Mordecai, the award-winning, bi-level cocktail bar in the heart of Wrigleyville, is seeking line cooks. Created by Chef Matthias Merges of Folkart Restaurant Management and nationally acclaimed cocktail bar Billy Sunday, the space offers an exceptional cocktail experience and features one of the country’s largest selections of rare and collectible vintage spirits. Our kitchen delivers an elevated, but approachable, seasonal menu that highlights both classic and innovative techniques.

Our Line Cooks are expected to work evenings (some mornings during baseball season) - weekdays and weekends. Candidates must have a food handlers certificate, a minimum of 2 years of previous kitchen experience as a Line Cook/Prep Cook, excellent time management skills, and thrive in detail oriented, high-volume environments.

Our ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Positive attitude
• Punctuality
• Experience working the hotline 
• Experience cooking seafood and proteins 
• Desire to learn culinary techniques 
• Maintain high culinary standard from preparation to plating
• Daily set and prepare station
• Own and maintain their kitchen tools (knives, etc.)  
• City of Chicago food handler’s certificate