Bar Roma Promotes Executive Chef Fred Ramos to Partner

Proprietor Julia Zhu and the team at Bar Roma have announced that Executive Chef Fred Ramos (Printer's Row; Gioco; Angelina Ristorante) has been promoted to Partner! Now celebrating their fifth year in business, Bar Roma is located at the corner of Clark and Carmen in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. The restaurant showcases the cuisine of Rome, Italy. Ramos has extensive knowledge of Italian cuisine, presenting polpette (meatballs), hot and cold antipasti, house made pasta, seafood, steak, chops and dessert.

Bar Roma is open Wednesday-Thursday, 4:30-9:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 4:30-10:30 p.m.; and Sunday 4:30-9 p.m. For more information, visit BarRomaChicago.com.

Chef/Partner Fred Ramos graduated from the Culinary School of Kendall College with a Bachelors degree in International Culinary Arts. He was a teaching assistant at Kendall in the fine dining restaurant and prepared food for wine classes taught by Master Sommelier Bob Bansberg.

Ramos worked at Maggiano’s Little Italy and helped open its location in Schaumburg. At age 21, he became the Chef de Cuisine at the highly acclaimed Printer’s Row Restaurant in Chicago. Executive Chef and owner Michael Foley was a great mentor, and he sent Ramos to France, Napa Valley, N.Y. and Boston to explore new restaurants. While at Printer’s Row, Ramos twice competed in the Bocuse d’Or World Culinary Competition. He was nominated Top 10 Sous Chef in the nation by Bertolli Olive Oil. After Printer’s Row, Ramos was the Executive Chef at Chicago's Union League Club, Gioco, Room 21, Angelina's Ristorante and Labriola.

In 2016, Chef Ramos helped open Bar Roma in Andersonville with owners Julia Zhu and Howard Davis. It was an instant success named as a “Must Try” Italian restaurant in Chicago by Zagat. His menu specializes in house-made pastas, a variety of meatballs, and other Roman-inspired dishes. Chef Ramos showcases unique and elevated seasonal menus throughout the year at Bar Roma.