L2O explained

L2O
Head-Chef:	Laurent Gras
Rating:	Michelin Guide
Street-Address:	2300 N. Lincoln Park West
City:	Chicago
State:	Illinois
Postcode:	60614
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	41.9241°N -87.6366°W

L₂O was a Chicago seafood restaurant opened in 2008 by chef Laurent Gras and owned and operated by Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. The name of the restaurant stands for Lake to Ocean. The restaurant was located at 2300 N. Lincoln Park West, Chicago, Illinois 60614.

L₂O and Alinea were the only restaurants in Chicago to receive three stars from the 2010 Michelin Guide.^[1] L₂O earned 1 Michelin star in the 2011 guide and two stars in the 2012 guide.^[2] Matthew Kirkley became L₂O's chef in November 2011. In 2012, the restaurant installed twin saltwater tanks that house live shellfish. The restaurant ceased to operate in December 2014.^[3]

See also

• List of seafood restaurants
• List of Michelin starred restaurants in Chicago

Notes and References

1. News: Rausa Fuller. Janet. Alinea, L20 top Michelin Chicago guide. suntimes.com. November 16, 2010. September 5, 2011. July 7, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707131101/http://blogs.suntimes.com/food/2010/11/alinea_l20_top_michelin_chicag.html. dead.
2. News: Alinea only Chicago restaurant to earn 3 stars from Michelin . . November 15, 2011 . November 15, 2011 . Rausa Fuller, Janet . Chicago, IL.
3. Web site: L2O restaurant official website. April 14, 2016 .