LUX Restaurant & Bar Awards 2019

Page 38 www.lux-review.com LUX Restaurant & Bar Awards 2019 Offering guests a truly unique dining experience, Cupitol brings together all the best elements of a restaurant, bakery, cafe and exclusive bar into one innovative space. Owner Sellia Georges incorporates European style into the eateries’ cuisine, atmosphere and beverage program, incorporating authentic, house-made pastries, specialty roasted coffee, and a varied continental menu seven days a week. From humble beginnings Cupitol has flourished, and today the brand has two locations in Evanston, IL and in the Streeterville neighborhood of downtown Chicago. When Cupitol first began, customers initially came in for the coffee and baked goods. As the brand enters its third year of business, many have come to love its lunch, dinner, and cocktail options, too. Based on customer suggestions, the brand adjusted the menu to include more vegan and reasonably priced high-end dinner choices. The eateries have also recently added a kids’ menu, and as such the establishments have been able to welcome more families to enjoy meals at Cupitol. Thanks to this focus on innovation the brand has been able to adapt around the developments it has seen within the dining industry over the years and offer its guests the dishes and facilities they expect. Alongside innovation, quality is of vital importance to Cupitol. Seeking to offer guests only the best of everything, Cupitol only sources high-quality, unique ingredients to create mouth-watering dishes. For example, Cupitol All Day Lounge offers all-day, elevated dining in a comfortable environment. As part of our overview of a selection of this year’s Restaurant & Bar Award winners we profile the brand to learn more about how it came to win one of these prestigious accolades. Cupitol All Day Lounge Best Speciality Coffee Lounge 2019 - Evanston the brand’s coffee, Taf, is an award-winning coffee line from Greece and Cupitol is one of the few places where coffee enthusiasts can drink it. In addition, the eateries’ seasoned staff including both in the kitchen and at the front of the house work hard to ensure that every item served is fresh, delicious, and beyond expectation. Looking ahead, innovation remains key for Cupitol, with the brand constantly enhancing its food and drink menus with new items. For example, the brand will shortly be launching a burger of the month program with burgers created by its own staff, and in the spring two superfood lattes will be making their debut on the brand’s drinks menu. These developments will ensure this innovative dining concept continues to grow and flourish over the years to come and remains a fixture in the Illinois dining market. Company: Cupitol All Day Lounge Address: 812 Grove Street, Evanston, 455 East Illinois Street, Chicago Telephone: (847) 868 8078/(312) 414 1400 Web Address: https://cupitol.com/