Tru was a

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located in the

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neighborhood in

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. Tru was opened in 1999 by

Rick Tramonto Richard Michael Tramonto (born May 30, 1963) is a Chicago chef and cookbook author. He was executive chef and partner in Tru, a contemporary fine-dining restaurant from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. Biography A native of Rochester, New York, ...

and

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with the backing of

Rich Melman Rich Melman (born 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder and chairman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a privately held restaurant company with more than 100 venues."Let Us Now Praise R.J. Grunts: How Rich Melman and his Lettuce ...

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) is a restaurant group currently comprising 120 or more restaurants mainly located in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was founded by Rich Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff in 1971. History The first restauran ...

. It was a

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one-star restaurant since the Chicago guidebook's inception in 2011; in 2017 the restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars. Since 2008, the

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was Anthony Martin. The restaurant closed on October 7, 2017.

Awards and accolades

The restaurant received a Michelin Star from the

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every year since Chicago's debut guide in 2011, and two Michelin stars in 2017. In 2013, Tru was once again awarded 5 diamonds from the

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. Since 2004, the restaurant has been a recipient of the ''

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'' Grand Award. On September 5, 2017, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises announced Tru would be serving its last service on Saturday, October 7, 2017.

References

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Awards and accolades

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