Buona joins Woodman’s Food Market in Lakemoor Commons

The Buona Companies’ 26th restaurant in the Chicago area recently debuted in Lakemoor.

The opening of Lakemoor’s newest restaurant is an important milestone for the village. Besides the two Woodman’s branded gas stations flanking the giant grocery store anchor, Buona is the first of several anticipated new businesses to open in the 74-acre Lakemoor Commons shopping center.

“Today was a very proud day for Lakemoor,” Mayor Todd Weihofen said.

A Starbucks is expected to open in about two weeks, followed by a Chipotle restaurant in about six weeks, with other businesses pending.

“There’s a lot more coming in there,” Weihofen said.

Lakemoor is a new market for Buona, as the closest location is in Algonquin, and no others are north of Hoffman Estates and Arlington Heights.

The building has 4,300 square feet of dining space, a covered patio and a two-lane drive-thru. Like other locations, the menu features the Chicago Original Italian Beef Sandwich, char-grilled burgers, fresh pastas, homemade pizzas and chicken sandwiches.

A stand-alone Rainbow Cone will be offered as a full-service extension of the patio area in summer.

“When we started Buona over 40 years ago, the focus was and continues to be to bring our family recipes to communities,” founding brother Don Buonavolanto said in a release.

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