Kevin Beary
Beverage Director and Associate Partner
Kevin Beary is the Beverage Director of award-winning Three Dots and a Dash, The Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash and The Omakase Room at Sushi-san in Chicago, IL.
The success of Three Dots and a Dash is rooted in Beary and his teams deep understanding of historic rum recipes and re-creating them with their own riffs, presenting them in a way that offers guests a full sensory experience through the depth of flavors, custom glassware and dramatics of the large format cocktails. Three Dots and a Dash has hosted pop-ups at several prominent industry events including Tales of the Cocktail, Portland Cocktail Week, San Antonio Cocktail Conference, Charleston Food and Wine, Texas Tiki Week Hukilau, and more.
In 2019, Beary and his team opened The Bamboo Room at Three Dots and a Dash, a unique rum bar that was recognized as one of Esquire’s Best Bars in America in 2020 and North America’s 50 Best ‘One To Watch’ in 2022. The Bamboo Room is known for its great collection of esoteric interesting rums and rhum agricole. The goal is to showcase the rare and unique flavors and to tell the stories behind each rum and cocktail. Kevin and his team showcase modern techniques and classic presentations to present drinks in their best form across cocktail categories.
Between both Three Dots and a Dash and The Bamboo Room, there are more than 300 rums utilized, representing nearly every rum producing country in the world.
Most recently, Beary opened The Omakase Room at Sushi-san in downtown Chicago where he created a menu reflective of refined Japanese cocktail bars combined with his signature technique-focused drinks.
Beary has received several accolades over the years including The Bamboo Room being named the first ever Campari One To Watch Award at North America's 50 Best Bars in 2022, Bar of the Year at the Bar & Restaurant Expo in 2023, a national finalist in both the 2014 Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition and the 2015 USBG Cocktail Classic. Beary also won the Mai Tai Mix-Off at the ninth annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival, the 2017 Continental Diplomatico Bartending Competition for North America and the World Mai Tai Championship in 2017. He has also been recognized through multiple industry awards including being named Rising Star Bartender from StarChefs in 2018 as well as earning the Jean Banchet Award for Best Bartender in 2020. Beary is currently completing his thesis project for a master's degree in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot Watt University.
Prior to joining Lettuce Entertain You, Beary served as General Manager of Rural Society and of NoMI Restaurant at the Park Hyatt Chicago. Previously, Beary was the restaurant and lounge manager of Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia.
A Long Island, New York native, Beary attended LaSalle University in Philadelphia. Beary’s passion for fine spirits translates into his personal life, with travel to more than 30+ rum distilleries across the globe.
