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A Buona Beet restaurant and Rainbow Cone Ice Cream Shop is being proposed for 393 N. Edwards Boulevard, the former location for Cuoco Pazzo Eatz & Drinkz and Red Geranium Restaurant.
Representatives from Buona Restaurants plan to establish an Italian beef restaurant and ice cream shop at 393 N. Edwards Boulevard. City officials seem to be in favor of the plans but are concerned about potential traffic issues that could be caused as a result of the restaurant.
In photos: A look back at the former Red Geranium
Dotty Swatek owner Red Geranium Restaurant
Dotty Swatek, former owner of the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, closed the eatery in January 2020.
Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva
The Red Geranium Restaurant, 393 N. Edwards Boulevard, closed in January 2020 after 35 years in business.
Vern Pregont waitress at Red Geranium
After working 20 years at the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, waitress Vern Pregont, shown at work Dec. 18, said that the restaurant’s closure on Jan. 1, 2020 will be a difficult moment for her.
Chef Justin Peters at Red Geranium Restaurant
Justin Peters, a chef at the Red Geranium Restaurant, was one of 25 employees at the restaurant, which closed its doors Jan. 1, 2020 after 35 years in business.
Vern Pregont waitress at Red Geranium
Waitress Vern Pregont, standing, serves a cup of coffee Dec. 18, 2019 to Barb Dinan at the Red Geranium Restaurant, where Dinan was having a holiday luncheon with fellow members of a group called the Breakfast Book Club.
Troy Bartz general manager and executive chef at Red Geranium restaurant
Troy Bartz, general manager and executive chef at the Red Geranium Restaurant in Lake Geneva, worked at the Red Geranium more than 20 years, most recently since 2006.
Chef Troy
Chef Troy Bartz from the Red Geranium restaurant. (Regional News photo)
Red Geranium
Red Geranium
Jayne Fashion show
Nancy Wolff, of Lake Forest, Illinois, models an outfit from Jayne during a fashion show May 9 at the Red Geranium. (Submitted photo)
Jayne fashion show
Models showcased outfits for Jayne during a May 9 fashion show at the Red Geranium. (From left) Nancy Wolff, Heidi Rodriguez, Carla Raasch, Jennifer Hull, Kari Doerkson and Barbara Barber. (Submitted photo) (Right) Nancy Wolff, of Lake Forest, Illinois, models an outfit during the May 9 fashion show.
