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Fountainhead, the Pioneering North Side Gastropub, to Close

Patrons have until November 14 to visit the bar where Ravenswood and Lincoln Square meetby Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam / Eater Chicago / Oct 1, 2020, 4:52pm CDT Fountainhead — which has nothing to do with Ayn Rand — a rustic spot on the North Side for sipping whisky and enjoying weekend brunch, is closing. The shutter, scheduled for November 14, is the end for a pioneering bar that raised the stakes at a time where bar food seldom went beyond burgers and fried foods. It helped usher the age of the