Maple Hospitality

What Maple Hospitality does

Maple Hospitality Group is a privately held, founder-led restaurant and hospitality company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that develops and operates a portfolio of five distinct upscale and fine-dining concepts: Maple & Ash (luxury steakhouse and seafood), Monarch (wood-fired modern Italian), Kessaku (sake-cocktail lounge), Eight Bar (craft cocktail and small-plates), and Marisella (coastal Italian). The company traces its operating lineage to 1995, when Managing Partner Jim Lasky opened The Hunt Club in Chicago's Gold Coast; the modern corporate entity was formalized in 2015 when Lasky partnered with two-Michelin-star Chef Danny Grant to launch Maple & Ash Chicago, and it has since expanded to seven-plus locations across Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Scottsdale, Boston, and Santa Barbara. The company is privately held by its co-founders and a small executive team (including a Chief Development Officer, CFO, and General Counsel), with no disclosed institutional private equity or venture capital backing.

Revenue is generated entirely through on-premise restaurant operations, including à la carte dining, private events, and special-occasion bookings, with the Maple & Ash brand functioning as the flagship and primary revenue engine. The operational model is asset-heavy but asset-light in technology: guest reservations, CRM, and private-event intake are centralized on the SevenRooms platform across all concepts, websites are operated on the BentoBox platform, and Eight Bar Miami runs takeout via DoorDash. Distribution and demand generation rely on earned media coverage (Wine Spectator, Miami Herald, South Florida Business Journal, Haute Living, Chicago Tribune) and brand-specific organic social (Instagram, LinkedIn), targeting affluent diners seeking celebratory and high-touch hospitality experiences. The customer base is fragmented across individual consumers and private-event hosts, with no disclosed enterprise accounts, and the group has no public funding rounds, M&A, or AI/ML capability evidenced in the source data.

Name

Maple Hospitality

Legal name

Maple Hospitality Group

Website

https://maplehospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Maple Hospitality Group is a privately held, Chicago-based restaurant company founded in 2015 that operates five upscale dining concepts - Maple & Ash, Monarch, Kessaku, Eight Bar, and Marisella - across Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Scottsdale, Boston, and Santa Barbara, serving affluent diners and private-event clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel Bars & Rooftop Bars (CRANACAL), Rooftop Bars & Beach/Pool Bars (THAFAEAJ), Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurants
• Restaurant hospitality group
• Upscale steakhouse dining
• Italian restaurant concepts
• Cocktail lounge experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant dining sales: Revenue from food and beverage sales across all restaurant concepts including Maple & Ash, Monarch, Kessaku, Eight Bar, and Marisella. Includes à la carte dining, private events, and special celebrations.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maple Hospitality Group develops, owns, and operates a portfolio of five upscale, chef-driven restaurant concepts under wholly owned subsidiary brands: Maple & Ash (luxury steakhouse and seafood), Monarch (wood-fired modern Italian), Kessaku (sake-cocktail lounge), Eight Bar (craft cocktail bar and restaurant), and Marisella (coastal Italian). The group serves affluent diners across multiple U.S. markets through in-person dining, private events, and limited takeout delivery.

Product overview

Maple Hospitality Group operates a portfolio of five distinct restaurant concepts: Maple & Ash (core flagship brand) is a luxury steakhouse chain with locations in Chicago, Boston, Miami, and Scottsdale; Monarch is a modern Italian restaurant in Dallas; Kessaku is a sake-cocktail lounge in Dallas; Eight Bar is a neighborhood craft cocktail bar in Chicago and Miami; and Marisella is a coastal Italian restaurant in Santa Barbara. The group offers a range of dining experiences from fine dining to casual luxury, with reservations managed through SevenRooms across all properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maple & Ash: Luxury steakhouse and seafood dining restaurant with locations in Chicago, Miami, Boston, and Scottsdale.
• Monarch
• Kessaku
• Eight Bar
• Marisella

