Antioch, Illinois

Bless Your HeartSouthern Kitchen

Premium Southern cooking over a live woodfire — served with warm hospitality and a proper cocktail.

Open KitchenWoodfire GrillCraft Cocktails

The Experience

Fire, Smoke & Southern Soul

Everything here starts at the fire. Our open kitchen is built around a live woodfire grill — real hardwood, real embers, and steaks, chops, and whole fish kissed by flame while you watch from your table.

Bless Your Heart is casual fine dining the Southern way: the food is serious, the welcome isn't stuffy. Come as you are, stay for another round, and let us take care of the rest.

From house-baked cornbread with infused honey to an aged duck breast off the grill, every plate is Southern at heart and refined in the details.

Steaks cooking over the open woodfire grill
Grilled elote corn ribs fresh from the kitchen

Woodfire Grill

Live-fire cooking over real hardwood — the heart of our open kitchen and the flavor behind every chop, steak, and whole fish.

A house cocktail set before the illuminated Bless Your Heart bar

Craft Cocktails

A bar program worthy of the kitchen — barrel-aged classics, house syrups, and seasonal pours mixed with intent.

An intimate dining table set beside the window

Southern Hospitality

Casual fine dining without the fuss. White-tablecloth care, front-porch warmth — that's the Bless Your Heart way.

From the Bar

High Spirits, Southern Manners

Our bartenders treat a cocktail the way our kitchen treats the fire — with patience and respect. Expect smoked classics, house infusions, a deep bourbon shelf, and zero-proof sippers that don't feel like a consolation prize.

Vieux Carré

Redemption rye, Hine cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine, Peychaud’s and Angostura bitters

Tie My Hands

dark rum, white rum, passion fruit juice, orange juice, lime juice, simple syrup, cherry foam

Chicago Copperhead

rye, Malört, absinthe, lemon juice, demerara syrup

Mystery Punch!

It is a mystery! No take backs.

Smokin’ Piñata

mezcal, lemon juice, ginger liqueur, allspice dram, pineapple juice, demerara

Paloma

Jose Tritonal, lime juice, grapefruit juice, simple syrup

Ce Soir

Hine cognac, green Chartreuse, Cynar, saline, Angostura bitter and orange bitters

Plus a curated list of bourbons, wines by the glass, and local beers.

A colorful house cocktail served tableside

Come See Us

Visit Bless Your Heart

Find Us

484 Orchard Street
Antioch, Illinois 60002

(847) 603-1490
blessyourheart484@gmail.com

Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday4 PM – 10 PM
Wednesday4 PM – 10 PM
Thursday4 PM – 11 PM
Friday4 PM – 1:30 AM
Saturday4 PM – 1:30 AM
Sunday4 PM – 10 PM

Reservations

Walk-ins always welcome at the bar and chef's counter. For parties of six or more, give us a call — we'll have the table set and the sweet tea poured.


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