Grace (restaurant)

Restaurant in Illinois, United States

Grace

Grace's kitchen in 2016.

Restaurant information
Established| December 11, 2012
Closed| December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)
Owner(s)| Michael Olszewski
Head chef| before its closure: Curtis Duffy
Food type| Progressive
Rating|  (Michelin Guide)
Street address| 652 W Randolph St
City| Chicago
State| Illinois
Postal/ZIP Code| 60661
Country| United States
Coordinates| 41°53′5.4″N 87°38′41.6″W﻿ / ﻿41.884833°N 87.644889°W﻿ / 41.884833; -87.644889
Reservations| Required

Grace was a restaurant in the West Loop neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It had been ranked 3 stars by the Michelin Guide each year since 2015.[1] Before closing on December 20, 2017, Alinea and Grace were the only Chicago restaurants with three Michelin stars.[2][3]

## History

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Original head chef Curtis Duffy and his business partner Michael Muser opened Grace in December 2012. Duffy had previously worked at Charlie Trotter’s and was chef de cuisine at Alinea when it opened in 2004. In the years prior to opening Grace, he maintained a two star Michelin rating while the head chef at Avenues in the Peninsula Hotel until closing the restaurant in 2011.[4]

Grace has maintained a Michelin Guide three-star restaurant status since 2014[5][6] and to date is only the third restaurant in Chicago ever to earn three Michelin stars after Alinea and the since-shuttered L2O.[7][8]

In the 2015 documentary For Grace, Curtis Duffy and his life journey to the creation of Grace are featured;[9] originally from Ohio, as a teenager Duffy overcame his father's murder of his mother and subsequent suicide.[10]

As of late 2016, Grace edged out Alinea as Chicago's most expensive restaurant and one of the most costly in the United States.[11]

In December 2017, Duffy and Muser abruptly left Grace after its investor and owner Michael Olszewski rejected their offer to buy the restaurant.[12] Shortly afterwards, Olszewski closed the restaurant.[13][14] In July 2020, Duffy and Muser opened a new restaurant in Chicago called Ever.[15]

## Awards and honors

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* Michelin Guide, 3 Star Rating
* Five Diamond Award, AAA[16]
* Forbes Travel Guide, 5 Star Rating[17]
* Robb Report, Best of the Best 2013: Dining[18]
* Chicago Tribune, 4 Star Rating
* Chicago Magazine, Best New Restaurant
* Best Chef: Great Lakes 2016 (Curtis Duffy) James Beard Foundation[19]

## See also

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* List of Michelin starred restaurants
* List of Michelin starred restaurants in Chicago

## References

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1. ^ "Home - Grace". Grace.
2. ^ Severson, Kim (20 December 2017). "Grace, A Celebrated Chicago Restaurant, Closes After its Founders Leave". New York Times.
3. ^ Michelin trims star list to 25 restaurants for Chicago Reuters OCTOBER 20, 2017
4. ^ FLORENCE FABRICANT, Grace Gets Three Michelin Stars in Latest Chicago Guide New York Times NOVEMBER 14, 2014
5. ^ viamichelin.com Michelin Guide restaurants - United States accessed 1/7/2014
6. ^ chicago.eater.com Curtis Duffy's Grace Awarded Three Michelin Stars Ryan Sutton, November 11, 2014
7. ^ Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com Grace gets a third Michelin star; Alinea repeats November 11, 2014
8. ^ FLORENCE FABRICANT, nytimes.com Grace Gets Three Michelin Stars in Latest Chicago Guide, NOV. 14, 2014
9. ^ Olsen, Morgan (2 March 2016). "Chicago, if you watch one thing on Netflix this month, make it 'For Grace'". RedEye Chicago.
10. ^ Without Grace, Chicago’s Restaurant Scene Is Forever Changed Jeff Ruby, Chicago 21 December 2017
11. ^ Sutton, Ryan (1 July 2015). "Grace is Chicago's Most Expensive Restaurant by Starting Price After $30 Hike". Eater Chicago.
12. ^ Severson, Kim (20 December 2017). "Two Founders Quit Grace, an Acclaimed Chicago Restaurant". New York Times.
13. ^ Severson, Kim (20 December 2017). "Grace, A Celebrated Chicago Restaurant, Closes After its Founders Leave". New York Times.
14. ^ 3-Michelin-Star Grace Closes After Kitchen Staff Walks Out in Wake of Chef Quitting JEREMY REPANICH, Robb Report, DECEMBER 21, 2017
15. ^ Caro, Mark (2020-07-28). "How to Open a Top-Tier Restaurant in a Pandemic? Rethink Everything". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
16. ^ "Home - Grace". Grace.
17. ^ forbestravelguide.com Grace
18. ^ robbreport.com Grace
19. ^ jamesbeard.org The Winners of the 2016 James Beard Awards

## External links

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* Restaurant website (archived)

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Michelin Guide 3-star restaurants in the United States

Chicago|

* Alinea
* Smyth

Los Angeles and Southern California|

* Addison

New York City|

* Le Bernardin
* Eleven Madison Park
* Masa
* Per Se

San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California|

* Atelier Crenn
* Benu
* The French Laundry
* Quince
* SingleThread

Washington, D.C.|

* The Inn at Little Washington

List of Michelin 3-star restaurants

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Restaurants in Chicago

Current|

* Alinea
* Ann Sather Restaurant
* Atelier
* Aurelio's Pizza
* Avec
* Bar Roma
* The Berghoff
* Big Chicks
* Billy Goat Tavern
* Boka
* Brown's Chicken & Pasta
* Cafecito
* Calumet Fisheries
* Ceres Cafe
* Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Company
* The Cubby Bear
* EL Ideas
* Elske
* Esmé
* Fluky's
* Frontera Grill
* Frontier
* Galit
* Gino's East
* Giordano's
* Girl & the Goat
* Golden Nugget Pancake House
* Goose Island Brewery
* Greek Islands
* Green Door Tavern
* Harold's Chicken Shack
* Home Run Inn
* Indienne
* Irazu Costa Rica Restaurant
* Kasama
* Kikko
* Lem's Bar-B-Q
* Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
* Longman & Eagle
* Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
* LYFE Kitchen
* Mako
* Manny's Deli
* Margie's Candies
* Maxwell Street Depot
* Michael Jordan's Steakhouse
* Mon Ami Gabi
* Moody Tongue
* Morton's The Steakhouse
* Mr. Beef
* Next
* Les Nomades
* NoMI
* North Pond
* Oriole
* Parachute
* Park Grill
* Portillo's Restaurants
* Porto
* Potbelly Sandwich Shop
* Pueblito Viejo
* Revolution Brewing
* Roeser's Bakery
* Roister
* Rosati's
* Schwa
* Sepia
* Smyth
* Superdawg
* Tamale Guy
* Topolobampo
* Uno Pizzeria & Grill
* Walker Bros.
* The Wieners Circle

Defunct|

* 42 Grams
* Acadia
* Angels & Kings
* Blackhawk
* Brasserie Jo
* Chez Paul
* Demon Dogs
* Ever
* Everest
* Fat Rice
* Goosefoot
* Grace
* GreenRiver
* The Great Gritzbe's Flying Food Show
* Heartland Cafe
* Henry's Hamburgers
* Holly Tree Inn
* Hot Doug's
* L2O
* London House
* Michael Jordan's Restaurant
* Moto
* The Pump Room
* RIA
* Rock N Roll McDonald's
* Schaller's Original Pump
* Sixteen
* Spiaggia
* Stir Crazy
* Temporis
* Tru
* Vie

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