J. Joho

Chef · Proprietaire

Everest · Eiffel Tower Restaurant
Miru · Tre Dita

Opening Spring 2023

Miru, Japanese for view, is located on the 11th floor of the St. Regis Chicago. The restaurant showcases a unique take on Japanese cuisine and boasts two terraces and a dining room that overlooks the Chicago River and Navy Pier. The menu includes sushi, sashimi and raw selections, complemented by an Izakaya-style menu. An extensive hand-selected sake selection is also available.

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Just above the Strip on the 11th floor of the Paris Las Vegas' Eiffel Tower replica, Chef Joho's Eiffel Tower Restaurant offers the city's premier French cuisine, breathtaking views of the Las Vegas strip, and is regarded as the crown jewel in Paris La Vegas' collection of restaurants.

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Known the world over for having made an indelible mark on the culinary world with his exquisite personal cuisine, Chef Joho humbly entered the profession as a 6-year-old, peeling vegetables in his aunt's restaurant kitchen. His rise to international success began on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange with, what is now one of the world's premier dining rooms, Everest. Today, his establishments across the country set standards for dining and win accolades at every turn.

Chef Joho's formal training began as a 13-year-old apprentice for Paul Haeberlin of the acclaimed L'Auberge de L'Ill in Alsace, France, and continued in kitchens in France, Italy and Switzerland. By the age of 23, Joho was the sous chef at a Michelin three-star restaurant where he commanded a 35-person staff. It was while he was studying at the Hotel Restaurant School in Strasbourg that Joho immersed himself in the hotel and restaurant business, as well as the arts of pastry, cheese and wine.

Known the world over for having made an indelible mark on the culinary world with his exquisite personal cuisine, Chef Joho humbly entered the profession as a 6-year-old, peeling vegetables in his aunt's restaurant kitchen. His rise to international success began on the 40th floor of the Chicago Stock Exchange with, what is now one of the world's premier dining rooms, Everest. Today, his establishments across the country set standards for dining and win accolades at every turn.

Chef Joho's formal training began as a 13-year-old apprentice for Paul Haeberlin of the acclaimed L'Auberge de L'Ill in Alsace, France, and continued in kitchens in France, Italy and Switzerland. By the age of 23, Joho was the sous chef at a Michelin three-star restaurant where he commanded a 35-person staff. It was while he was studying at the Hotel Restaurant School in Strasbourg that Joho immersed himself in the hotel and restaurant business, as well as the arts of pastry, cheese and wine.

Accolades

  • James Beard Foundation (JBF) "Who's Who," JBF "Best New Restaurant," JBF "Best American Chef: Midwest"
  • Robert Mondavi "Culinary Award of Excellence"
  • Bon Appetit's "Best Chef of the Year"
  • Gourmet Magazine's "Best Restaurant for Business Dining"
  • Everest has been named by Travel + Leisure magazine as one of America's most romantic restaurants
  • Chicago Magazine's "Best Restaurant in Chicago"
  • Mobile Dining Award, Everest
  • JBF nominations for "Best Outstanding Restaurant," "Outstanding Chef," "Outstanding Service"
  • Everest consistently rated 4 stars from Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Magazine
  • Everest's wine list has been credited as the "country's best selection of Alsace wine" by USA Today, The New
  • York Times and Saveur
  • Five-Diamond AAA rating, Everest
  • Gayot's Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.

Press Clips

International Press

Television Apearances


Chef Joho of Chicago's Everest Restaurant featured on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate.



  • BRAVO'S Top Chef
  • TBS's Dinner & A Movie
  • PBS, CNN
  • WXYZ, Detroit
  • Chicago: ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WGN
  • CPTV, Las Vegas

Highlighted Praise

  • "The jovial Mr. Joho stands astride the culinary heap" - The New York Times
  • "Best Alsace wine list in the hemisphere" - Johnny Apple, New York Times
  • "A brilliant meal from a great chef who is at the top of his game" - Robert M. Parker Jr.
  • "Four stars - Chicago's most romantic restaurant" - Chicago Tribune
  • "Four stars - spectacular in every way" - Chicago Sun-Times



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Opening Summer 2023

Chef J.Joho collaborates with Evan Funke, of the famed Felix Trattoria and Mother Wolf in Los Angeles, on this Tuscan-inspired steakhouse. Throughout his travels and culinary training, Joho has acquired extensive knowledge of Italian cuisine and is excited to share his classic and regional dishes.

This, the pinnacle of Chef-Proprietor Jean Joho's restaurant collections, is recognized worldwide for its superb cuisine and unique wine collection. In this spectacular setting with the glittering city spread out 40 stories below, you will experience a caliber of personal service and a level of culinary excellence that defines "world-class."

The world's toughest critics call Everest "spectacular in every way," the city's "most romantic restaurant," and the "best Chicago restaurant for business dining." Discover for yourself what Robert Parker calls "a brilliant meal from a great chef at the top of his game."

After 35 years, Everest hosted its last dinner service on New Year’s Eve, 2020. The restaurant garnered worldwide recognition for cuisine, service and wine from Relais & Chateaux, Les Grandes Tables Du Monde, AAA Five Diamond and many more.