Beat Kitchen
Bar · Roscoe Village ·
American restaurant/bar with intimate performance space for shows
American restaurant/bar with intimate performance space for shows
"One of the city’s most underrated venues, Beat Kitchen is a solid neighborhood bar and grill. The kitchen staff is so solid that the legendary Doug Sohn trusted them to cook Hot Doug’s encased meats at festivals. The space is intimate and hosts a variety of bands." - Naomi Waxman
"I noted that Beat Kitchen is included among venues implementing vaccine requirements." - Naomi Waxman
"A combined music venue and restaurant in Roscoe Village that has served as an essential income source for its owner during the pandemic, this location remains important to local nightlife and neighborhood culture even as concert business has stalled. The venue’s operations and survival are tied to a broader advocacy effort by its owner to secure federal relief for independent venues, reflecting how tightly live music venues are linked to surrounding restaurants, shops, and neighborhood foot traffic." - Ariel Parrella-Aureli
"A restaurant and indie music venue, Beat Kitchen is raising $25,000 on GoFundMe to support bartenders, wait staff, production crews, sound staff, kitchen workers and security employees affected by the mandated closure." - Naomi Waxman
"A well-known local restaurant that will take a larger, multi-year location on the riverside extension rather than a short-term cart: this tenant has secured a three-year lease and a bigger space as part of the redevelopment between Wabash and Michigan avenues." - Daniel Gerzina
