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35 East Wacker, also known as the Jewelers' Building, [5] is a 40-story 523 ft (159 m) historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and East Wacker Drive, facing the Chicago River.
By 1976 the company had 5 restaurants and a band called Fresh Lettuce. [4] The partners continued expanding the company's network of restaurants. By the mid-1980s, the company employed over 2,000 people and had annual revenues of $40 million. [4] Since its founding the company has opened 130 restaurants, with 70 concepts. [5]
Tru was a French restaurant located in the Streeterville neighborhood in Chicago. Tru was opened in 1999 by Rick Tramonto and Gale Gand with the backing of Rich Melman's Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. It was a Michelin one-star restaurant since the Chicago guidebook's inception in 2011; in 2017 the restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars. [1]
Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant is a Latin American restaurant in Chicago, Illinois that opened in 1990. It is located on Milwaukee Avenue in the Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood on Chicago's north side. The restaurant takes its name from the Irazú volcano in Costa Rica. [1]
The restaurant encourages customers to bring their own wine. [7] [8] In 2013, OpenTable gave Goosefoot its "Top 100 Best Restaurants for Service in the United States" award, out of more than 15,000 restaurants evaluated. [9] In February 2024, the owners announced Goosefoot would close and they plan to relocate. [10]
Everest was a French restaurant run by Jean Joho in Chicago for over 30 years. [1] First opened in October 1986, [1] it was located on the 40th floor of 425 South Financial Place, and served Alsatian cuisine. [2] The restaurant had earned one Michelin star. [3] It closed at the end of 2020; the COVID-19 pandemic was a cause of its closing. [4]
Blackbird held a 1-star Michelin rating since the inaugural Chicago guide in 2011 until its closure in 2020. In 2013, they were awarded the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef. [ 4 ] It also received a local award in 2017 as the Jean Blanchet Restaurant of the Year.
The restaurant was well received by food critics, [6] [3] and earned its first Michelin star in 2013. [14] It went on to earn two Michelin stars, [13] five years in a row. Chicago Tribune named it one of the best restaurants in Chicago in 2019. [10] It closed in 2020 because of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the restaurant industry.