Exchequer Restaurant & Pub

We came here because of the history of Al Capone. It did not disappoint! The food was delicious and our server was really sweet! You can still see the black door in the dining area that use to lead to the under ground system of Al Capone. They said they are that goes into the tunnels is now sealed off but they still use the door and a small area inside as storage.

Excellent restaurant. I had the rigatoni with Italian sausage. It was awesome. They give you huge portions. The waitstaff is excellent. This used to be a Speakeasy during prohibition. Al Capone was here frequently. We even sat at the booth that he always used. On the other side, there's a hidden door that leads to a tunnel where he can escape from the cops.

Well, the place seems nice, the waiter came and brought the menu, didn’t explain that the pizza we ordered was spicy and the menu didn’t specify that neither. As soon I got the pizza I felt the spices without even trying the pizza, almost got a reaction. They brought another one and were very apologetic for not explaining the ingredients. The service was very slow, and the waiter left and didn’t come in a while to offer more drinks or check on is. The place was empty so I don’t get why they were slow.

I ordered a cheese pizza, extra sauce, with thin crust. The texture was unique. Kinda like a fluffed cracker crust - a little crispy, but still soft. But the flavor was really good. It's like drunk pizza - greasy, salty, and full of taste. One thing I wish is that it was more fresh, and artisanal. Like herbs less sense crust etc.

Everything was SO good. Things we tried were: italian beef, crispy crust pizza, and the Italian cheesy bread. All dishes were phenomenal. Highly recommend. The drinks were strong, and the atmosphere was low-key. We were seated faster than they told us, too. Purservive could have been better, but it wasn't bad enough to knock a star. I think English was our servers 2nd language.

Monday afternoon lunch around 12:20pm. It was a pretty empty restaurant at this time. When we arrived there weren’t any employees in sight and it took a couple minutes to be sat. After being sat we immediately ordered an Arnold Palmer, small thin pizza all mushroom/half sausage and a small house salad. The drink was very watered down and didn’t taste good so saw a staff member passing and sent it back. The salad took nearly 15 min to come out. It was delivered by another waitress. Our pizza was delivered about 10 min later. It was hot and pretty tasty but the ingredients were wrong. We didn’t get checked on by anyone so our waters stayed empty and I had to flag someone down to ask about the pizza order. Overall the food was good but the service could use some improvement. Ps: they were doing construction on the inside so we had to listen to loud drilling for most of our meal.

Delicious pizza. You can choose from three different types of crusts: crispy, deep dish, and thin. Crispy crust is somewhat of a medium thickness between the deep dish and thin crust. The sauce had great flavor. The cheese curds came with two different sauces and were pretty good.

first time trying deep dish pizza ever and this was a great experience. one large deep dish fed four people. the drinks were also good. however our pizza did take 45 minutes to make (server let us know) but it is reasonable. we had a vegetable deep dish pizza

I was pleasantly surprised with everything here. Wanted a place to watch the Dallas Mavericks take on the OKC Thunder and a good something to munch on other than room service and the hotel bar food. So, I pulled up a stool (with a back ) to the E bar that had enough TVs and was instantly asked what I wanted to drink from the bartender. I like bubbles and red wine...the Prosecco and Chianti were not high end but reasonably priced and tasty. I did go outside my usual box and had a fabulous martini given to me by the bartender. Now, for the best part- I am a NY Style Pizza lover. Always the pizza style I choose. I haven't really had pizza in almost 3 months though. I was trying to consume less gluten and gluten free crusts don't please my taste buds. But the customers beside me were eating a Chicago style pizza. It looked amazing. I thought "when in Rome and what the heck! " I ordered a supreme type Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. Lots of meat (Italian sausage, pepperoni, etc) and mushrooms, bell pepper, and onion. It was awesome!!! The crust was the perfect thickness and almost had a buttery fried texture, not chewy or doughy like the ones I have had in the past. This delicioso crust was topped with red sauce,cheese, meats and veggies, then more cheese. Love at first bite. Unbelievably yummy and what a way to break a pizza fast. The atmosphere is pretty cool too. It's a former Speakeasy and has mobster memorabilia and old 50s movie stars on the walls. Definitely get the feeling you might have found Ole Blue Eyes or Elvis here when they were around! Make it a stop on any authentic Chi-town experience. No regrets.

