Surf's Up Old Town and South Shore are owned by Vanetta D. Roy a Special Education Teacher for Chicago Public Schools. Vanetta Roy operates the South Shore location and is dedicated to serving people, Surf’s Up was opened in hopes to rebuild a once-thriving South Shore community and in hopes to bring diversity and break barriers as being one of the first/only black-owned restaurants in the old town community in recent years since the change from Cabrini Green. While providing excellent high-quality food service and employment to people in the South Shore neighborhood. Committed to her students and serving great food. At Surf's Up except Good Food, Good Times, Good People!