Products and services

• Maple & Ash Luxury steakhouse and seafood dining experience crafted by two-Michelin-star Chef Danny Grant, featuring a Wine Spectator-recognized wine program. Operates in Chicago, Boston, Miami, and Scottsdale, serving fire-roasted seafood towers, wagyu steaks, handmade pastas, craft cocktails, and curated wine lists. Targeted at affluent diners and celebration seekers.
• Monarch Wood-fired, modern Italian restaurant serving handmade pastas, steaks, and fresh seafood at 1401 Elm St., Dallas, TX on the 40th floor. Recognized in the Michelin Guide in 2024 and 2025 and named Best New Restaurant by the Dallas Morning News in 2021. Targeted at diners seeking elevated, contemporary Italian cuisine.
• Kessaku Refined sake-cocktail lounge perched atop the 50th floor of The National in Dallas, with 360-degree views of the Dallas skyline. 'Kessaku' means masterpiece in Japanese. The intimate 60-seat lounge offers handcrafted cocktails, sushi, pre-dinner drinks, and after-dinner nightcaps. Targeted at cocktail enthusiasts and guests seeking an elevated lounge experience.
• Eight Bar Neighborhood bar and restaurant offering craft cocktails and craveable plates, including raw and chilled seafood, sushi, steakhouse favorites, and innovative cocktails. Operates in Chicago and Miami, with takeout delivery available through DoorDash in Miami. Targeted at guests seeking a more casual luxury cocktail-and-dining experience.
• Marisella Coastal Italian restaurant by Chef Danny Grant inspired by Amalfi Coast traditions and California's bounty, featuring handmade pastas, local seafood, and fire-grilled specialties. Located at 8301 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara, CA with sweeping Pacific Ocean views. Targeted at diners seeking coastal Italian cuisine in an oceanfront setting.
• Private Events and Catering Private event booking service for celebrations, corporate events, and large parties offered across all Maple Hospitality Group restaurant locations. Includes customizable menus, private dining spaces, and dedicated event coordination led by the Event Sales Manager. Targeted at corporate event planners, group hosts, and social-event bookers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The ONE Group Hospitality: Operates STK Steakhouse and other upscale dining and nightlife concepts in major U.S. cities. Direct peer as a multi-unit fine-dining steakhouse and lounge operator targeting affluent diners in urban markets.
• Major Food Group: NYC-based hospitality group behind Carbone, Sadelle's, and The Grill. Directly comparable as a chef-driven, multi-brand fine-dining group with strong brand identity and global expansion ambitions.
• Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises: Chicago-founded multi-concept restaurant group operating dozens of distinct brands across multiple U.S. cities. Closest peer in structure: independent, founder-controlled, multi-brand full-service operator with similar geographic roots.
• Union Square Hospitality Group: Danny Meyer's fine-dining and casual restaurant group (Gramercy Tavern, Union Square Cafe, etc.). Comparable as a multi-brand, chef-driven hospitality group with strong culinary reputation and events business.
• B&B Hospitality Group: Dallas-based hospitality group (Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse, Town Hearth, etc.). Direct peer operating upscale steakhouse and lounge concepts, with overlap in Dallas market and similar affluent-diner positioning.
• Del Frisco's Restaurant Group: National upscale steakhouse chain. Direct competitor to Maple & Ash in the luxury steakhouse category, with comparable check averages, wine programs, and private event focus.
• Ruth's Chris Steak House: Established national fine-dining steakhouse brand. Comparable as a scaled steakhouse operator serving special-occasion diners, though more standardized and less chef-driven than Maple & Ash.
• Texas de Brazil: Brazilian-American fine-dining steakhouse chain. Direct peer in the upscale churrasco / steakhouse category serving affluent diners, private events, and corporate clients across U.S. markets.

Broad incumbents

• Eddie V's Prime Seafood (Darden): Darden-owned upscale prime seafood and steakhouse chain. Comparable as a fine-dining concept in many of the same U.S. markets, backed by a major incumbent (Darden Restaurants).
• Landry's Inc. Tilman Fertitta's hospitality conglomerate operating steakhouses (Mastro's, Morton's), aquariums, hotels, and entertainment. Adjacent incumbent with significant fine-dining steakhouse exposure and broader entertainment portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maple-hospitality-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/maplehospitalitygroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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