Beatrix (restaurant)

Beatrix
Restaurant information
OwnerLettuce Entertain You Enterprises
Food typeAmerican
LocationIllinois, United States
Websitebeatrixrestaurants.com

Beatrix is a small chain of restaurants in the Chicago metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The business is operated by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.[1] There are locations in River North, Streeterville, and the West Loop.[2][3][4]

Description

Beatrix is a small chain of restaurants and coffee shops serving American cuisine.[5] Menu options include hummus and naan, deviled eggs with potato salad, and salmon.[6] The Caesar salad has fried capers instead of croutons. The restaurant has also served a tomato gazpacho, tsukune,[7] and a pot roast sandwich.[8] The breakfast menu includes quinoa cakes, oatmeal, and chia pudding, as well as graham crackers, butterscotch sticky buns, and other pastries. Among drink options are an espresso martini[9] and a juice blended from celery, kale, mint, pineapple, and romaine lettuce.[2]

History and locations

A Beatrix Market opened at 155 N. Wacker Drive in the Loop in 2017.[10] Another location opened at 23 E. Jackson Boulevard in 2018.[11] In 2018, the restaurant announced plans to open in the suburb of Oak Brook.[5]

In 2019, Beatrix announced plans to open a location in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.[12] The project was cancelled in 2021.[13]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Streeterville location offered Bloody Mary kits.[14]

A worker at the River North location was named "America's Best Dishwasher" by Plate Magazine in 2025.[15][16]

Reception

Time Out rated the restaurant four out of five stars in 2013.[6] The Rough Guide has said Beatrix "does breakfast, lunch and dinner quite well".[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Faye, Sam (2022-01-21). "Beatrix - Review - River North - Chicago". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on 2025-11-27. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  2. 1 2 Sperling, Heather (2013-07-26). "Good Morning". Tasting Table. Archived from the original on 2026-05-13. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  3. ↑ Infatuation, Team (2024-10-26). "Beatrix - Review - Chicago". The Infatuation. Archived from the original on 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  4. ↑ Selvam, Ashok (2017-05-30). "Tour Beatrix Fulton Market, Lettuce Entertain You's First West Loop Restaurant". Eater Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  5. 1 2 Vettel, Phil (2018-10-09). "Lettuce's Beatrix heading for Oak Brook". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  6. 1 2 Todd, Anthony (2013-07-25). "Beatrix". Time Out Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-09-30. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  7. ↑ Ruby, Jeff (2013-12-05). "Beatrix and Travelle Reviews: The Good and the Bad". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  8. ↑ Guides, Rough (2022-07-15). The Rough Guide to The Great Lakes & Chicago (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN 978-1-83905-823-3.
  9. ↑ Schnitzler, Nicole (2025-02-25). Chicago Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the Windy City. Cider Mill Press. ISBN 978-1-4003-4153-5.
  10. ↑ Selvam, Ashok (2017-09-26). "Lettuce Entertain You Opens a Mini Beatrix in The Loop". Eater Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  11. ↑ Selvam, Ashok (2018-04-03). "A Two-Floor Beatrix Market With a Bar Opens in The Loop". Eater Chicago. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  12. ↑ Gerzina, Daniel (2019-08-07). "Chicago's Largest Restaurant Group to Open in Disney World". Eater Chicago. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  13. ↑ Storey, Ken (2021-04-30). "Planned Beatrix restaurant for Disney Springs' West Side to become greenspace while waiting out pandemic delays". Orlando Weekly. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  14. ↑ "Streeterville restaurant offers make-your-own Bloody Mary kits amid 'stay-at-home' order". ABC7 Chicago. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  15. ↑ "Randy Hall, blind dishwasher at River North, Chicago restaurant Beatrix, voted 'America's Best Dishwasher' by Plate Magazine". ABC7 San Francisco. 2025-10-31. Archived from the original on 2025-12-17. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  16. ↑ Sisk, Courtney (2025-03-28). "One of Chicago's most popular restaurants has 'The Best Dish Washer in America' — and he's completely blind". NBC Chicago. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2026-07-20.
  17. ↑ The Rough Guide to the USA. Penguin. 2014-04-01. ISBN 978-1-4093-7233-2.
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