First and foremost our server Mo Mahamoud was spectacular. This is an old fashioned Chicago downtown pub themed in the prohibition Al Capone era, that I used to dine in regularly 35 years ago but had not been to in over 20 years. This place is so "Chicago" that a tour company brought 9 people in to see the inside and have a quick Chicago Italian Beef/Sausage Combo sandwich dipped in au jus! SERIOUSLY! My daughter had the Italian Beef sandwich and her only complaint was it didn't come dipped and wrapped (like at Al's Beef) but her plate was completely clean before we left. My wife devoured as much of her "Prohibition Burger" with lettuce, huge slices of tomato and onion, pickles and the "Secret Speakeasy Sauce" as she could, but it was too big for her to finish and she ordered the single not the double! The Onion Rings were as I recalled--the best downtown. There thin crust crispy bottom deluxe pizza with sausage, mushrooms, onions, and green peppers is why I was a regular when I had an office on the east side of the Loop, and it was as I recalled--amazing! Toss in a really decent Tiramisu and a chocolate martini and you'll have a truly memorable experience at Exchequer Pub!

Got great reviews for its Chicago deep dish pizza. This we had to check it out for our first taste of Chicago's deep dish pizza. When we walked in we were greeted immediately and seated. Menus and waters were passed out. A waitress came around to take our drink order. We weren't ready yet. Before she had time to return another waitress came by and took our drink order. Shortly after we got our drinks she came back and took our dinner order. We ordered a deep dish pizza. We were informed it would take 30-40 minutes. Our pizza arrived right on time. It was hot and the cheese was stringy. The pizza was delicious

Party of four in without reservation. We were seated in 30 minutes Original and legendary with great old articles etc posted on walls. Nice old Chicago vibe We ordered adult bevs from full bar and had pizza (thin crust) meatballs garlic bread and French onion soup All were good Had fun in this lively place worth another visit

I was staying right down the street at the Palmer House Hilton and wanted to try this spot. The exterior gave me a great vibe, see picture. The interior decor is old school, they have movie posters from Psycho on the wall and the mug shot of Frank Sinatra being arrested, great stuff to see all around the restaurant. The Exchequer Pub is right as you walk in the front door, the dining room is further back. They have great pizza, according to the person sitting next to me. For dinner, I got the Capone's Rigatoni with sausage and vodka sauce (A grade). This was a nice size serving, I could not finish everything. The service was very friendly, thanks Moe, who wore a Toronto Bluejays hat. The prices are great considering you are downtown in Chicago and you definitely get your money's worth. I washed it all down with a Zombie Dust - pale ale 6.5% ABV (Munster, IN).

Because we were doing a staycation in the Loop, The Exchequer Pub was one of the places I wanted to stop in at. It's been years since I was in here, but I gotta say, it was like going home after being gone for a while. The decor has not changed and they still have that lead ceiling that can jack up phone reception. They still have the movie poster from Psycho on the wall and the mug shot of Frank Sinatra being arrested for "Seduction"...HAHAHAHAHA! The Exchequer Pub always had a solid, no frills menu, with good pastas and sauces and great pizza. And the service was always friendly, even when things get hectic. We arrived at 4:45 pm for our reservation and the place was fairly empty. But I would say about 20 min later, people started trickling in, then flowing in. By the time we wrapped up, there was a line to get into the joint. We did not do appetizers because we wanted to get an entree and split the Lamb Chops (Four lollipop Greek style lamb chops served with roasted Greek potatoes). This was very good and there was nothing to take back to the room. The lamb chops were of a decent size and seasoned just right. The potatoes were also good. Although they were wedges, they fell apart (in a good way) when trying to pick one up to transfer to my plate...it got eaten nonetheless. For dinner, we all got the Capone's Rigatoni with meatballs and vodka sauce (for me and my BFF) and marinara for The Doctor. This was a nice size serving and this did go home with all of us for enjoyment later. The one thing I did notice that had not change was the number of pizza boxes going up front. They do a great take out business. The prices are great considering you are downtown in Chicago and you definitely get you money's worth. As a side note, they do not have prosecco listed on the menu, but do serve it by the glass.

