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Ramova Grill

Bridgeport · American/Brewpub Community-sourced, unverified
📍 3520 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60609

Ramova Grill closed in 2012 after an 82-year run as a beloved Bridgeport diner known specifically for its chili, and its 2024 return came as part of a much bigger project: the full restoration of the adjoining Ramova Theatre, a 1,800-person music venue brought back by a genuinely star-studded ownership group that includes Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson, and Chance the Rapper.

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A revived chili recipe, duck fat corn dogs, and 'pizza in a cup' from a Bridgeport diner that closed in 2012 and reopened in 2024 inside the restored Ramova Theatre, backed by an ownership group including Quincy Jones, Jennifer Hudson, and Chance the Rapper.

The Grill itself reopened smaller and more focused — 20 seats, run by chef Kevin Hickey of The Duck Inn (a sixth-generation Bridgeporter himself) alongside business partner Brandon Phillips — with the chili back on the menu, though regulars have reportedly debated how closely it matches the original recipe. The rest of the food leans into playful, specific bar snacks: duck fat corn dogs and 'pizza in a cup' alongside sandwiches, burgers, fries, and more straightforward options. The in-house brewery launched as a partnership with Brooklyn's Other Half Brewing, serving beer brewed at their D.C. and Philadelphia facilities while Bridgeport-brewed beer came online — though the operation now appears to run under its own house name, Off Hours Beer Co., per the venue's current site. There's a beer garden alongside the taproom and grill, and the whole complex is open to people who aren't there for a show, not just concertgoers.

Hours (per a third-party listing, not independently reconfirmed) run Wednesday through Sunday, stretching to midnight on Friday and Saturday. No happy hour confirmed. For a Bridgeport diner that spent over a decade closed, coming back attached to a historic theater with this much star power behind it is a genuinely unusual second act.

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Ramova Grill

BridgeportCommunity

Hours

Wed-Thu4-10pm
Fri4pm-midnight
Sat11am-midnight
Sun11am-10pm (per Choose Chicago
not independently re-confirmed)
🥡 Takeout unconfirmed

Amenities & accessibility

❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified
☀️Outdoor seating available

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