Work
10 builds, 10 different sites.
Different businesses. Different decisions their websites need to make easy.
Independent concept studies, not client work. The restaurants are real businesses that were not commissioned or approved; Merrow & Vale is fictional, and its projects and figures are invented.
Open live conceptThe Gilded Fork
Modern European · Mount Prospect, IL
Fine dining with a Polish soul, lit and paced like the dining room it belongs to.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptChick ’N Fizz
Wings & specialty sodas · Arlington Heights, IL
44 named sodas and 15 sauces organized so a first-time visitor can actually order.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptMerrow & Vale
Design-build renovation · Chicago, IL
A fictional contractor concept built around fixed-price work, schedule certainty and a cinematic project story.
Fictional business · concept study
Open live conceptVia Roma
Roman Italian · Des Plaines, IL
A hand-drawn Trastevere façade instead of stock pasta, around a 45-seat family room.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptKOW Korean BBQ
All-you-can-eat KBBQ · Des Plaines, IL
Tabletop fire as the hero, with the AYCE tiers made legible on a phone.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptThe Chef Grill
Halal Turkish & Mediterranean · Elk Grove Village, IL
Charcoal grill work shot warm, with the full menu transcribed rather than dumped as a PDF.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptPlateia Mediterranean Kitchen
Greek · Des Plaines, IL
A town-square idea carried through the type, so the site feels like the room.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptGiacomo's Ristorante
Southern Italian · Des Plaines, IL
A family restaurant, given an editorial layout instead of a template.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptLa Marina Mariscos
Nayarit-style Mexican seafood · Des Plaines, IL
Bright, saturated seafood photography with a persistent order bar on mobile.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Open live conceptLog Cabin Bar
Polish beer garden & sports bar · Des Plaines, IL
A bocce-and-beer-garden neighborhood bar, told without pretending to be fine dining.
Unsolicited concept · not affiliated
Yours would be built the same way.
We build it first, on what you actually offer and your own photos, and you look at the finished thing before any money changes hands. If it isn’t what you want, you owe nothing.
Get your free conceptNext step
A better site starts with what you do.
The button opens an email with four lines to fill in: your business, your current website (if you have one), what you do and where, and a number to reach you. We confirm scope and timing with you before the concept begins. If it isn’t what you want, you owe nothing.
Seen the concept we built you? Reply to that email and we’ll put it live.
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Who you’re dealing with
CYLO is a small studio in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs. The people who build your site and set up your receptionist are the people who answer your email. There is no account manager in between.