By Louisa Chu

Veteran restaurateur Phil Stefani has purchased the closed Chinese-American classic restaurant property Kow Kow in Lincolnwood and plans to tear down the building to open an Italian steak and seafood restaurant by summer 2017, purchase with help from his daughter Gina Stefani.

Gina Stefani owns MAD Social in the West Loop. The Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants group owns a number of Chicago-area establishments, including five locations of Tuscany restaurant, Riva at Navy Pier, and The Flamingo Rum Club, which opened in River North last week.

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