Good food, but service can be quite slow when it's busy. Convenient location and great for takeout. Cream of chicken soup is very yummy.

Met some friends here before an event at the Auditorium Theatre on a Sunday evening. It is a convenient spot if you're attending something in the loop and a place that is reasonably priced with typical bar food and pizzas. There is plenty of garage parking around and the L stops make this place easy to access. The old gangster/mob references all over made us google the history of the place, which turns out has quite an extensive history! It was really cool to learn how the building relates to the 20s and Al Capone. We had a reservation and service was fairly slow, despite the restaurant not being completely full. Maybe it was an off night for everyone? It was about 10 minutes for a server to come check in on drink orders, which took another 10 minutes to get. They do have a full bar and were willing to make drinks off the menu, which was great. There are also vegetarian options, which was another reason we were pulled to this place for my friend. After placing our order, it was another 30 minutes before we got our food. Most tables around us were echoing the same sentiment about the wait. Unfortunately, we couldn't order a pizza due to concerns about not being able to take any leftovers into our show. So we chose bar/finger food and everything was fairly average. The wings were decent but nothing to rave about. The salad was the best part with the most flavor. The burgers were mildly warm and the fries were cold. There was supposedly a "special sauce" but I didn't have any on mine, nor did my friend. My friend specifically asked for an impossible burger and they served her a regular burger. Luckily we caught it and then it took her another 15 minutes to get her food. It seems the pizza is really the place to go, so if I'm back around I would want to try that. Also really trying to give this place the benefit of the doubt about the off night with the wait. We gave ourselves 2 and a half hours before our event and we barely made it on time due to the wait. If I'm around and not on a schedule, I'll probably go back and try the pizza with friends. It wasn't a horrible experience, but was average at best.

When we went it was very busy, but we were seated quickly. Food took a while to prepare though but it was good and fresh. Would definitely recommend getting the patty melt! (Didn't get pictures because we were very hungry haha)

Good old Chicago gangster vibes inside. The food was okay. The meatball appetizer included two big meatballs with garlic bread and that was good. We got a thin crust pizza and that wasn't anything special and not crispy to the crust. The service was okay, but sometimes ended up with an empty glass for a time. It's a decent spot with some reasonably-priced fare. The ambiance is definitely the highlight to the experience.

Used to come here all the time, and it somehow fell off the radar. Glad we came back! Exchequer is one if the rare places where your out of town guests will feel like they're getting a real Chicago experience, but you can still get good food and drinks and not wonder if other locals will think you're a clueless tourist. Great mixed drinks. The classic martini shined. You can tell when a bar has an experienced bartender, and Exchequer does. Don be afraid to order your Manhattan or Old Fashioned here either. They've got you. Solid apps, a cut above bar food quality. And the tavern style pizza is everything you want in a tavern style pizza. Crispy gooey perfection. Love that even on a Friday after work, it was not hard to have a conversation and unwind. Busy, but not too loud. Dark-ish, but not too dark. Stuff on the walls, but it's not packed with crap like a Cracker Barrel or places like that. Service was fast and efficient. I appreciated that she followed up the drink order with asking about how dry I wanted it. But don't try to chat up your server here. She does not have time for your nonsense.

The second best burger I've had. Absolutely worth coming back. The kids agree the pizza was fantastic, the penne, fries.... Clean environment. Customers seem chatty. Good atmosphere. Round tables for parties of 5-6, and booths for 4. The wait staff was friendly and checked up on us a few times. My son commented that the bathroom facilities were so nice. Ex burger is 5 stars Pizza is 4.5 stars Chicken is 3 stars. Penne is 4 stars. Waffle fries 4 stars. Big Al burger is 4.5 stars

This was my go to restaurant for burgers, fried fish, weekday specials including Greek Chicken and Mexican Skirt Steak and great house made dressings; sadly almost all of the dishes are off the menu and on our last visit they were even out of their creamy garlic; pretty decent chili now.

