Burhop's Seafood
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Cooking Condiments |
Website | burhopsseafood.com |
Burhop's Seafood is a privately owned
.The company is best known for having partnered with
In recommending Burhop's to readers in the 2007 edition of its
History
At various points in its history Burhop's has been operated as a seafood wholesaler, retailer, and a full-service restaurant, maintaining multiple locations in downtown Chicago (at both North State Street and LaSalle Street) and in five towns in the Chicago metropolitan area (including Glenview, Hinsdale, and Wilmette).[6] As of 2016, retail storefronts are in operation in the latter two locations.
Prior to 1926, perishable seafood was difficult to transport from the East and West coasts to
Between 1926 and 1979, the company's State Street location was a popular stop for local celebrities such as Abram Nicholas Pritzker, John Patrick Cardinal Cody, Milton Florsheim, William Wrigley III, Gene Siskel, and Mike Royko; several national celebrities, such as James Beard, Julia Child, and Katharine Hepburn, also visited.[9][10]
Shortly after
From 1936 to 1981, Burhop's son, Vernon Burhop, was the primary manager of the business. The younger Burhop, described as a "pioneer in the wholesale and retail seafood industry" by the Chicago Tribune, transitioned the wholesaler into the retail seafood industry while expanding the company's operations to seven locations: two in downtown Chicago, and five in the Chicago suburbs.[13] Most notably, in addition to maintaining Burhop's operations on North State Street and LaSalle Street, Burhop opened new locations in Glenview, Wilmette, and, in 1979, Hinsdale.[14]
After Vernon Burhop's retirement in 1981, his sons Jeff and Jim Burhop took over the family business. In 1988, a full-service seafood restaurant operating under the Burhop's name was opened at the company's LaSalle Street location.
Having closed its two downtown Chicago locations, including Burhop's Restaurant, by 1993, in 1998 Burhop's returned to Chicago, under new management, with a 3,500-square-foot store on North Avenue.[17] The one-time Burhop's Restaurant location on LaSalle Street was in 1993 purchased by a consortium of investors, among them Michael Jordan and Joe and Gene Silverberg, thereafter becoming Michael Jordan's Restaurant.[18]
In the 2000s Burhop's began a delivery service, created fine wine boutiques in its three suburban stores, and, in addition to offering free cooking classes at its locations, began posting
Burhop's deals with
Reviews
Chicago Tribune in 2015 identified Burhop's as offering one of the best
Products
In continuous operation for the last ninety years, Burhop's is most well known for the following categories of food products, the last two of which are specially developed by the company and sold under its name:
- Live Shellfish
- Fin Fish
- Wild Caught Freshwater Fish
- Frozen Seafood
- Prepared Gourmet Items
- Wine
- Desserts
- Soups
- Sauces
- Marinades
References
- ^ "Janis Burhop, Burhop's Seafood matriarch, Dead at 101," Chicago Sun-Times (December 11, 2015). [1]
- ^ "No Bones About It," Chicago Tribune (March 25, 1988). [2]
- Chicago Magazine (July 2, 2007). [3]
- ^ "Chicago Serves Up Some Small Fish", Chicago Tribune, Bill Daley (October 14, 2009). [4]
- ^ "On Michael Lachowicz", Chicago Magazine, Michael Lachowicz (June 12, 2014). [5]
- ^ "The Munch and Crunch That Makes Chicago a Great Food Town," Chicago Tribune, Dorothy B. Anderson (October 4, 1990). [6]
- ^ "Globalization and Its Discontents," Chicago Tribune, Ron Grossman (March 8, 2012). [7]
- Chicago Daily Tribune (May 26, 1933). [8]
- ^ "A Fresh Fish Smells Like Cucumbers," Chicago Tribune, Jack Star (August 26, 1973). [9]
- ^ "Chicagoland's Freshest Fish Since 1926," Burhop's Seafood (February 3, 2013). [10]
- ^ "News Briefs," Food Retailing (Vol. 140, 1947)
- ^ "The Research and Marketing Act of 1946 and Its Effects on Agricultural Marketing Research," Agricultural History, Douglas E. Bowers (January 1, 1982). [11]
- ^ "Obituaries: Vernon Burhop, 80, Seafood Store Owner, Skating Champion," Chicago Tribune (March 12, 1995). [12]
- ^ "Grant and Gateway Squares Count on Loyalty," Christine Cuthbert, The Hinsdalean (July 23, 2009). [13]
- ^ "Duo Goes French with Chez Jenny Bistro," Carolyn McGuire, Chicago Tribune (December 9, 1988). [14]
- The Milwaukee Sentinel (April 23, 1988). [15]
- ^ "Burhop's Drops Anchor in Chicago", Chicago Tribune, Kristin Eddy (January 7, 1998). [16]
- UPI (April 6, 1993). [17]
- ^ "Cook Delicious Lobster Tails," WonderHowTo (April 23, 2010). [18]
- ^ "Seafood Stories: Burhop's Seafood," Marilyn Pocius, A Cook's Guide to Chicago (2006), pg. 30. [19]
- ^ "The Munch and Crunch That Makes Chicago a Great Food Town," Chicago Tribune, Dorothy B. Anderson (October 4, 1990). [20]
- ^ "Lobster Roll Roundup: Where to Find the Classic Seafood Sandwich," Chicago Tribune, Veronica Hinke (August 17, 2015). [21]
- ^ "On Michael Lachowicz", Chicago Magazine, Michael Lachowicz (June 12, 2014). [22]
- ^ "Seafood Stories: Burhop's Seafood," Marilyn Pocius, A Cook's Guide to Chicago (2006), pg. 30. [23]
- ^ "Fishmongers," The Food Lover's Guide to Chicago, Jennifer Olvera (December 3, 2013). [24]
- ^ "Szathmáry Collection of Culinary Arts," University of Iowa Libraries. [25]
External links
- Official website (Hinsdale)
- Official website (Wilmette)