TWO Restaurant and Bar
1132 West Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60642
(312) 624-8363
Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Friday – Saturday: 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Sunday – Brunch: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday – Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Monday: Closed
TWO Restaurant and Bar
Committed to Midwest farm-to-fork cuisine and décor, we are a new near West Side neighborhood gathering place. Our TWO partners place emphasis on seasonal, rural dishes and are inspired by the quality and tradition of family run butcher shops and fishmongers.
Menu
Chefs Tom Van Lente and Kevin Cuddihee use rural inspiration and infuse it with urban finesse. Our “medium plates” menu frequently changes to reflect ingredients that you may find on a Midwest farm table on any given day.
Bar
We offer a rotating selection of Midwest micro brews, excellent whiskies, wines from around the world, a full cocktail menu and of course, friendly bartenders.
Aesthetics
Every inch of our interior detail is on life number TWO. From the massive barn doors, the wall panel made from old Chicago porches to the barnyard water spigots used as faucets. The decor was brought to life by Joline Rivera of idesign and Larry Vodak of Scout.
Executive Chef – Tom Van Lente
Chef Tom Van Lente was born into a family passionate about and successful in the culinary and business worlds. Raised in Burr Ridge, Illinois, Tom is the grandson of legendary theatre owner, Tony DeSantis of Drury Lane Theatre.
Tom’s fervor for cooking came at a young age, and he was able to pursue this vocation after his graduation from DePaul University with a B.A. in Public Communications. Directly after, he attended and graduated from Kendall College where he earned his associates degree in Culinary Science. From there Tom went to work at Landmark, part of the acclaimed BoKa Restaurant Group.
To this day, Tom is forever grateful for having worked along side the likes of Chef Benjamin Browning, currently a professor at Kendall College, and Rob Leavitt, current proprietor of Chicago’s Butcher and the Larder. Chef Tom’s most current position was as executive chef at Westend Bar and Grill, in Chicago’s busy West Loop.