The service was horrible the waitress never came to the table to check on me she dropped my food and never came back I also waited an additional 15 minutes for my bill. The ambiance is beautiful and a nice place for a date if you don't mind poor service

Wanted a great authentic Chicago deep dish pizza experience and I got it. Restaurant is located near a lot of great attractions and easy walk from hotel. Highly recommend

Exchequer embodies the second city in restaurant form. It doesn't want any attention, it produces a reliably good and consistent experience and there's a hint of mystery because you don't necessarily know a lot about it (at least I don't). I want to give this place a major shout out. We were headed to a play as two families and it's impossible to find a restaurant that will take the reservation for 8, turn us around in time for a show etc. but exchequer did all of that. Our kids loved the pizza (so did I unofficially as I snuck a piece), the harvest salad was great and I buried the lede but they had me at Schlitz is on tap. They handled many walk ins, had more than friendly and responsive service and did everything we hoped and more. Highly recommend!

Good pub fare and friendly staff. Good place for lunch or dinner. We would come here after work for drinks, but finally ate here. Good burger and sweet potato fries. Husband had a Rubin.

Delicious pizza, great ambiance, ok service. The pizza here is really good. Actually, it might be one of my favorites in the downtown area. I ordered a small thinking that I was going to eat some and save some for lunch tomorrow and I ended up eating the whole thing. This would be a five star visit, but our server wasn't on her game this day. She wasn't the most attentive and was hard to track down. When ordering I asked if they had French dressing and she said yes. I was so excited and I ordered a side salad with extra French dressing. We talked about how a lot of places don't have French and how I like to use the extra dressing for my pizza. When my salad was delivered, it was served with ranch dressing. Confused, I asked for the correct dressing, and she told me they don't have French. My friend ordered buffalo wings and pizza. Our pizzas came out, but her wings never did. After waiving our server down to ask about the wings, she looked over our order, went to the kitchen and came back five minutes later. She said that they just finished cooking them. We got our appetizer after the entrée but luckily they were good. Again, food was great. Service was iffy. I'd definitely return back here and give them another try.

Amazing pizza!!!! You know that medium crust tavern style with all the sloppy cheese that slides off the piece when you try to pick it up?? Yup- they have it and it's delish!! I would definitely go back next time I'm downtown . Pretty good beer selection and quick friendly service. Although it's unique - it feels like you're at a Chinese dim sum place cause they use carts to bring the food to your table!

Crispy crust pizza was not. Lots of cheese that hardened to an uncuttable layer. Service was quick and courteous. Nice relaxing atmosphere with good music. Salad portions are large but dressing portions are small. We probably won't be back.

Came here after the taste of Chicago for dinner. The food is delicious and big portion. The servers are welcoming and the food come out quick. I would come back to try their pizza. We order the half slab and the chicken Parmesan. Instead of red sauce I got the vodka sauce and it's recommended by my server. I love it! We recommend to family and friend. Street parking.

This is the place for adults who want to sip on drinks and talk to each other without having to yell. The ambiance is great. They even had news on! The drinks were VERY strong...my mule was mainly vodka, no ginger beer or lemon or anything. Maybe the bartender wanted to give us a nice buzz and warn us about it, or messed up a little. All our drinks were strong in their alcohol proportion. So remember that when you come here.

My boyfriend and I were visiting Chicago for a vacation and we stumbled on this great pizza piece. Trying deep dish pizza was at the top of our list and this place did not disappoint. The pizza was delicious...a tad on the cold side when it came to the table but was still delicious. This place had great music and super cool and interesting decor. The waitress was very friendly but super busy so not as attentive as she could be. Overall I would definitely recommend this place for your Chicago trip!

Oh my goodness -- the waitress was everything!! She was amazing and patient. I loved how accommodating and informative she was. The place felt very nostalgic and he food did not disappoint. Love love love!!

I would have liked more of an extensive beer selection. The tavern Style pizza here is real good though!! Right amount of toppings, crust is thin but strong enough to support cheese other goodies. They make cocktails too. Had a Sazerac and my friend had the Old Fashioned. Spacious too in addition to bar area and tables they have a room off to the side which is great if you want to reserve it and maybe watch some sports with a group. Service is good.

Old time wood bar and tiled ceiling restaurant. Sitting at bar. Quick service. Charming. A wet day. A happy place on a dreary day. Sweet potato fries excellent. Coffee martini is super.

Just finished a fantastic meal with great service. The Chicago pizza was amazing. The French onion soup had amazing bread and the cheese was perfect. Great service.

