Stephen Colbert worked as a waiter at Scoozi , an Italian restaurant in Chicago’s River North area. The restaurant later closed, but Colbert has mentioned it in interviews and on The Late Show.

Quick scoop

  • Restaurant: Scoozi
  • Type: Italian restaurant
  • Location: River North, Chicago

The Chicago Tribune article notes that Colbert “was a waiter at a place called Scoozi,” and that it was open from 1986 to 2014.