Politics & Government

New Owner Takes Over Charley Horse Restaurant

Floyds Ale House, a fine dining restaurant, gets a nod of approval from Village trustees.

It's been only seven weeks since the popular Charley Horse Restaurant and Pub closed its doors suddenly on Feb. 4, but already the Village of New Lenox at its regular meeting Monday approved Floyds Alehouse for the same location.

With a history of operating restaurants in the Southland, brothers Alfonso and John Perez are planning to open the restaurant at 901 E. Lincoln Highway by the second or third week in April.

This will be a fine dining restaurant featuring American cuisine, including oxtail, sea scallop salad, grilled chicken, steak and hamburgers to name a few of the items on their menu. They'll have between 60 and 70 different beers on tap.

Find out what's happening in New Lenoxwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Trustees approved two ordinances creating Class D2 liquor for the restaurant and an additional BG1 for an outside beer garden.

Alfonso Perez said the restaurant will open first for dinner and eventually for lunch. The owners are working now to replace some tile and repaint the interior in a way that will suit the new fine-dining style of the restaurant.  

Find out what's happening in New Lenoxwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Trustees welcomed the brothers to New Lenox, and Mayor Tim Baldermann took a moment to remind them too keep the fire lane clear. That was a frequent problem with the previous owner, he added.

"It's great news. We don't have businesses shutter in New Lenox," said Baldermann.

The former owner of Charley Horse Restaurant, Bryan Sord, had gone into foreclosure, blaming the Route 30 construction project for the loss of business.

Get news alerts and Facebook updates from these Lincoln-Way Patch sites:


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here