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Chicago River, RPM Seafood is designed by award-winning architecture and design firm Rockwell Group. The restaurant is set in tones of cream and wood and takes hints from Italian and French seaside towns and open-air dining to include fully-operable floor-to-ceiling windows that open onto the 2,000-square foot terrace, plus a second-floor mezzanine with two smaller private terraces. The space is nearly 11,000 square feet inside and 2,500 square feet outside in total and seats 350 and 120 guests, respectively. On the second floor mezzanine are a number of private and semi-private dining areas suited for social gatherings or corporate meetings. Continued on page 40
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RPM Seafood, a seafood-focused restaurant from the RPM team of partners including R.J., Jerrod and Molly Melman of Lettuce Entertain You Enwerprises and celebrity couple Bill and Giuliana Rancic, is now open at 317 N. Clark St. on the Chicago River. This is the final phase of the multi-level waterfront project that also includes RPM Events, the private events venue that opened in September, and Pizzeria Portofino, the Italian Rivierainspired casual restaurant that opened in July. With panoramic views of the
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