"uncommon ground is now the Greenest Restaurant in America" - Michael Oshman Green Restaurant Association
“I’m proud to have in our City of Chicago the Greenest Restaurant in the Country,” “Uncommon Ground is a great example of what our city can do and what our country can do, use water and energy more efficiently, grow more sustainable food, while boasting the world’s most sustainable businesses.” - Mayor Rahm Emmanuel
We have a great culinary group here in Chicago. Great restaurants.
Great chefs. Uncommon Ground will be the future right here for
many of those restaurants. The customer wants this." - Former Mayor Richard M. Daley
Members of Slow Food
Recipient of the "Governor's Sustainability Award" 2010 & 2011