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Corporate Office:
333 S. Des Plaines Street
Suite 506
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 312.382.0707
Fax: 312.382.1707 |
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About Lou Mitchell's |
 Route 66
Jackson Boulevard was the starting point for the original Route 66, which means you can drive into Chicago on the “Mother Road” from the Kennedy Expressway, Illinois Interstate 90/94. Route 66 was created in 1926, and when the signs went up on Jackson Boulevard, commuters found Lou Mitchell’s waiting for them. We’ve been feeding the hungry travelers with comfort food since 1923.
Our Team
 Nicholas M. Thanas, President
Nicholas has 23 years in the food and beverage industry and 20 years in management.
He serves as Vice President of both Lou Mitchell’s Incorporate and KKT Group Services Corporation.
Before joining the Lou Mitchell’s Companies and becoming a partner in the family business,
Nicholas was Manager of Institutional futures and option trading in the Foreign Currencies Market for 8 years at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Nicholas completed his bachelor of Art at Southern Illinois University and attended 2 years graduate studies at John Marshall Law School, Chicago Illinois.
 Heleen K. Thanas, Vice President
Heleen has had numerous food and beverage experiences spanning four decades. Beginning as a Server in the early 1970’s and maturing into a Management capacity. She had worked with her family business until the late 1970’s at which time Heleen took a position with the Rose Bud Restaurant as operation manager where she remained for five years.
Heleen spent a brief period educating herself in the spirit business working with the
Judge and Dolph Company in Chicago.
Heleen is also the President and Managing partner of Lou Mitchell’s Express Corporation and serves as Secretary of Lou Mitchell’s Incorporated and KKT Group Services.
 Kathryn K. Thanas, Vice President
For more than 30 years Kathryn has been involved in the restaurant industry. In the early 70’s co-founded, co-owned a successful fine dinning restaurant in Chicago’s northwest suburbs, until it’s sale in 1985. During this period she was a board member of The Greater Woodfield Convention and Tourism Board as well as on the board of RFW, women in foodservice and was industry respondent with U.S. small business administration.
After a short absence from the restaurant business Kathryn along with her daughter Heleen acquired Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant. In 1993 with her son Nicholas and Heleen, they opened Lou Mitchell’s Express a quick service operation in O’Hare International Terminal 5.
Kathryn has been on the board of the Illinois Restaurant Association since 1997 has served on the executive committee, serves on government relations committee and is a trustee of the Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Board.
Kathryn is President of Lou Mitchell’s Incorporated and KKT Group Services.
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