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Overview

The Boiler Room Restaurant is called that because the space was the boiler room providing heat for the 120 year old Bemis Bag Building. The construction of steel posts and girders, brick walls, and reinforced concrete ceilings was designed to isolate and fireproof the room. A part of the street-level floor remained like a balcony overlooking the boiler dramatically, theatrically. As a set piece for the dining experience, the warmth and patina of the space complement the crispness of service, the freshness of product, the panoply of beverages, and the eagerness to curate the restaurant's most important mission: hospitality.

Awards

James Beard

Finalist — Best Chef: Midwest, 2024

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