Chesapeake Grille & Deli

What Chesapeake Grille & Deli does

Chesapeake Grille & Deli is a privately held, locally owned and operated casual dining restaurant group founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dunkirk, Maryland. The company operates a Chesapeake Bay-themed menu of Maryland-style dishes, homemade recipes, and deli items across two physical storefronts in Calvert County: a Dunkirk restaurant offering lunch and dinner with curbside carry-out and delivery, and a North Beach location that combines a restaurant, market, and liquor store serving breakfast through dinner. A third Bowie, Maryland location is in build-out, evidenced by active hiring signage and a Bowie-specific Toast Tab rewards identifier.

The technology footprint is built primarily on the Toast Tab platform, which provides digital ordering for curbside pickup and delivery at both operating locations, payment processing, and a free Chesapeake Rewards loyalty program. Supporting infrastructure includes e-commerce-enabled physical and eGift card sales in $5 to $100 denominations, an email newsletter for catering prospects, and a Squarespace-hosted marketing website (eatchesapeake.com). The company also operates a dedicated catering subsidiary, The Chesapeake Catering Co. (caterchesapeake.com), which delivers on-site, delivery, and pick-up catering services and is listed on EZ Cater for corporate catering orders.

Revenue is generated through dine-in, takeout, and delivery food sales at the storefronts, professional catering services for events and business clients, gift card sales, and ancillary retail (market and liquor) at North Beach. The customer base is primarily local community and family diners in the Chesapeake Bay region, with a secondary segment of business and corporate catering clients. Distribution is concentrated in Maryland with no international footprint, and the go-to-market relies on a hybrid of physical retail, direct-to-consumer online ordering, and a third-party catering channel.

Name

Chesapeake Grille & Deli

Legal name

Chesapeake Grille & Deli

Website

https://chesapeakegrille.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chesapeake Grille & Deli is a privately held Maryland-based casual dining group founded in 2008, operating two (soon three) Chesapeake Bay-themed restaurants in Calvert County with online ordering, a loyalty program, gift cards, and a dedicated catering subsidiary serving local families and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• Maryland-style deli food
• Chesapeake Bay cuisine
• Restaurant catering services
• Online food ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunkirk

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food Sales: Dine-in, takeout, and delivery food sales at two Maryland restaurant locations
2. Catering Services: Professional on-site, delivery, and pick-up catering for events
3. Gift Card Sales: Physical and eGift card sales available in denominations from $5 to $100

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chesapeake Grille & Deli operates two Chesapeake Bay-themed casual dining restaurants in Maryland (Dunkirk and North Beach/North Beach Market), serving homemade Maryland-style dishes and deli items for dine-in, curbside carry-out, and delivery. The company also sells physical and digital gift cards, runs a free loyalty rewards program, and provides professional on-site, delivery, and pick-up catering through its subsidiary, The Chesapeake Catering Co.

Product overview

Chesapeake Grille & Deli is a locally owned and operated Chesapeake Bay themed restaurant chain offering a unified dining experience across two Maryland locations. The core product consists of the Dunkirk restaurant (lunch and dinner service) and the North Beach location (which combines a restaurant, market, and liquor store with breakfast service). Supporting the physical dining experience, the company offers an online ordering module integrated with Toast Tab for both pick-up and delivery. A separate sub-brand, Chesapeake Catering Co., handles professional catering services. Additional revenue streams include a loyalty rewards program and gift card offerings. The company operates as a single unified brand with these interconnected service modules rather than distinct platform-plus-add-ons architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chesapeake Grille & Deli — Dunkirk Restaurant Full-service casual dining restaurant in Dunkirk, MD, offering Chesapeake Bay-themed homemade lunch and dinner for dine-in, curbside carry-out, and delivery. Targeted at local residents and families in southern Maryland.
• Chesapeake Market in North Beach (Restaurant, Market & Liquor Store) Combined restaurant, market, and liquor store location in North Beach, MD, serving breakfast (8am–12pm), lunch, and dinner all day for dine-in, takeout, and delivery. Targeted at local community and visitors to the Chesapeake Bay area.
• The Chesapeake Catering Co. Professional on-site, delivery, and pick-up catering service operated as a separate co-branded entity, serving events, business catering, and private gatherings. Targeted at businesses and event organizers in Maryland.
• Gift Cards (Physical and eGift) Physical and digital gift cards redeemable at Chesapeake Grille & Deli locations, available in multiple denominations ($5, $10, $15, $20, $25, $30, $35, $40, $45, $50, $75, $100). For consumer gift-givers and customers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toast TabcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline ordering platform partner providing digital ordering, payment processing, and loyalty rewards infrastructure for both restaurant locations. Enables curbside pickup and delivery orders.
• EZ CaterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party business catering platform that lists Chesapeake Grille & Deli for corporate catering orders. Provides additional channel for business catering leads.
• The Chesapeake Catering Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeparate catering company that handles professional on-site, delivery, and pick-up catering services. Co-branded entity focused exclusively on catering operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Legal Sea Foods: Established seafood casual dining chain with broader geographic reach, comparable in core menu offering but at a much larger scale than Chesapeake Grille.
• Bonefish Grill: National seafood-focused casual dining chain, comparable in casual dining seafood positioning but operating at significantly greater scale.
• McCormick & Schmick's: Seafood casual dining chain with broad footprint, comparable in seafood menu focus and sit-down service model.

Emerging players

• Crab Du Jour: Emerging seafood-focused casual dining concept with Maryland-style crab dishes, comparable in menu angle to Chesapeake Grille's Maryland seafood theme.

Direct peers

• Phillips Seafood: A Maryland-anchored seafood restaurant brand with multiple locations, comparable to Chesapeake Grille in its Chesapeake regional cuisine focus and casual dining format.
• Mission BBQ: Multi-unit casual dining chain rooted in Maryland with a community/patriotic brand identity, comparable to Chesapeake Grille as a small regional chain with strong local values.
• Jimmy's Famous Seafood: Baltimore-based Maryland seafood restaurant with a strong local brand and casual dining experience, directly comparable to Chesapeake Grille's regional seafood positioning.

Regional players

• The Blackwall Hitch: Maryland-based casual dining restaurant group with multiple locations in the Chesapeake Bay region, comparable in cuisine and footprint to Chesapeake Grille.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chesapeakegrille

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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