---
title: "Macaroni Grill at ORD: where, hours · ORD Airport Guide"
description: "Macaroni Grill at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 3, Concourse K · Gate K2. After security. Restaurants & bars."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/macaroni-grill/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

> Independent guide, not the official ORD website. All pages: https://ordairportguide.com/llms.txt

# Macaroni Grill

Macaroni Grill at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 3, Concourse K · Gate K2. After security. Restaurants & bars.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

No other place on the airport's list is at gate K2; the nearest are at gate K1 and gate K4.

- Dine
- Bar
- Italian
- Pizza
- Sandwich
- Salads
- Grab and go
- Beer
- Cocktails

- **Terminal:** Terminal 3
- **Where in the terminal:** Concourse K · Gate K2
Concessions move, so check the gate signs.
- **Security side:** After security
- **What it is:**
  - Restaurants & bars

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Closest places to gate K2

Other places in Concourse K after security, sorted by how near their printed gate is to gate K2, where Macaroni Grill is.

### Gate K1

- [Great American Bagel Company](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/great-american-bagel-company-terminal-3-gate-k-1/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-3-gate-k-1/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- [Hudson Nonstop](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-nonstop-terminal-3/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- [Publican Tavern](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/publican-tavern/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

### Gate K4

- [B-Smooth, Smoothies & Salads](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/b-smooth-smoothies-salads/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- [Burrito Beach](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/burrito-beach/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Reggio's Chicago Style Pizza](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/reggios-chicago-style-pizza-terminal-3-gate-k-4/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-3-gate-k-4/): Restaurants & bars · Open 24 hours

## Services nearest gate K2

What the airport's facility lists place by a gate in Concourse K, nearest gate K2 first.

- [Lactation pods](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/nursing/): Terminal 3, Concourse K, Gates K1, K5 and K19
- [Power stations](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/power-charging/): Terminal 3, Concourse K: Gates K9 and K12
- [Currency exchange](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/currency-exchange/): Terminal 3, Concourse K, Gate K10: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

## Getting to Macaroni Grill

Macaroni Grill is after security, at gate K2.

[Food and shops in Concourse K by gate](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/concourse-k/)

## When Macaroni Grill is closed

- **Before 5:30 a.m. and after 9 p.m.**: [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-3-gate-k-4/) (open 24 hours) and [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-3-gate-k-1/) (4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.), in Concourse K, after security.
- **Before 5:30 a.m.**, when it opens: [McDonald's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mcdonalds-terminal-3-gate-k-9/) (from 4 a.m.), in Concourse K, after security.
- **After 9 p.m.**, when it closes: [Hudson Nonstop](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-nonstop-terminal-3/) (until 10 p.m.), in Concourse K, after security.

## Nearest other restaurants & bars

- [The Bronze Tap](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/the-bronze-tap/): gate K4 · After security · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- [Tortas Frontera by Rick Bayless](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/tortas-frontera-by-rick-bayless-terminal-3/): gate K4 · After security · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- [McDonald's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mcdonalds-terminal-3-gate-k-9/): gate K9 · After security · Every day, 4 a.m. to 10 p.m.

## Questions about Macaroni Grill

### Is there another Macaroni Grill at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

No. The airport's directory lists one Macaroni Grill, in Concourse K. The nearest other place of the same kind is The Bronze Tap (gate K4).

### Can you get to Macaroni Grill before going through security?

No. It is after security, so only travelers who have been screened can reach it.

## Before you make a detour

Check your gate and security area. A place elsewhere in the airport may not be reachable from your departure area.

[Terminal 3 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-3/)

## Opening hours

Published schedule, local time

- Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

[All places in Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%203)[4 lounges in Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-3)[Checkpoints in Terminal 3](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-3)