CHICAGO — “The dishwasher is the heartbeat of the kitchen,” says Beatrix partner John Economos.
Randy Hall is the head dishwasher at Beatrix in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, washing up to 10,000 dishes daily on a busy day.
Randy was tragically carjacked and shot in the right eye at the age of 23, causing him to lose both his sense of sight and sense of smell.
“Losing the eyesight, I had to change everything. I was starting a job as a welder and you need to see to weld, so I had to figure out something else to do. That’s when I went to the Lighthouse and they said, ‘We’re going to find you what we can,”” says Hall.
Randy has now worked as a dishwasher at Beatrix for 12 years and was recently voted “America’s Best Dishwasher” by Plate Magazine.
“Randy’s the first person here every day. Sometimes gets here before the chefs and managers. Super loyal. Always on time. Just a very hard worker. Just doesn’t finish until the job’s done,” says Economos.
“It made me feel like I was somebody special. I was like ‘How did I beat anybody, you know, there’s other people out there that can be better than me,'” says Hall. “I’m going to stay a dishwasher as long as I can, and being the best dishwasher, you got to share the wealth. Everybody go to step down and let the next one come up. You better come strong, cause I’m still out here!”
For more on Beatrix, visit: https://www.beatrixrestaurants.com/beatrix/river-north/
Fore more on The Chicago Lighthouse, visit: https://chicagolighthouse.org/
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