Mexique (restaurant)

Mexique
Interactive map of Mexique
Restaurant information
EstablishedMay 2008 (2008-05)
ClosedMay 2018 (2018-05)
Location1529 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60642, United States
Coordinates41°53′45.5″N 87°39′57.7″W / 41.895972°N 87.666028°W / 41.895972; -87.666028

Mexique was a Michelin-starred French-Mexican restaurant in Chicago's West Town. Chef Carlos Gaytán opened it in May 2008.[1] The restaurant received one Michelin star in 2013 and retained it in 2014, making Gaytán the first Mexican-born chef to lead a Michelin-starred restaurant.[1] It closed in May 2018 after a decade in operation.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Selvam, Ashok (May 21, 2018). "Mexique, Chef Carlos Gaytan's Pioneering Mexican-French Restaurant, Has Closed". Eater Chicago. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ Vettel, Phil (May 21, 2018). "Mexique closes; Carlos Gaytan promises to return". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ Liu, Evonne (May 23, 2018). "Michelin-starred Mexique closes after 10 years". Crain's Chicago Business. Archived from the original on August 31, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2023.