Are these the last days of Sharp’s 63rd Street Grill?
The only restaurant story-of-the-moment getting more buzz than the tale of Jardine’s owner Beena Rajah firing her entire staff last week? The rumor that Sharp’s 63rd Street Grill — the inexplicably popular diner in Brookside — was under contract to be purchased by a well-known local restaurateur.
Sharp’s owner Marty Junkins was unavailable for comment. And the report of the sale was news to interior designer Scott Coker-Padilla, who announced in October that he was redesigning the interior of Sharp’s. Scott’s partner, Joe Coker-Padilla told Fat City today, “We’ve heard nothing about the restaurant being sold. As far as we know, the plans are still on hold but going forward.”
