Steve Meilinger

Chef Steve helps guide the food and beverage leadership of OHM to ensure we are always producing a delicious and enticing experience, delivering a top level of guest service, and encouraging continuous creativity and “fun factor” of the team. Chef Steve directly oversees a portfolio of restaurants, eatertainment venues and retail beverage centers. He also assists in the design of new construction and retrofitting of kitchens and restaurants, catering and menu creation, as well as guiding OHM’s food and beverage teams to profitability.

Prior to joining O’Reilly Hospitality Management in 2017, Chef Steve has worked with many Restaurant and Hospitality companies including Marshal Fields and the Walnut Room of Chicago, Pyramid Hotel Group, and John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts. During his tenure, he has gained experience with Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Hotels Americas, and Choice Hotels.

During the ample free time of a chef, he is an avid movie fan, lover of all ethnic foods, and close friend of bourbons and fine cigars. As a Chicago native and currently residing in the DFW area of Texas, Chef Steve loves to sneak in short trips back home or to new destinations with his patient wife and three children (when their very full extra-curricular activities allow).