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The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant
1401 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
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Dinner Menu
Brunch
Bar Menu
Dessert Menu
Cocktail Menu
Wine List
Beer List
Chicago Restaurant Week 2019
Dinner Menu
Appetizers
CFH Oysters Rockefeller
crispy fried oysters, creamed spinach, bacon, bearnaise sauce
- $18.00
Classic Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
$17.00
cocktail sauce, lemon
Meatballs & Peppers
$12.00
vidalia onions, anaheim peppers, white wine garlic sauce
Crab Cakes
$18.00
jumbo lump crab meat, fennel and frisée salad, rémoulade
Fried Calamari
point judith calamari, pickled pepper, house-made tartar sauce. cocktail sauce
- $13.00
Mushroom Arancini
$13.00
mushroom duxelle, asiago, truffle aioli
Grilled Octopus
roasted potatoes, pea shoots, puttanesca sauce
- $16.00
Oysters on the Half Shell
mignonette, cockgtail sauce, lemon
- MP
Lamb Lollipops
greek yogurt and cucumber sauce, chimichurri, caramelized lemon
- $16.00
The Ladder
jumbo shrimp, oysters on the half shell, lobster tail, alaskan king crab
- MP
Soups & Salads
Soup of the Day
- Cup $5.00
- Bowl $8.00
Oxtail & Onion Soup
$11.00
sourdough toast, gruyère cheese
Signature Lobster Bisque
$11.00
puff pastry
Knife & Fork Caesar
$10.00
hearts of romaine, garlic crouton, parmigiano-reggiano
Chopped Salad
$12.00
romaine, iceberg, tomatoes, onions, radishes, cucumber, avocado, olives, chickpeas, tubetti pasta, chicken, soppressata, cheddar, italian vinaigrette
Arugula Salad
$9.00
shaved fennel, grape, pecan, lemon-honey vinaigrette
Baby Iceberg Wedge
$12.00
bacon lardon, maytag bleu cheese, tomato, red onion
Local Favorites
Braised Short Ribs
$24.00
mushroom, cipollini onions, roasted baby carrots
8 oz Prime Skirt Steak
$24.00
shoestring firehouse fries, bordelaise
Lobster Puttanesca
$23.00
bucatini, maine lobster, spinach, garlic, house-made tomato puttanesca sauce
18 oz Double-Cut Berkshire Pork Chop
$26.00
cider brine, creamy herb polenta, apple nage
Herb-Crusted Prime Rib
$38.00
16 oz, Limited Availability
Prime Cheeseburger
$15.00
8 oz prime beef, american cheese, house pickles, brioche bun, dijonnaise, firehouse fries
Amish Half Chicken
$21.00
mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, chicken jus
Farro Risotto
$18.00
sun-dried tomatoes, kale, mushrooms, parmesan-reggiano
Surf
Sea Scallops & Apple-Brined Pork Belly
$30.00
cauliflower purée, pork demi-glace
Roasted Loch Duart Salmon & White Bean Ragu
cannellini beans, confit tomato, kale, herb butter
- $27.00
Halibut
$34.00
shoestring potatoes, smoked garlic and pea veloute
Roasted Whole Dover Sole
$47.00
brown butter, grapes, lemon, almonds
8 oz Lobster Tail
lemon, drawn butter
- MP
Turf
All Turf Can Surf
- MP
- 8 oz lobster tail
- 8 oz alaskan king crab legs
- 3 shrimp
Center Cut Filet Mignon
- 6oz $35.00
- 10oz $46.00
Tomahawk For Two
$90.00
with roasted potatoes
16 oz New York Strip
$49.00
USDA prime
16 oz Delmonico
$47.00
USDA prime
18 oz Kansas City Strip
$57.00
USDA prime
20 oz Dry-Aged Bone-In Rib Eye
$58.00
USDA prime
Prime Steaks - Enhancements
Béarnaise Sauce
$3.00Bordelaise Sauce
$3.00Crème Fraîche Horseradish Sauce
$2.00Raw Horseradish
$2.00Blue Cheese Crust
$2.00Au Poivre & Peppercorn Crust
$3.00Crab Oscar
$12.00Complements
Grilled Asparagus
$11.00Creamed Spinach
$8.00Sautéed Mushrooms
$8.00Potato Gratin
$8.00Sautéed Spinach
$8.00Garlic Whipped Potatoes
$7.00Baked Potato
$8.00French Fries
$6.00Brussels Sprouts
$9.00Roasted Cauliflower
$10.00Mac & Cheese
$8.00- Add Lobster
- $6.00
Chef de Cuisine: Carlos DeLeon - 11.23.18
Starters
Lox and Bagel Platter
$14.00
smoked salmon, capers, red onion, cucumber, cream cheese
Fried Calamari
$13.00
point judith calamari, pickled pepper, house-made tartar sauce, cocktail sauce
Meatballs & Peppers
$12.00
vidalia onions, italian peppers, white wine garlic sauce
Soup & Salads
Soup of the Day
