---
title: "Summer House Santa Monica at ORD: where, hours"
description: "Summer House Santa Monica at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse E · Gate E2. After security. Open every day, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m."
url: "https://ordairportguide.com/venues/summer-house-santa-monica/"
updated: "2026-10-31"
airport: "ORD"
type: "place"
---

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

# Summer House Santa Monica

Summer House Santa Monica at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Terminal 2, Concourse E · Gate E2. After security. Open every day, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Updated October 31, 2026

## Location & access

Summer House Santa Monica shares gate E2 with Carry Out/Carry On and Starbucks.

- Dine
- Salads
- Breakfast
- American
- Grab and go
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Sandwiches
- Burgers
- Tacos

- **Terminal:** Terminal 2
- **Where in the terminal:** Concourse E · Gate E2
Concessions move, so check the gate signs.
- **Security side:** After security
- **What it is:**
  - Restaurants & bars
  - Coffee, snacks & bakeries

Source: O'Hare International Airport terminal map

## Next closest places to gate E2

Other places in Concourse E after security, sorted by how near their printed gate is to gate E2, where Summer House Santa Monica is.

### Gate E1

- [CIBO Express Gourmet Market](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/cibo-express-gourmet-market-terminal-2/): Coffee, snacks & bakeries · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Coach](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/coach/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Headphone Hub](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/headphone-hub/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- [MAC Cosmetics](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/mac-cosmetics/): Shops, news & gifts · Every day, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- [Wicker Park Sushi Bar](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/wicker-park-sushi-bar/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

### Gate E4

- [Auntie Anne's](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/auntie-annes-terminal-2/): Restaurants & bars · Every day, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

## Lounges and services nearest gate E2

What the airport's facility lists place by a gate in Concourse E, nearest gate E2 first.

- [United Club](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/united-club-e7/): Terminal 2, Concourse E, near Gate E7. · Daily 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- [Lactation pods](https://ordairportguide.com/amenities/nursing/): Terminal 2, Concourse E, Gate E1

## Getting to Summer House Santa Monica

Summer House Santa Monica is after security, at gate E2.

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

## When Summer House Santa Monica is closed

- **Before 5:30 a.m. and after 9 p.m.**: [Starbucks](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/starbucks-terminal-2-gate-e-2/) (open 24 hours), [Hudson](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/hudson-terminal-2-gate-e-6/) (4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.) and [Barbara's Bookstore](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/barbaras-bookstore-terminal-2/) (5 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.), in Concourse E, after security.

## Nearest other restaurants & bars

- [Nuts on Clark](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/nuts-on-clark-terminal-2/): gate E4 · After security · Every day, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Home Run Inn Pizza](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/home-run-inn-pizza-terminal-2/): gate E5 · After security · Every day, 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [Stanley's Blackhawks Kitchen & Tap](https://ordairportguide.com/venues/stanleys-blackhawks-kitchen-tap/): gate E5 · After security · Every day, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

## Questions about Summer House Santa Monica

### Is there another Summer House Santa Monica at Chicago O'Hare International Airport?

No. The airport's directory lists one Summer House Santa Monica, in Concourse E. The nearest other place of the same kind is Nuts on Clark (gate E4).

### Can you get to Summer House Santa Monica 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 2 guide](https://ordairportguide.com/terminals/terminal-2/)

## Opening hours

Published schedule, local time

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

[All places in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/dining/?terminal=Terminal%202)[2 lounges in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/lounges/#lounges-terminal-2)[Checkpoints in Terminal 2](https://ordairportguide.com/security/#security-terminal-2)