Girl & the Goat

Name

Girl & the Goat

Legal name

Boka Restaurant Group, LLC

Website

https://girlandthegoat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-Service Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Full-service restaurant
• Chef-driven dining
• Private event catering
• Seasonal farm-to-table
• Celebrity chef restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Full-service restaurant revenue from food and beverage sales during dinner and brunch service hours. Menu includes shareable plates, cocktails, wine, and locally-rooted beer. Reservations managed via OpenTable.
2. Private Dining: Private dining room reservations for group events and celebrations, booked through Triple Seat platform.
3. Offsite Catering: Catering services for events outside the restaurant locations.
4. Pick-up and Delivery: To-go orders and delivery service available at Los Angeles location via online ordering platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Girl & the Goat operates two full-service, dine-in restaurants in Chicago and Los Angeles serving seasonal, globally-inspired menus with shareable plates, cocktails, wine, and locally-rooted beer. The brand offers specialty dining experiences such as the chef's counter "The Tiniest Goat" in Chicago, Sunday brunch service, private dining events, offsite catering (LA), and to-go/delivery (LA). The restaurants are operated by Chef Stephanie Izard, a James Beard Award winner, under the Boka Restaurant Group portfolio.

Product overview

Girl & the Goat is a restaurant group operated by Boka Restaurant Group featuring two restaurant locations (Chicago and Los Angeles) under the same brand. The company offers dine-in services including dinner, Sunday brunch, and a special chef's counter experience called 'The Tiniest Goat' at the Chicago location. Additional services include private dining, offsite catering (Los Angeles), and to-go/delivery (Los Angeles). Both locations offer specialized menus including vegan, gluten-free, and drinks menus, along with gift card purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Girl & the Goat Chicago Flagship restaurant location in Chicago's West Loop on Restaurant Row, serving bold global flavors with seasonal menu, cocktails, wine, and locally-rooted beer. Dinner service Sunday–Thursday 4:30pm–10pm, Friday–Saturday 4:30pm–11pm; Sunday Brunch 10am–2pm. Open since 2010.
• Girl & the Goat Los Angeles West Coast restaurant location in Downtown Los Angeles, opened in summer 2021, featuring California produce-inspired dishes with global influence. Monday & Tuesday 5pm–9:30pm, Wednesday–Saturday 5pm–10pm. Offers pick-up and delivery services.
• The Tiniest Goat Chef's Counter Experience Chef's counter dining experience at the Chicago location offering a chef-selected prix fixe menu filled with bold flavors, unexpected twists, and surprise elements, with a front-row view of kitchen action.
• Private Dining Private event and dining services available at both Chicago and Los Angeles locations for group bookings, celebrations, and corporate events, booked through the TripleSeat platform.
• Offsite Catering Catering services for offsite events provided by the Los Angeles location, bringing restaurant-caliber food and service to external venues for events.
• To-Go and Delivery Takeout and delivery ordering service available at the Los Angeles location, allowing customers to order Girl & the Goat dishes for off-premises consumption.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards available for both Chicago and Los Angeles locations, sold via the CardFoundry gift card platform; used for customer acquisition and retention.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boka Restaurant GroupcoreOthersParent company that owns and operates Girl & the Goat along with sister restaurants including Cabra, Duck Duck Goat, and Little Goat Diner. Handles corporate functions including press inquiries, accessibility compliance, and overall brand management.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Little Goat Diner: Sister concept also owned and operated by Boka Restaurant Group in Chicago, sharing the same founder (Stephanie Izard), back-office infrastructure, and brand ecosystem. Directly comparable operating model and customer overlap.
• Duck Duck Goat: Sister concept by Chef Stephanie Izard under Boka Restaurant Group, offering shareable plates and bold flavors similar to Girl & the Goat. Direct peer in concept, pricing tier, and operating geography.
• Au Cheval: Iconic upscale Chicago West Loop restaurant operating in the same Restaurant Row neighborhood as Girl & the Goat. Comparable price point, full-service format, and shareable/modern American menu style.
• Cabra Chicago: Boka Restaurant Group sister concept by Stephanie Izard in Chicago. Operates at the same upscale full-service price tier with chef-driven cuisine and similar shareable-plate format.
• Alinea: Chicago-based chef-driven tasting menu restaurant and one of the most acclaimed restaurants in the U.S. Comparable in city, celebrity-chef-led positioning, and elevated cuisine — though more experiential/priced higher.
• The Purple Pig: Chicago Restaurant Row staple offering shareable plates, wine, and Mediterranean-influenced cuisine at a comparable price point and full-service dining format.

Broad incumbents

• Eleven Madison Park: Iconic NYC chef-driven fine dining restaurant with global acclaim. Comparable in operating format, celebrity-chef-driven demand, and upscale shareable/tasting menu positioning.
• Nobu Restaurants: Global upscale restaurant group built on celebrity-chef (Nobu Matsuhisa) brand with multi-city locations, shareable plates, and globally-inspired Japanese cuisine. Comparable in celebrity-chef equity and upscale positioning.
• The French Laundry: Chef Thomas Keller's flagship in Yountville, CA — a benchmark for chef-driven, brand-power-driven California fine dining. Comparable in celebrity-chef-led positioning and California footprint overlapping with the LA location.
• Momofuku: Multi-city chef-driven restaurant group founded by David Chang offering globally-inspired menus and shareable plates. Broader incumbent with comparable chef-led brand equity and full-service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/girlandthegoat
• Instagraminstagram.com/girl.and.the.goat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/girl-&-the-goat

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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