Powerhouse Restaurant and Bar
- Neighborhood: West Loop
- 215 N. Clinton St.
- Chicago, IL 60661
- 312-928-0800
(47 ratings)
This eatery is located in the The Powerhouse, the historic Near West Side Beaux Arts-style building that used to house the coal-fired generators and boilers that provided the juice for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad (you've probably spotted the massive 223-foot smokestack that tops the building). Owners Jimmy Alexander (a former partner in Artopolis Bakery Cafe & Agora and Pegasus Restaurant and Taverna) and Mitchell Schmieding (a former Charlie Trotter’s manager), are offering a duo of dining options with both an upscale restaurant and a more casual bar area with sandwiches, salads and more. Chef John Peters (ex Naha, Alinea, and the now shuttered Trio) is the top toque; his menu features choices like a burger with sharp Cheddar and Nueske’s bacon on a brioche bun and andouille sausage gumbo in the bar, and slow-roasted pheasant and red wine braised short ribs in the dining room at dinner.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Clinton and Lake
- Parking:
- Free Lot, Paid Lot, Street Parking Difficult, and Valet. Free lot: Underground parking garage. Paid lot: Several in the area. Street parking difficult. Valet parking.
- Public Transportation:
- Green Line train: Clinton stop. Taxi cabs plentiful.
- Wheelchair Access:
- Yes
The Basics
- Cuisine:
- Seafood, Steaks, and American
- Meals Served:
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Dinner and Lunch.
Main dining room lunch: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday-Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday
Main dining room dinner: 5-10:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Bar: 11 a.m.-1 a.m. daily
- Reservations:
- Accepted
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes. The bar offers carryout
- Facilities:
- Private Party and Banquet Facilities and Wifi. Two rooms are available (capacity 24 and 50). Wifi acccess throughout.
- Payment Methods:
- Major Credit Cards
- Outdoor Seating:
- No. Planned for summer of 2008
- Seating :
- Capacity: 228 dining room; 85 in the bar
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"Nice place for a business dinner"
liz from Ravenswood Manor - April 16, 2008
Excellent wine and food and atmosphere. My only complaint is that the waiter was a little timid - - he should have interrupted and gotten our orde...
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"Great New Restaurant"
chicagosheryl from Gold Coast - March 18, 2008
I enter the this huge beautiful building in a bit of an Ah! When I enter inside for dinner I thought what a beautiful space. Kind of like a rail ...
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"just okay"
Jake from streeterville - March 12, 2008
average food, average service, average decor, very high prices. wouldn't go back.
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