Legends Grill and Bar

What Legends Grill and Bar does

Legends Grill & Bar is a three-unit casual American dining and bar concept operating in the southwestern Chicago suburbs of Illinois, with locations in Mokena, Woodridge, and Yorkville. The brand is owned by Ethos Food Group, a hospitality parent company, and the restaurants collectively employ approximately 26 people across front-of-house and back-of-house roles. The concept offers a full bar program (craft cocktails, an extensive beer selection, and wine) alongside a broad American menu of appetizers, wings, burgers, sandwiches, flatbreads, wraps, salads, soups, and desserts, with gluten-free and kids' menu options. Customer-facing routes include dine-in service, online pickup ordering via the Toast Tab platform, and digital gift cards redeemable across all three locations.

The business model is straightforward casual-dining hospitality: revenue is generated primarily through on-premise food and beverage sales, supplemented by takeout and gift card purchases. Pricing is structured à la carte with a sustained value proposition built around seven-day rotating specials — half-price appetizers on Mondays, $3 tacos and $6 margaritas on Tuesdays, $0.99 wings on Wednesdays, $9 signature burgers on Thursdays, fish and chips on Fridays, $9 martinis on Saturdays, and $0.99 boneless wings on Sundays. Go-to-market is local and community-oriented, with marketing delivered through an active Instagram presence, a Mailchimp-powered email newsletter (with location-specific subscription interest options), the Squarespace-hosted website, and seasonal/holiday themed cocktail and food promotions. The core technology stack is entirely off-the-shelf — Toast Tab for POS and online ordering, Mailchimp for email, BeerMenus for online menu display, Google Forms for hiring, and Squarespace for the web property — indicating no proprietary technology platform or direct-to-consumer software product. The target customer is the general local community: suburban Chicago residents and visitors seeking casual dining, sports viewing, social gatherings, and family outings.

Name

Legends Grill and Bar

Legal name

Ethos Food Group

Website

https://legendsgrillbar.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Legends Grill & Bar is a 3-location casual American restaurant and bar chain in the Chicagoland suburbs of Illinois, owned by Ethos Food Group. It serves local diners with bar food, craft cocktails, beer, and wine via dine-in, online pickup, and gift cards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA)

Keywords

• Casual dining
• Bar restaurant
• Craft cocktails
• American cuisine
• Food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Mokena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Legends Grill & Bar operates a three-location casual American restaurant and bar chain in the Chicagoland suburbs of Illinois (Mokena, Woodridge, and Yorkville). The company serves a full food menu including appetizers, wings, burgers, sandwiches, flatbreads, wraps, salads, soups, and desserts, alongside a full bar offering craft cocktails, beer, and wine. Additional revenue offerings include online takeout ordering via Toast Tab, e-gift cards, and rotating daily food and drink specials.

Product overview

Legends Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain operated by Ethos Food Group with three Illinois locations (Mokena, Woodridge, Yorkville). The company offers a unified hospitality experience combining a full food menu, craft cocktail bar, and beer & wine service. Core offerings include signature burgers, wings, sandwiches, salads, and desserts alongside seasonal cocktail creations. Additional services include online ordering/pickup through Toast Tab, e-gift cards, and daily specials rotating by day of week. The product portfolio centers on dine-in, takeout, and gift card services rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Menu
• Craft Cocktails
• Beer & Wine Selection
• E-Gift Cards
• Online Takeout Ordering
• Daily Specials

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Toast TabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToast Tab provides the online ordering and point-of-sale platform for Legends Grill & Bar, enabling takeout ordering and gift card purchases across all three locations.
• Ethos Food GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEthos Food Group is the parent company and owner of Legends Grill & Bar, providing corporate ownership and operational support for the restaurant brand.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/legendsgrillbar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/legends-grill-and-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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