Evette's Chicago

What Evette's Chicago does

Evette's Chicago is a single-location independent restaurant operating at 350 W. Armitage in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, founded in 2020 by first-generation Lebanese-American chef Mitchell Jamra. The concept fuses Mediterranean flavors of Lebanon with Mexican culinary traditions while anchoring both to Midwestern ingredient sourcing and family heritage, with the brand named after the founder's grandmother ('Teta'). The menu is thoughtfully sourced and prepared, served dine-in with operating hours of Tuesday 11am-2pm and Wednesday through Sunday 11am-8pm, and supported by a Square-powered online ordering channel (evettes.square.site) for pickup and delivery. The underlying technology stack is commodity: a Squarespace marketing website and a Square e-commerce storefront with no proprietary software, mobile app, AI components, or integration partners beyond Square.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer full-service restaurant, generating revenue from in-restaurant dining, pickup, and delivery of prepared fusion cuisine, with no catering, wholesale, licensing, or franchise streams disclosed. There are no named enterprise customers, no public pricing, and no contractual revenue; pricing is set per menu item and disclosed only at point of sale. The customer base is horizontal and fragmented, comprising local Lincoln Park residents and visitors seeking culturally-rooted Mediterranean-Lebanese and Mexican fusion cuisine. Founder Mitchell Jamra also operates a sister restaurant, All Too Well (opened 2022, also Lincoln Park), which is described as a separate business entity rather than a subsidiary. The company is privately held by the founder with no institutional investors disclosed and only a $32,000 capital event recorded in July 2023; no parent company, subsidiaries, or external ownership structure is in evidence.

Name

Evette's Chicago

Website

https://evetteschicago.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evette's Chicago is an independent Lincoln Park restaurant founded in 2020 by chef Mitchell Jamra, serving Lebanese-Mexican-Midwestern fusion cuisine via dine-in, pickup, and delivery to local Chicago diners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Casual Dining Restaurant (Lebanese-Mexican Fusion)

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAD

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFACAB

Casual Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• Mediterranean Mexican fusion
• Casual dining restaurant
• Pickup and delivery
• Lebanese Mexican cuisine
• Chicago Lincoln Park restaurant

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, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from selling prepared Mediterranean/Lebanese-Mexican fusion cuisine to dine-in customers and through pickup/delivery orders via online ordering platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Evette's Chicago is a dine-in restaurant in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood that serves thoughtfully sourced Lebanese-Mediterranean and Mexican fusion cuisine with Midwestern culinary roots, complemented by pickup and delivery orders placed through a Square-powered online ordering storefront. The brand is named after the founder's Lebanese grandmother (Teta) and the menu centers on nourishing, family-heritage-inspired dishes.

Product overview

Evette's Chicago operates as a single unified restaurant concept, offering dine-in service with Mediterranean-Lebanese and Mexican fusion cuisine rooted in Midwestern traditions. The company operates two establishments: the flagship Evette's Restaurant in Lincoln Park and its sister restaurant All Too Well. Online ordering is facilitated through Square's e-commerce platform for pick up and delivery service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evette's Restaurant Full-service dine-in restaurant in Chicago's Lincoln Park offering Lebanese-Mediterranean and Mexican fusion cuisine with Midwestern influences, complemented by pickup and delivery orders placed through the Square-powered online ordering storefront.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Au Cheval: Acclaimed Chicago diner-style restaurant known for its burger and casual chef-driven menu. Comparable as a single-location, press-beloved independent in Chicago competing for the same diner and foodie customer base.
• avec: Chef-driven Chicago Mediterranean small-plates concept on Randolph Street. Directly comparable as a single-location independent restaurant offering Mediterranean-leaning cuisine in a high-foot-traffic Chicago corridor.
• The Purple Pig: Independent Chicago Mediterranean-focused restaurant on Michigan Avenue. Comparable as a single-location chef-driven concept with Mediterranean menu and strong press reputation in a competitive Chicago market.
• Lula Cafe: Long-running independent Logan Square restaurant known for seasonal, globally influenced farm-to-table cooking. Comparable as a chef-owned, press-recognized Chicago independent restaurant with a tightly personal cuisine vision.
• Ema: Chicago Mediterranean small-plates restaurant with rotating seasonal menu. Closely comparable on Mediterranean cuisine category, casual upscale service model, and Chicago single-location independent positioning.
• Girl & the Goat: Stephanie Izard-led chef-driven restaurant in Chicago's West Loop with globally influenced menu. Comparable as a celebrated chef-owner concept that scaled from a single location into a small portfolio (Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat) — a relevant trajectory peer for Evette's.
• Aba: Chicago Mediterranean restaurant (Lettuce Entertain You portfolio) serving Lebanese, Israeli, and broader Levantine fare. Directly comparable on cuisine category (Mediterranean/Lebanese-adjacent) and on Chicago chef-driven casual dining positioning.
• Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Chicago comfort food concept from chef-owners, single primary location plus retail products. Comparable as a chef-founder-owned Chicago independent that has extended brand reach through off-premise channels.
• Mott St: Chicago Asian-American fusion restaurant from a chef-owner team. Comparable as a chef-driven, single-location fusion concept with strong editorial recognition and a tightly defined, cuisine-blending menu.

Broad incumbents

• RPM Italian: Chicago-based Italian restaurant group (Lettuce Entertain You portfolio) with multiple locations. Comparable as a well-resourced Chicago dining competitor operating in the same neighborhood corridor, though at significantly larger scale and broader menu positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/evetteschicago

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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