What Parson’s Chicken & Fish does

Parson's Chicken & Fish is a Chicago-based casual dining restaurant concept operating two locations in the Logan Square (2952 W Armitage Ave) and Lincoln Park (2435 N Halsted St) neighborhoods. The restaurant serves a focused menu built around fried chicken, fish, sandwiches, and a cocktail program featuring drinks such as Picklebacks and Negronis, with a casual neighborhood bar atmosphere and patio seating. Beyond core dine-in service, the business operates a multi-channel ordering and delivery stack: Resy for reservations, Toast Tab for online pickup ordering, and DoorDash, GrubHub, and Order.store for third-party delivery. Catering and private event services are offered as ancillary revenue streams, managed through the TripleSeat event-booking platform.

The business is operated under Land and Sea Dept., a parent production company that handles all branding, creative, and operational production for the Parson's concept. The company is privately held with no identified venture capital or private equity ownership; the only disclosed funding event is a $200,000 round dated 2020-08-05 with undisclosed investors. There is no proprietary technology, no mobile app, no AI/ML capabilities, and no headquarters outside the two Chicago restaurant locations. Reported employee count is 1-10, which covers corporate/admin functions since hourly restaurant staff would not be enumerated in that range.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, relying on a horizontal segmentation strategy aimed at local residents and visitors seeking casual dining, cocktails, and social gathering spaces. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, menu items are subject to change, and the company maintains both a standard dine-in menu and a separate brunch menu. Distribution is exclusively domestic (Chicago metropolitan area), with no global footprint, no disclosed customer logos, and no enterprise contracts. The narrow geographic footprint and absence of disclosed revenue or headcount data materially limit external visibility into operating performance.

Name

Parson’s Chicken & Fish

Website

https://parsonschickenandfish.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parson's Chicken & Fish is a Chicago-based casual restaurant operating two locations in Logan Square and Lincoln Park, serving fried chicken, fish, sandwiches, and cocktails to local residents and visitors via dine-in, pickup, delivery, catering, and private events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (7225), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Chicken Concepts (Fried/Grilled/Hot Chicken) (THAFABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Fried chicken
• Neighborhood bar
• Catering services
• Private events

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Restaurant revenue from dine-in service, takeout/pickup orders, and third-party delivery platforms. Additional revenue streams from catering services and private event bookings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Parson's Chicken & Fish operates as a casual neighborhood restaurant in Chicago with two locations (Logan Square and Lincoln Park), serving a focused menu of fried chicken, fish, sandwiches, burgers, and a cocktail program. The business generates revenue through dine-in service, direct online pickup ordering via Toast Tab, third-party delivery through DoorDash, GrubHub, and Order.store, and ancillary catering and private event bookings.

Product overview

Parson's Chicken & Fish is a Chicago-based restaurant operating two locations (Logan Square and Lincoln Park) with a focused menu centered on chicken and fish dishes. The business operates as a single unified restaurant concept offering dine-in service, direct online ordering via Toast Tab for pick-up, and third-party delivery through DoorDash, GrubHub, and Order.store. Additional revenue streams include catering services and private event bookings. The restaurant publishes separate dine-in and brunch menus for its offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service Full-service restaurant with dine-in seating at two Chicago locations (Logan Square and Lincoln Park), offering a menu of fried chicken, fish, sandwiches, burgers, and a cocktail program in a casual neighborhood bar atmosphere with patio seating.
• Catering Service Catering packages for events and gatherings, available for booking through the restaurant's catering portal for both Chicago locations.
• Private Events Private event hosting services for group bookings at the restaurant locations, including group packages booked through TripleSeat.
• Online Pickup Ordering Direct online ordering through Toast Tab for customer pick-up at both Logan Square and Lincoln Park restaurant locations.
• Third-Party Delivery Service Food delivery service through DoorDash, GrubHub, and Order.store platforms for both Logan Square and Lincoln Park locations in the Chicago service area.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered parent company and operational.

• Land and Sea Dept.parent companyOthersLand and Sea Dept. is the parent production company behind Parson's Chicken & Fish. All branding, creative, and operational production is handled by this parent entity.
• ResyoperationalTechnology or IntegrationReservation management platform used for booking dine-in customers at both Logan Square and Lincoln Park locations.
• Toast TaboperationalTechnology or IntegrationOnline ordering platform used for takeout and pickup orders at both Chicago locations.
• DoorDashoperationalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery platform for food delivery to customers in Chicago service areas.
• GrubHuboperationalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery platform for food delivery to customers in Chicago service areas.
• TripleSeatoperationalTechnology or IntegrationEvent booking platform used for managing catering requests and private event bookings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Wingstop: National chicken-wing-focused fast-casual chain with heavy delivery and digital ordering. Comparable on chicken focus, multi-channel (dine-in/delivery) operations, and exposure to third-party delivery platforms.
• Girl & The Goat: Established Chicago full-service restaurant by a celebrity chef with a broader, more upscale menu and a national reputation. Comparable as a leading Chicago casual-to-upscale dining destination but operates at meaningfully higher price points and scale.
• Raising Cane's: National fast-casual chain focused on chicken fingers with strong scale and supply-chain advantages. Comparable as a chicken-focused casual dining competitor; differs in being a national QSR rather than a neighborhood concept.
• Chick-fil-A: National chicken-focused QSR with broad menu around sandwiches and nuggets. Comparable as a chicken-centric casual dining competitor, though it operates at vastly larger scale with drive-through-centric delivery.

Direct peers

• Longman & Eagle: Chicago Logan Square neighborhood restaurant and tavern offering casual American fare and cocktails. Comparable due to shared Chicago neighborhood positioning, tavern/cocktail culture, and dine-in service model.
• Au Cheval: Another Land and Sea Dept. Chicago concept known for burgers and a notable cocktail program. Comparable because of shared parent operator and the same casual neighborhood dine-in + cocktail identity that Parson's uses.
• Honey Butter Fried Chicken: Chicago-based fried chicken-focused restaurant with a casual dine-in concept and strong neighborhood following. Comparable on product (fried chicken-centric), service model (counter/casual dine-in), and Chicago market positioning.
• Small Cheval: Sister concept under Land and Sea Dept. in Chicago; casual neighborhood restaurant/bar with patio, burgers, and cocktails. Most directly comparable because of shared parent operator, similar dine-in/cocktail-led model, and overlapping Chicago neighborhood footprint.
• The Budlong Hot Chicken: Chicago-founded chicken concept specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken, with multiple Chicago locations. Directly comparable on menu focus (chicken), casual fast-casual dining, multi-unit Chicago operations, and cocktail/beverage offering.
• Roost Restaurant & Bar: Casual Chicago neighborhood restaurant serving elevated comfort food with a bar/cocktail program. Comparable on casual dine-in service model, neighborhood bar atmosphere, and Chicago local-customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/parsonschicken
• Facebookfacebook.com/ParsonsLogan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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