Ok. Nothing special. We had the curds for an appetizer. Not used to this battered and fried version. The marinara and ranch dips were a nice accompaniment. The curds were ok. Then we ordered pizza with the 'Mob' topping and a rack of ribs. The rib rack was drowning in bbq sauce. Not our preference. We like dry rub only with the wood smoke adding the deep flavor of great low and slow 'cue. I suspect these ribs were nowhere near a true pit. Most likely a foil-wrapped and oven-baked sauced-up combination. The ribs were just ok. The pizza was offered thin-crust, but was served more hand-tossed - too thick for our tastes. The sauce was mediocre. The toppings were absolutely smothered by gobs and gobs of melted cheese. Way too much cheese. We couldn't taste any of the meats because of so much cheese. Again, not our preference. Edible, but again, just ok. We couldn't find any reason to ever go back. Not good. This place didn't 'Wow' us in any particular way. Just ok.

Go here for their bartender Steph!!! She was warm, friendly and knowledgeable about what to order. We had the best hospitality and service. Plus a fun environment. Good pizza and goat cheese appetizer! But Steph is what made our experience! Will be back :)

The staff was friendly and the food was amazing, the only compliant is that it was a long wait for our food. We got there around 3:20 and didn't get our food until 4:15. I had to push my meeting back because of it. So just keep that in mind if you have a tight schedule. It's a cool old building with a lot of it's historic charm.

Very pleasantly surprised. I must admit I was hesitant when a dinner companion suggested Exchequer. I hadn't been here in years, and although I had fond memories I wasn't sure. I was delighted to see the Chicago bar/restaurant hadn't changed. Cozy booths. Nice bar. Great drinks. Good people. What surprised me the most was the delicious deep dish pizza at neighborhood prices! The salad was also awesome. Give it a try!

Ever since I missed out on the promotion at the firm that Matt (my new boss) stole from me, I have consistently been on the verge of a fiery breakdown. In fact, it has stirred up some negative energy at my own house, leading to an exponential increase in arguments between the wife and I. We are constantly bickering and snapping at each other and all of it has just been driving me batty! I figured having another date night might solve all this tension between the two of us (see the Shang Noodle review for how successful our previous date night was), and I thought Exchequer Restaurant & Pub would be the perfect spot to try out. And I'll say, Exchequer Restaurant & Pub was a sight to behold! The moody lighting and classy-yet-beautiful interior design of the whole restaurant was exactly what I thought would settle all this negative energy between the wife and I. We were seated swiftly and I ordered myself one of Exchequer's signature cocktails: their famous "Pomegranate Martini". My wife just wanted a water, but I insisted that our nice waitress bring her a Vodka Sprite. The wife stared me down. "Honey, I don't want to drink right now." "Oh c'mon, loosen up! We're supposed to be in love, remember?" I teased. Silence. She stared into her ice water contained by a beaten-up plastic Coca-Cola cup as she stirred it with her straw. Time felt like it was slowing down. She eventually speaks up. "Honey..." She stops herself for a moment. A quick glimpse of regret for whatever is about to come out of her mouth flashes across her person. Another moment of silence. She soon ignores her instinctual hesitation and says: "I don't think I love you.. all the time." "You don't love me all the time? What does that even mean?" "I just.. don't love you all the time." "But you still love me some of the time, right?" Her hands abandon her ice water. She reaches out across the table and places her hands on top of mine. They felt rough. I don't remember them being so rough. "I love you most of the time.. but there are days where I ha-" The wife is cut-off abruptly by our waitress who slides in with our drinks. We ordered our food and then had a discussion on where the wife and I want our marriage to go. It was quite possibly the first "adult conversation" we've had in the past year-or-so. We both stuck to our one drink and then went with water for the rest of the night. My burger was delicious and June said that her pizza was a-ok! On the drive home we unanimously decided that we should attend some couples counseling sessions. We did not make love that night, but I think we might after these counseling sessions start (I'll keep you guys updated). Thank you to all the waitstaff, barkeeps, and cooks for keeping my marriage afloat. I owe you one.

This is a fun place to go when in Chicago. Al Capone apparently hung out here when it was a Speakeasy. The veggie pizza was very tasty and there was a lot of toppings. The medium was more than enough 4 to share. Good selection of libations.

