syrup ($9); Beer-Battered Cod served with tartar sauce and French fried potatoes ($9); and Tempura-Fried Shrimp with cocktail sauce ($9).





As you enter, step into L.A…the early 1960’s…sans the kitschy, "vintage" vibes. An antique pool table and shuffleboard set the stage, where guests can mix and mingle with friends both old and new. "This is more Peter Lawford than Frank Sinatra," explains Greenwald. "The impetus is a bar John and I want to spend time in – people in their 30s are not often represented. The music will be a combination of Thelonious Monk, The Clash, and The Replacements, and weekend DJs spinning old-school funk, rock, and jazz."

Motel is open Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 a.m.; and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Food served until 1 a.m. Available for private events and public parking is available. Reservations are not available. For more information, call 312 822.2900.