Eat and Drink Chicago Mafia-Style

A little creepy if ya ask me…

Before this restaurant was established, a hidden escape tunnel was found in this building, that led to a door named Room 21. This building once housed Al Capone’s biggest liquor warehouse and speakeasy. In 1930, Eliot Ness and Federal Agents, impounded two thousand pounds of alcohol, using a 10 ton truck to knock open the doors.

As you indulge in your steak, understand that you are sitting in the very Room 21, where Al Capone used to hang around in!

So, this is one of the best steak houses in Chitown, and I don’t even eat steak, ok. Opened in 1941 by a couple of Italian brothers, if that tells you anything. Celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Lucile Ball used to venture in and have a steak.

Some may not say that Frank Sinatra was involved with the mafia, but ummm let’s just keep that on the down low shall we?

Directly across the street of this joint was where the highlight of the Chicago Outfit took place, the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929. Al Capone’s guys watched the bloody scene from the 2nd floor of this building.

Now, it’s a pizza joint, where they call their pizza’s pizza pot pies. Haven’t had them yet, but I hear they’re delichhhhhhhhh! I wonder what they put in those pies…

This was Al Capone’s hang out and Machine Gun Jack McGurn’s lounge. Word on the street has it, that Capone used to sit in a lone booth towards the back and face the doors. If his back was facing the doors, well he had a high chance of getting SHOT!

Never fear though, if he needed an escape plan, a secret passageway was located behind the bar that would take him out into the streets. It’s still there to this day!

If you get a meal at the Green Mill, they only serve food in a glass. No plates necessary. I guess that’s how Al Capone used to eat?

Ok, let me preface this with a bit of background info. The Berghoff plays a large role in the history of Chicago. I can’t exactly say that the Outfit ate here, but I’m gunna anyway…. “They ate here.”

I say that because there is no true information that I can find anywhere! HOWEVER, the word on the Chicago streets is “They ate here!” It’s been around since 1890 and has some of the best food in the city! (Don’t shoot me for sayin’ anything.)