Full-Time Prep Cook — Precision Kitchen, Luxury Steakhouse

M Street Entertainment Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

AD&D

Paid Time Off

Sick leave

Paid bereavement leave

Job summary

Esquire is a modern luxury steakhouse in Chicago’s Gold Coast, part of M Street Collective, delivering precision kitchen craft and hospitality. We are hiring a full‑time prep cook to support mise en place, food safety, and efficient service.

You'll work at 58 East Oak Street, start with onboarding mid‑October, and join a team dedicated to quality, consistency, and culinary theater in a high‑end dining environment.

Qualifications

• Prior kitchen or prep experience preferred; culinary-school externs welcome.
• Knife fundamentals and recipe accuracy.
• Organized, reliable, and detail-driven.

Responsibilities

• Execute the daily prep list to recipe and yield standards.
• Maintain mise and par across stations; label, date, and rotate product.
• Run receiving and storage support; protect food safety and minimize waste.
• Keep the prep kitchen clean, organized, and service-ready.

Skills

Knife fundamentals

Recipe accuracy

Organized

Detail-driven

Education

Culinary externs welcome

Culinary school externship

Job description

Esquire is a modern luxury steakhouse in Chicago’s Gold Coast, part of M Street Collective, delivering precision kitchen craft and hospitality. We are hiring a full‑time prep cook to support mise en place, food safety, and efficient service.

You'll work at 58 East Oak Street, start with onboarding mid‑October, and join a team dedicated to quality, consistency, and culinary theater in a high‑end dining environment.