- cup $5.00
- bowl $8.00
Chopped Salad
$12.00
romaine, iceberg, tomatoes, onions, radishes, cucumber, avocado, olives, chickpeas, tubetti pasta, chicken, soppressata, cheddar, italian vinaigrette
Arugula Salad
$9.00
radish, grapes, dried cherries, pecans, parmesan cheese, lemon honey vinaigrette
Favorites
Omelette
$12.00
(choose 3 ingredients) onions, peppers, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, bacon, ham, cheddar, gruyere cheese
Short Rib Benedict
$14.00
braised short rib, poached egg, english muffin, hollandaise
Ham Benedict
$14.00
shaved black forest ham, english muffin, hollandaise
Skirt Steak & Eggs
$24.00
8 oz prime, two eggs, potato hash
104 Breakfast
$14.00
two eggs any style, bacon or sausage, potato hash, toast
Stuffed French Toast
$13.00
cointreau cream, berry compote, whipped cream
Chicken Fried Chicken
$17.00
crispy chicken breast, sunny side egg, sausage and sage gravy
Sandwiches
Chicken Giardiniera
$13.00
crispy chicken, arugula, house giardiniera, garlic aioli
Prime Cheeseburger
$15.00
8 oz prime beef, american cheese, house pickles, brioche bun, dijonnaise, firehouse fries
Prime Rib Sandwich
shaved prime rib, horseradish sauce, fries
- $14.00
Shrimp Po' Boy
$16.00
cornmeal-crusted, lettuce, tomato, remoulade, french baguette
Avocado Toast
$9.00
avocado, black salt, poached egg, sourdough toast
Extras
Applewood Smoked Bacon
$4.00Chicken & Apple Sausage
$6.00Fruit, Yogurt, Granola
$8.00Breakfast Potatoes
$3.00Whole Wheat or White Toast
$3.00Bar 104 Menu
Available in Bar 104 & Veranda
Chilled Oysters on the Half Shell
$3.50
mignonette, cocktail sauce, lemon
Fried Calamari
point judith calamari, pickled pepper, house-made tartar sauce, cocktail sauce
- $13.00
Firecracker Shrimp
tempura shrimp, sweet & spicy sauce, pickled pepper
- $14.00
Meatballs & Peppers
vidalia onion, italian pepper, white wine garlic sauce
- $12.00
Chicken Lollipops
blue cheese cream, lemon
- $13.00
Short Rib Poutine
cheese curd, bordelaise, scallion
- $10.00
Prime Cheeseburger
$15.00
8 oz prime beef, american cheese, house pickles, brioche bun, dijonnaise, firehouse fries
French Dip
shaved prime rib, horseradish, fries
- $14.00
Chopped Salad
romaine, iceberg, tomatoes, onions, radishes, cucumber, avocado, olives, chickpeas, tubetti pasta, chicken, sopressata, cheddar, italian vinaigrette
- $12.00
Steak Frites
10 oz prime ny strip, firehouse fries, bordelaise
- $21.00
Crispy Chicken Giardiniera Sandwich
$15.00
arugula, brioche bun, firehouse fries
Dessert
Chevre Cheesecake
Blackberry Jam, Shortbread Struesel, Fresh Berries
- $12.00
Chocolate Blackout Cake
$12.00
Spiced Cherry Puree, Coffee Caramel Whip, Toffee
Key Lime Ice Box Cake
Whipped Marscapone, Candied Pine Nuts
- $12.00
Strawberry Shortcake
Olive Oil Cake, Creme Fraiche, Rhubarb
- $10.00
Creme Brulee
$8.00
vanilla bean, amaretto, berries
Seasonal Gelato Sundae
$10.00
house-made almond brittle, coconut marshmallows, chocolate brownie, brandied cherries, chocolate sauce,chef's selection of gelato
Specialty Cocktails
Elegant Design
$15.00
chopin vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, raspberry liqueur, sparkling wine
The True Gentleman
$13.00
bulleit rye, ramazzotti amaro, angostura bitters
Backdraft
$15.00
mount gay black barrel rum, pierre ferrand cognac, campari, peychaud's bitters
Burning Landmark
$15.00
mars iwai japanese whiskey, buffalo trace bourbon, benedictine, chocolate bitters, smoked
Love, Tenacity, and Perseverance
$15.00
st. george green chile vodka, grand marnier, lime juice, black pepper
The Mother-In-Law
$12.00
jim beam bourbon, peychaud's, angostura, and orange bitters, maraschino liqueur, orange curaçao, simple syrup
Cucumber Bliss
$14.00
ketal one citron, st. germain elderflower liqueur, freshly squeezed lemon juice
Revival Punch Bowl
Revival Punch Bowl
$50.00
buffalo trace bourbon, lemon, st. george spiced pear liqueur, sweet tea
Classic Cocktails
French 75
$14.00
bombay sapphire gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, sparkling wine
