Business Owners Look Forward to Joining Lemont Community

Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves and the village board of trustees on Monday welcomed owners of two new businesses scheduled to open later this year.

, an "entrepreneurial cafe" and shared work space, will open next month in the former location of This Must Be the Place, 206 Main St. , an "upscale-casual" pub, will open two months later in Lemont Village Square, 1243 State St.

Owners of both establishments attended the village board meeting Monday night to address the mayor and trustees.

Tap House Grill

Real estate broker Theresa Schulz, of Schulz Properties in Downers Grove, announced last week that Tap House Grill will open its seventh location in Lemont this September.

Co-owner Scott Ward has already met with village officials and is in the process of securing a liquor license and business permit.

"It was one of the best presentations we've ever seen," Mayor Reaves said.

Tap House Grill describes itself as an "upscale-casual" pub with "addictive food and creative brews."

The menu offers a variety salads, sandwiches, flatbreads and wings, as well as a large selection of appetizers.

The restaurant will eventually be expanded to accommodate private parties, banquets and catering.

Ward said he is "ecstatic" for the new location to open this fall.

"Lemont has blown me away with its enthusiasm. I'm pumped up to get going here," he said.

After working at Bar Louie for several years, Ward opened the first Tap House Grill in St. Charles in 2006. The restaurant has since expanded to Glen Ellyn, Highwood, Oswego, Plainfield and Westmont.

Ward said Tap House will likely have a booth at Keepataw Days—Lemont's annual Labor Day festival. He also attends Lemont Legends Cruise Nights on Wednesdays.

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Mindflow Cafe

Earlier this month, the Lemont consulting firm Mindflow Group announced that its would be opening an entrepreneurial cafe that will provide a space to work, have group meetings and meet new people.

"The community of Lemont has so much to offer. The cafe will be a place for people to come together and connect," said Keith Nowakowski, a consultant at Mindflow Group who will be running the cafe.

The lower level of Mindflow Cafe will be filled with tables, booths and couches for people to work and meet. The back area will be for members only, while the front will be open to the public.

The upstairs includes several offices for rent, as well as conference rooms for group meetings.

Mindflow will provide printers and Internet access, and a caterer will be on hand selling food and beverages.

"The space is designed to be flexible and will accommodate the ways people learn and work best," Nowakowski said.

Mindflow Cafe is scheduled to open in late July, with a soft opening earlier in the month.

Resicom

Resicom, a national consulting firm currently located at 12305 S. New Ave., is in the process of moving its corporate headquarters to 226 Main St. in downtown Lemont.

The company provides nationwide consulting and construction services, and currently has offices in Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, San Diego, San Francisco and Tampa.

Laurie Ledonne, director of human resources for Resicom, said Resicom is looking forward to joining the downtown business community.

"The village and chamber work hard and enthusiastically to provide a dynamic business community. We look forward to being part of that," she said.

Resicom will bring 44 employees to downtown Lemont, adding much needed foot traffic to the area, Ledonne said.

"We were drawn to the retail, restaurants, Tuesday Farmers Market... and plan to slip out of work early for Cruise Nights," she said. "We look forward to those things becoming part of our work day."

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