By Philip Potempa

A visit to Gene & Georgetti Italian Steakhouse in downtown Chicago is a legendary experience. After all, this is the place where Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball stopped in while "in town" when they wanted a great char-grilled steak in an intimate atmosphere with a "family feel."

And launched in 1941, a happy landmark with its same location at 500 N. Franklin St. nestled under the noise of the El Tracks, it also ranks as Chicago's "first Italian steakhouse." Last weekend welcomed very big news and an exciting new chapter in the restaurant history scrapbook for Gene & Georgetti patrons.

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