Ward 8
$13.00
bulleit rye whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, grenadine
Aperol Spritz
$14.00
aperol liqueur, club soda, sparkling wine
Blood and Sand
$12.00
dewar's blended scotch, cherry liqueur, sweet vermouth, orange juice
Corpse Reviver #2
$15.00
plymouth gin, lillet blanc aperitif, absinthe, orange curaçao, lime juice
El Presidente
$12.00
bacardi superior rum, dolin bianco vermouth, orange curaçao, grenadine
Chicago Cocktail
$16.00
pierre ferrand cognac, orange curaçao, angostura bitters
Vieux Carré
$23.00
bulleit rye whiskey, pierre ferrand cognac, sweet vermouth, benedictine, peychaud's and angostura bitters
South Side Cocktail
$13.00
tanqueray gin, mint, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup
Sparkling
Dibon, Cava Brut Reserve NV, Penedès, Spain
$8.00Saracco, Moscato D'asti, Piedmont, Italy
$9.00Terragaie, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
$11.00Gratien & Meyer Rosé, Crémant de Loire NV, Loire Valley, France
$12.00White
2016 Stella, Pinot Grigio, Sicily, Italy
$9.002015 Wente Vineyards, Riesling, Arroyo Seco, California
$10.002016 Cline, Viognier, Sonoma Coast, California
$10.002016 Domaine Michel Bergeron, Muscadet, Maine Et Sevre, France
$12.002017 Ponga, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
$9.002016 Foucher-Lebrun, Petit Le Mont, Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France
$10.002016 Joel Gott, Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, California
$12.002016 Domaine Montrose, Chardonnay, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
$10.002015 Mer Soleil, Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
$13.00Red
2016 Angeline, Pinot Noir, Russian River, California
$10.002015 Elouan, Pinot Noir, Rogue Valley, Oregon
$13.002016 Renacer, Punto Final, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
$10.002012 Cune, Rioja Crianza, Rioja, Spain
$10.002014 Barco Real, Capezzana, Tuscan Blend, Tuscany, Italy
$11.002011 Quinta do Portal, Mural Reserva, Douro, Portugal
$11.002015 The Federalist, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi, California
$11.002014 Tamarack, Firehouse Blend, Columbia Valley, Washington
$12.002015 Balancing Act, Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla, Washington
$15.002015 Quilt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California
$18.00Sparkling
Dibon, Cava Brut Reserve NV, Penedès, Spain
$36.00Saracco, Moscato D'asti, Piedmont, Italy
$40.00Terragaie, Prosecco, Veneto, Italy
$44.00Francois Montand, Brut Blanc de Blancs NV, Jura, France
$46.00Gratien & Meyer Rosé, Crémant de Loire NV, Loire Valley, France
$48.00Gruet, Blanc de Noirs NV, New Mexico
$55.00Baron Fuente, Grand Reserve NV, Champagne, France
$79.00Ayala, Rosé Majeur NV, Reims, France
$92.00Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label NV, Reims, France
$99.00Ruinart Rosé NV, Reims, France
$145.00Pinot Grigio / Gris
2016 Stella, Sicily, Italy
$36.002015 Lucien Albrecht, Alsace, France
$49.002015 Sokol Blosser, Willamette Valley, Oregon
$61.00Riesling & Aromatic Whites
2015 Wente Vineyards, Riesling, Arroyo Seco, California
$40.002016 Cline, Viognier, Sonoma Coast, California
$40.002014 Domaine Specht, Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France
$40.002016 Domaine Michel Bergeron, Muscadet, Maine Et Sevre, France
$45.002015 Pazo Barrantes, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain
$46.002015 Brassfield, Serenity, White Blend, High Valley, California
$47.002015 Hirsh, Vergnugen, Grüner Veltliner, Austria
$52.002014 Marchesi Fumanelli, Terso Bianco, Veneto, Italy
$65.00Sauvignon Blanc
2017 Ponga, Marlborough, New Zealand
$36.002016 Foucher-Lebrun, Petit Le Mont, Loire Valley, France
$40.002016 Château Haut Peyruguet, Bordeaux, France
$44.002016 Joel Gott, Napa Valley, California
$48.002014 Flint & Steel, Napa Valley, California
$52.002015 Emmolo, Napa Valley, California
