Headquarters: Chicago

Annual Sales: $50 million

Units: 15

Key Personnel:
• Bruce Finkelman, managing partner
• Jared Wentworth, chef/partner
• Craig Golden, partner
• Victor David Giron, c.f.o.
• Will Duncan, director of hospitality
• Elizabeth Tulipana, director of ops
• Dustin Drankiewicz, beverage director

SINGLE CONCEPTS:
• Beauty Bar (DJs and cocktails in a retro-salon setting)
• Bite Café (a neighborhood diner)
• Dusek’s Board & Beer (a beer-centric concept in historic Thalia Hall)
• Longman & Eagle (a neighborhood tavern with a great beverage program)
• The Promontory (a hearth-based restaurant, bar and concert venue)
• Punch House (a quirky maritime-inspired cocktail bar in Thalia Hall)
• Space (a music club)
• Thalia Hall (a restored, historic theater featuring live music)
• Tack Room (a cocktail bar)
• Moneygun (A cool cocktail bar)
• Saint Lou’s Assembly (a classic meat-n-three cafeteria with a patio)

UPCOMING PROJECTS:
• Revival Food Hall (a 24,000-square-foot venue featuring 15 fast-casual food stalls from area chefs.)
WHY IT’S COOL: Here’s a company built around great food, great drinks and great music. Its not-so-secret weapon is Jared Wentworth, a Michelin-starred chef/partner who creates deep, soul-satisfying food. Its crown jewel is Thalia Hall, an ornate, theatrical space that’s been restored to house several of its stylish, award-winning concepts.

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