Exchequer is an institution of Chicago history. It is a museum of Chicago sports, arts, music, memorabilia and more. The reuben for lunch was excellent and our waitress was fantastic. This was a business meeting lunch. Families love it too. Unassuming it is. Miller's 1 block north is bigger, more expensive and well known. I'd choose Exchequer again and again.

A most in the city of Chicago, we came on our last night in the city and even with a tiny misunderstood in own order everything was perfect, the food is amazing, the service was very good and the ambience is amazing, a lot of Chicago's history in the walls of the restaurant.

Don't Bother! Been going to this place for years (we live nearby) but Exchequer has really changed for the worse. On a recent attempted visit , as a group of four, we waited in vain for 20+ minutes to even have a hostess, bartender, or waitress acknowledge our presence, much less seat us. When we ventured further through the bar towards the restaurant seating area a waitress (who declined to even look our way up to this moment) looked at me and very rudely shooed me back without asking me anything or responding when I asked her if it would be possible to sit at one of the empty tables in the dining room or the bar.. We waited a further 10 minutes then decamped for the nearby Miller's which was far busier but where they managed to create space for our small group within 5 minutes of walking in the door. It is a shame, I used to really enjoy Exchequer, don't think I've ever been treated that badly/rudely by any eatery in Chicago in my 50+ years of life..

Pizza 8.2/10 thin crust Burger 8.5/10 ex burger Fries 8/10 fries actually above average Service 6/10 not great

They hosted an event of 65 hungry high school kids for dinner. They handled everything wonderfully with excellent service good food and incredible fries. They were so accommodating for the vegetarians and other sensitivities in a group this size. They went way above and beyond for us. We will definitely use their space again for large gatherings and events.

I don't like to leave negative reviews and I try my best to find something good in every situation. I had no chance here. We were looking to have some of the famous Chicago Deep Dish Pizza-- this came up as one of the top choices--- do not be fooled! The place looks like a mobster pub with all the old time posters and has a nice atmosphere - and has the prices to match. The Deep Dish Pizza starts at $15 for an 8" personal pizza and goes up to according to your request- we thought, "ok, you are paying for not only for food but also for the name", we were hungry, so let's give it a go. Ordered a Cesar salad; crispy romaine lettuce, Cesar dressing- what could go wrong?? Hmmmm... I'm a foodie, my friend is a chef--- boy, were we shocked... Yes, the romaine was crispy- aaaand that's where we stopped. The dressing was vinegary instead of made with anchovies, the croutons stale, rancid and had a 'fridge taste', the Parmesan grated, not shaved- you'd think it's not a big deal, but it does make a huge difference! After a couple bites we gave up and hoped for the best for the Famous Chicago pizza. ( build your own with bacon and onions) Finally the steaming, cheesy goodness arrived- we are drooling at this point - and bit into the the half baked, reheated frozen pizza.... ( even I could tell it was made from frozen, and again; my friend is a chef, so it was not a question...) The unbaked dough was jelly-like, thick , white and hard on the bottom- it took ONE bite before our stomach did a 180 ... Our waitress was not pleased with our displeasure; not an apology, not an 'I'm sorry, let me make it right'. . We were not charged for the food- not that we would've paid for it, but damn... So- go at your own risk, hope you will have a better experience!

Honey! That chopped Cobb salad gave me life! It was so good I didn't even want the pizza I ordered once it arrived. I was so satisfied.

OMG this burger was soo good. The bun was soft and tasty. It's rare you have a good bun. It was melt in your mouth good. I had the double with the impossible burger Pattie's and melty American cheese. Seriously though the burger was sooo good. The tomatoes were flavorful and well put together. I ate the whole thing. I will return

I work in the loop and have passed Exchequer daily for years. For whatever reason I've never visited. One night my sister decided she wanted to try their pizza so we ordered from one of the overpriced popular delivery apps. She ordered half sausage and half pepperoni, but they delivered a sausage and half pepperoni pizza. I don't like sausage so that sucked, but whatever. I picked off the sausage and kept it moving. Turns out my sister didn't even like the sausage and picked hers off too. The pizza left something to desired to say the least. It simply wasn't good. One side of the pie seemed to be overcooked.. I don't know how that happened. We each had a couple slices and tossed the rest. We didn't even think it was worthy of saving the leftovers. Our experience turned out to be bust unfortunately. Next time we'll stick with our usual spots.

