The Bear is a restaurant founded and owned by Carmen Berzatto, opened in place of his brother's former restaurant The Original Beef of Chicagoland.
History[]
Renowned Chef Carmen Berzatto dreamed of opening a restaurant with his brother Michael. Their dreams weren't fulfilled while Michael was alive, and when Carmen returned to Chicago to run Michael's failing sandwich shop, he began to dream of changing the business to that of a finer dining establishment. With the combined efforts of Chef Sydney Adamu and Natalie Berzatto as a manager, they successfully convinced Cicero to be their financial backer. They closed The Original Beef of Chicagoland and renovated the lot to become The Bear. To keep their regular clientele, Carmy agreed to keep a beef window for sandwich orders.
Carmy and Sydney brainstormed a brilliant menu to serve their guests. However, Carmy scrapped all of it in place of daily menu changes.
Staff[]
Chefs[]
- Carmen Berzatto
- Sydney Adamu
- Tina Marrero
- Marcus Brooks - Pastry Chef
- Ebraheim - Sandwich Chef
Wait Staff[]
- Richard Jerimovich - Maître D'hôtel
- Neil Fak