Elite Bar Manager — Craft Cocktails & Luxury Service

M Street Entertainment Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance (STD/LTD)

Employee Assistance Program

Paid time off

Chicago Paid Leave

Paid Sick and Safe Leave

Bereavement leave

Job summary

Esquire, a modern luxury steakhouse on Oak Street in Chicago’s Gold Coast, seeks a Bar Manager to run the day-to-day operation of the bar and Trophy Room, ensuring high-volume craft-cocktail excellence and cost control.

You will build the sake, spirits, and cocktail programs, lead the bar team, train staff on BASSET compliance, and partner with the Beverage Manager on pricing and rare-spirits offerings. This salaried role reports to the General Manager.

Qualifications

• 4+ years bar leadership in upscale or craft-cocktail settings.
• Deep cocktail, spirits, and rare-spirits knowledge.
• Experience in inventory and cost-control systems.
• Proven team development and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Build and curate the sake, spirits, and cocktail programs; own lists, sourcing, and pricing.
• Own nightly bar operations across the main bar and Trophy Room; set up, run, and close down to standard.
• Lead and develop the bar team (Lead Bar, Bartenders, Bar Backs).
• Execute the cocktail and barrel-aged program to recipe and presentation standard set with the Beverage Manager.
• Own bar inventory, par, ordering, and cost; protect margin and minimize shrink.
• Train and certify bartenders on the program, service standards, and responsible-service compliance (BASSET).
• Partner with the Beverage Manager on the program, the by-the-glass and rare-spirits offering, and pricing.

Skills

Bar leadership

Team development

Inventory control

Cost management

Job description

Esquire, a modern luxury steakhouse on Oak Street in Chicago’s Gold Coast, seeks a Bar Manager to run the day-to-day operation of the bar and Trophy Room, ensuring high-volume craft-cocktail excellence and cost control.

You will build the sake, spirits, and cocktail programs, lead the bar team, train staff on BASSET compliance, and partner with the Beverage Manager on pricing and rare-spirits offerings. This salaried role reports to the General Manager.