Lettuce Entertain You cares greatly about the health and safety of its employees and guests. In the last few weeks, we have closely monitored developments in the current COVID-19 outbreak and have initiated enhanced protocols to reduce opportunities for the spread of this virus in all of our restaurants and offices. Our actions are focused on guidance from the CDC along with state and local resources, and we continue to rely on their leadership. We are now facing a situation in which our actions can make a difference, not only to the health and safety of our employees and guests but also to our communities.
The Holiday Bonus cards expired as of April 15, and they can no longer be used for carryout at open restaurants during this time.
However, upon the reopening of our restaurants for full-service dining, the cards will be eligible for an additional 30 days of redemption. At that time, you will have four weeks to use the cards for dine in or carryout. As soon as we get clarity on when we can reopen, we will send a communication with the 30 day extension dates for each market.
Also, please keep in mind that the Holiday Bonus cards can be used any year between January 2 - April 15. If you are still unable to use the cards during the 30 day extension, please hang onto them and you can use them again next year, January 2 - April 15, 2021.
Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you all soon.
Please keep in mind that the Holiday Bonus cards can be used any year between January 2nd - April 15th. The Holiday Bonus cards can also be used for carryout up to April 15th at participating restaurants during the government mandated shutdowns.
We hope that this extension gives you more time to use your cards for carryout and dining in once we re-open. We will continue to closely monitor the situation and send a communication when we have confirmed the new dates. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Many of you have asked how you can support our teams, we have set up a site to collect funds that will benefit our hardworking staff Employee Relief Fund
Based on direction from governmental agencies and as part of our ongoing effort to slow the community transmission of COVID-19, LEYE will temporarily close additional locations. Effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, all Lettuce locations will close to dine-in guests until we are permitted to re-open by the applicable government authority.
We will reevaluate our options going forward based upon guidance and direction from health and government officials. In the meantime, we strongly encourage everyone to protect themselves and others by continuing to follow CDC guidelines (including social distancing, frequent handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, and staying home if ill) to combat community transmission.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact us.
14 bake-at-home cookie kits to pick up from Chicago’s best bakeries and pastry chefs
You’re eating a lot more cookies. Not that anyone’s judging. The numbers simply show we bought nearly 600% more frozen cookie dough across Illinois the week before Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued the stay-at-home order.
Some may be stashed away. Though I suspect a few sugary spoonfuls will never see an oven. You shouldn’t eat raw dough, by the way, because eating uncooked flour or raw eggs can make you sick according to the CDC.
If you didn’t stock up and want to start from scratch, flour now seems to be selling out faster than toilet paper and hand sanitizer, perhaps in part from the demand of sourdough bread bakers.
Local bakeries and restaurants are adapting. Along with their regular menus, some are selling budget friendly cookie kits, some with royal icing and sprinkles.
Beatrix
Yasmin Gutierrez, executive pastry chef and partner at the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant, created the cookies with dough now available in six packs ($9) to take home and bake. Choose from chocolate chunk, butterscotch oatmeal and Nutella, plus house favorite flavors called Joy (chocolate and coconut) and Magic (chocolate, toffee, marshmallow and cornflakes). 519 N. Clark St., 312-284-1377; 671 N. St Clair St., 312-642-0001; 834 W. Fulton Market, 312-733-0370; 272 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, 630-491-1415; beatrixrestaurants.com
Summer House Santa Monica
Make one large or four minis from the cookie dough balls ($3 each) in chocolate chip, peanut butter or funfetti flavors. The Lettuce Entertain You beach house concept restaurant in Lincoln Park never seemed to make much sense to me as a former Southern California resident, but we can all use a virtual escape right now. 1954 N. Halsted St., 773-634-4100, summerhousesm.com/chicago