Lady Gregory's

What Lady Gregory's does

Lady Gregory's is a privately held Irish Gastro Pub operating a single restaurant at 5260 N Clark St in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. The establishment is named after Isabella Augusta Lady Gregory, the 19th-century Irish playwright, folklorist, and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, and the venue's identity is built around Irish cultural heritage, storytelling, and community gathering. The company employs 16 people and serves a mixed consumer base of local diners, the LGBTQ+ community, and guests with dietary restrictions alongside general Chicago patrons seeking authentic Irish cuisine.

The core product is a full-service restaurant offering lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch menus featuring Irish and American gastro pub fare (appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, entrees), an extensive whiskey collection, craft cocktails, draft beer, and wine. The business also operates a dedicated Gluten Friendly menu and integrates the Foodini dietary platform to help guests with allergies personalize orders. Underlying technology is standard restaurant SaaS infrastructure: Toast Tab powers POS, online ordering, takeout, delivery, and gift card sales; BentoBox powers the website, reservation system, and email signup. The company has no proprietary AI, no mobile app, and no API platform.

The revenue model is direct-to-consumer food and beverage sales through dine-in service, takeout, delivery, gift cards, and special event bookings. Pricing is unit-based per item, with food items ranging from $6 to $29 and drinks from $8 to $16. The go-to-market approach relies on social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), an email newsletter, press coverage from regional outlets (NBC Chicago, WTTW, Eater Chicago), and community engagement through charitable drink features.

Name

Lady Gregory's

Legal name

Lady Gregory's

Website

https://ladygregorys.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lady Gregory's is a privately held Irish Gastro Pub operating a single restaurant in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, serving lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, craft cocktails, and an extensive whiskey collection to local diners, the LGBTQ+ community, and guests with dietary restrictions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Irish Gastro Pub / Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pubs & Gastropubs (THAFAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB), Cocktail Lounges & Speakeasies (MPAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Irish gastro pub
• Restaurant dining
• Whiskey bar
• Brunch service
• Gluten free menu

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

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. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue from selling prepared food and drinks directly to consumers dining in or ordering takeout/delivery. Menu includes appetizers, entrees, desserts, cocktails, beer, wine, and specialty drinks with pricing ranging from $6-$29 for food items and $8-$16 for drinks.
2. Online Ordering Platform: Orders placed through Toast Tab platform for takeout and delivery, generating transaction-based revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lady Gregory's is a single-location Irish Gastro Pub offering full-service lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch featuring traditional and modern Irish and American cuisine, an extensive whiskey collection of 70+ varieties, cocktails, draft and bottled beer, and wine. The restaurant also provides a dedicated Gluten Friendly menu with Foodini dietary platform integration, online ordering and gift card sales via Toast Tab, and a table reservation system. Hospitality is centered on Irish cultural heritage tied to Lady Gregory, the Irish literary figure, with an explicitly LGBTQ+ welcoming environment.

Product overview

Lady Gregory's is an Irish Gastro Pub offering a unified dining experience centered on its restaurant services. The core product portfolio includes lunch/dinner and weekend brunch menus featuring Irish and American cuisine (appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, entrees), an extensive drinks program (cocktails, draft beers, whiskey collection), and desserts. The establishment also provides specialized offerings including a Gluten Friendly menu with modified dishes, a Kids menu, online ordering and gift cards via Toast Tab, and table reservations. A notable addition is the Foodini dietary platform integration, which helps guests with allergies navigate the menu safely.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch and Dinner Menu

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Toast TabcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorToast Tab provides online ordering and point-of-sale platform for Lady Gregory's. Used for takeout, delivery orders, and gift card sales. This is the primary digital ordering channel for the restaurant.
• BentoBoxcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the Lady Gregory's website with online ordering integration, reservation system, menu display, and email signup functionality.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Fadó Irish Pub: Multi-unit Irish pub chain with a Chicago location offering traditional Irish food, cocktails, and beer in a high-volume pub setting. Comparable product offering, with the contrast of chain scale versus Lady Gregory's independent single-unit format.
• Chief O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant: Chicago Irish pub offering traditional Irish food, full bar, and live music in a neighborhood setting. Closely mirrors Lady Gregory's Irish gastro pub concept, cuisine, and LGBTQ-welcoming community orientation.
• The Dearborn Tavern: Chicago downtown tavern/gastropub pairing elevated comfort food with craft cocktails and beer. Directly comparable gastro-pub positioning in the same metro, with overlapping bar-forward dining model.
• Timothy O'Toole's Irish Pub: Chicago Irish pub chain with traditional Irish menu, full bar, and sports viewing. Comparable product category and target customer, contrasted by chain scale and broader sports-bar emphasis.
• The Globe Pub: Chicago Irish pub in a residential neighborhood, serving traditional Irish fare with a deep whiskey and beer program. Directly comparable as a single-location Irish pub with similar price points and casual full-service format.
• O'Brien's Restaurant & Bar: Chicago neighborhood Irish restaurant and bar offering traditional Irish-American fare, burgers, and full bar service. Direct peer on cuisine, casual full-service format, and Chicago local-market focus.
• Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro: Long-standing Irish bistro in Chicago serving traditional Irish fare with a full bar, comparable in scale, cuisine focus, and target market to Lady Gregory's neighborhood pub model.
• The Galway Arms: Chicago Irish bar and restaurant in the Lincoln Park area with traditional Irish menu, full bar, and sports/event programming. Overlaps with Lady Gregory's on cuisine category, bar emphasis, and Chicago neighborhood target customer.

Broad incumbents

• Yard House: National chain of upscale-casual gastropubs centered on extensive draft beer lists and American comfort food. Comparable on the gastro pub + beverage-forward positioning, with vastly larger scale and chain economics.
• Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises: Large Chicago-based independent restaurant group operating dozens of concepts including gastropubs and Irish-influenced venues. Broad incumbent in the same Chicago foodservice landscape, with materially greater scale and capital base than Lady Gregory's.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LadyGAville
• Facebookfacebook.com/LadyGregorys
• Instagraminstagram.com/ladygregorys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lady-gregory's

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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