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Sultan of swing (and food).(Focus: Small Business)(Sam Sproviero)(Green Dolphin Street Restaurant and Jazz Club)(Interview)
Crain's Chicago Business, November, 2005
Byline: Meredith Landry Green Dolphin Street Restaurant & Jazz Club, Bucktown Sam Sproviero, general manager On the corner of Ashland and Webster sits Green Dolphin Street Restaurant & Jazz Club-a pocket of cool on the site of a former junkyard. With its neon-lit sign and welcoming valet parking attendants, the large oasis has become a bastion of jazz music and fine dining.
General Manager Sam Sproviero, 51, spoke with Crain's about how he keeps the dance floor and dining room packed. Crain's: Are you a restaurant or a jazz club? Mr. Sproviero: We're both. We want people to come in here and feel like they've walked into an old-time supper club. With the wood floors, the wooden bar, the dark mahogany and the dim lights, it's very intimate. You can enjoy...
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