I'm a law student around the corner from this Restaurant and Pub. Admittedly, this is kind of a desert when it comes to sit-down restaurants so Exchequer is a gem in that aspect. With that in mind, I think it's a perfect place for a get-together with other students to grab a drink and a bite to eat to have a conversation. Exchequer is exactly what you would expect - a pub. The atmosphere is lax and the staff is quite friendly and attentive. The food is fine. I had the chicken tenders which were pretty bland but juicy. They offer 3 types of fries (sweet potato, curly, and regular) and as a person who loves choices, I appreciated that. My friends seemed to enjoy their burgers as well, however, there was nothing particularly special about any of the food. Overall, go for the laid back atmosphere for friends but don't expect any fancy brewpub fare. Note: Parking is a bit difficult in the area so I advise taking public transport as there are several L stops nearby.

We really enjoy this place. Great historic pictures to be seen by locals and visitors alike. I often order the Chicago pizza and the wings. The thin-crust pizza is very good and cheesy enough. With the wings try the spicy garlic. They have alot of flavor. They say the burgers are good too and I certainly saw a lot going by.

I received this nasty pizza on Wednesday December 15th, 2021. and there is nothing nice to say about it!!!! I used the app Caviar and it is affiliated with DoorDash. When I got my pizza, first of all it took over an hour to deliver an 8" pizza!!! When I got it, most of the ingredients were wrong!! I call the manager only to get attitude from him. He was nasty and then hung up on me. He said his name was George, but I don't even know if that's true, but I'll find out for sure. He didn't seem to care that my order was messed up, didn't apologize and in fact gave me a lot of attitude before I could fully explain myself. I get times are hard right now, but don't drive away people or keep people from returning on the count of your nasty attitude!!!!!! Why are you continuing working in a business where you have to take care of customers, if you're just going to treat them like this???? When I told him it was through an app Caviar is when he got nasty and talked over me. Apparently, he doesn't even know his own sources!!!! Then he thought I was actually at the restaurant, and said he could make me a new pizza. Even if you could, I wouldn't dare eat from your restaurant ever again based on your attitude alone! I would have tried one more time because mistakes happen, but I won't waste a penny in a place where someone is so asinine and callous with me!!! My advice is to learn more about who your restaurant sells through, because apparently you set it up in order for this to happen. Your cluelessness AND ignorance should not be MY fault, and it won't be!!!!

Let me make it easy for you: Order THE MOB....with extra sauce It is so darn good, omg! Some of the best pizza I have had. This was my first time, now look at me...stuck! You will not be disappointed, especially if you love meat, fresh garlic, and crazy good sauce.

I work downtown and came here with my coworkers to celebrate ones upcoming nuptials. I had never been here before, but I know that its a fairly popular sit-down place, from what I heard from others. I was pleasantly surprised, as I want really expecting much We ordered a small pizza as an appetizer, which wasn't bad. My boss favors the impossible burger, which is her go-to menu item. My coworkers ordered a burger and the Mediterranean salad, and I got the taco salad. It was pretty good, I thought. I ordered it with beef, but you can also get it with chicken. It was filling and I'd consider ordering it again. I'd actually prefer ordering it to go, I think, because whatever container they put it in might make it a little easier to eat than from the plate. I'd give their bar a try sometime for after-work cocktails, too. I know that there are plenty of business in the area (mine included) that host parties of all sorts here, so it's a good for that too.

Had deep dish pizza... it was pretty tasty. Also had espresso martini was tasty too. The waitress were nice and came around to ask how I was doing and helpful when ordering. Environment was good, not too loud and easy to carry conversation. I would come back to try other food there had a good time.

Cheers the bar in Real Time.. trust me all the waitstaff will know my name because if the other items on the menu taste as good as the corned beef I'm going to be a frequent flyer.

Excellent warm, cozy place to have dinner in the neighborhood, especially if you're attending a show at the nearby Auditorium Theater. The pizza is awesome and one of the best kept secrets here for many years. Great staff, everything was perfect.