$57.002016 Langlois-Château, Château de Fontaine-Audon, Sancerre, France
$70.00Chardonnay
2016 Domaine Montrose, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
$40.002015 Bernard Defaix, Petit Chablis, Chablis, France
$44.002014 Landmark, Paso Robles, California
$48.002015 Mer Soleil, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
$52.002015 Copain, Tous Ensemble, Sonoma, California
$56.002013 Bouchard Aîné & Fils, Reserve, Burgundy, France
$62.002015 Stag's Leap, Napa Valley, California
$77.002016 Rombauer, Napa Valley, California
$89.002014 Cakebread, Napa Valley, California
$95.002015 Far Niente, Napa Valley, California
$99.002014 Newton Unfiltered, Napa Valley, California
$112.00Pinot Noir & Gamay
2016 Angeline, Russian River, California
$40.002015 Elouan, Rogue Valley, Oregon
$52.002015 Jean-Claude Boisset, Les Ursulines, Burgundy, France
$56.002015 Regnard Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France
$62.002016 Siduri, Willamette Valley, Oregon
$64.002014 Jean-Paul Dubost, Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
$66.002014 Hitching Post, Cork Dancer, Santa Barbara, California
$72.002014 Jean-Paul Thévenet, Morgon Vieilles Vignes, Beaujolais, France
$72.002012 Domaine Seguin-Manuel, Lavières 1er Cru, Burgundy, France
$95.002015 Flowers, Sonoma Coast, California
$105.002013 Adelsheim, Elizabeth's Reserve, Willamette Valley, Oregon
$123.00Malbec & South American
2016 Renacer, Punto Final, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
$40.002015 Concha Y Toro "Casellero Del Diablo", Carménère Central Valley, Chile
$47.002015 Errazuriz, Max Reserva Carménère, Aconcagua, Chile
$55.002012 Decero, Petit Verdot, Mendoza, Argentina
$75.002013 Achaval-Ferrer "Quimera", Blend, Mendoza, Argentina
$77.002013 Pulenta, Gran Cabernet Franc, Mendoza, Argentina
$95.002012 Cuvelier de los Andes, Grand Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
$105.00European Favorites
2012 Cune, Rioja Crianza, Rioja, Spain
$40.002016 Honoro Vera Organic, Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain
$42.002014 Barco Real, Capezzana, Tuscan Blend, Tuscany, Italy
$43.002011 Quinta do Portal, Mural Reserva, Douro, Portugal
$44.002015 Valle Reale, Montepulciano, Abruzzo, Italy
$45.002015 Viberto Giovanni, La Gemella, Barbera D'alba, Italy
$45.002013 E. Guigal, Côtes du Rhône Rouge, Rhône, France
$47.002014 Zenato, Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore, Veneto, Italy
$55.002014 Domaine Couly-Duthail, Baronnie Madeleine, Cabernet Franc, Chinon, France
$57.002013 Villa Antinori, Rosso, Tuscany, Italy
$62.002013 Numanthia, Termes, Tempranillo, Toro, Spain
$65.002013 Monsanto, Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy
$72.002011 Château Les Trois Croix, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France
$85.002013 Mas Doix, Les Crestes, Catalonia, Spain
$92.002013 Marchesi di Gresy, Martinenga, Barbaresco, Italy
$110.002012 Renato Ratti, Marcenasco, Barolo, Italy
$115.002013 Allegrini, Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy
$125.002014 Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
$225.00Californicana
2013 Brassfield, Eruption, Malbec-Syrah-Mourvèdre-Petite Sirah, High Valley, California
$52.002014 Klinker Brick, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi, California
$56.002014 Seghesio, Angela's Table, Zinfandel, Sonoma, California
$62.002013 Rutherford Hill, Merlot, Napa Valley, California
$66.002014 Cline, Carneros Syrah, Carneros, California
$78.002015 Orin Swift Cellars, The Prisoner, Blend, Napa Valley, California
$95.002013 Blackbird Vineyards, Arise, Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, California
$109.002012 Buccella, Merlot, Napa Valley, California
$235.00Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
2015 the Federalist, Lodi, California
$42.002014 Tamarack, Firehouse Blend, Columbia Valley, Washington
$48.002012 Château L'argenteyre, Blend, Bordeaux, France
$57.002015 Balancing Act, Walla Walla, Washington
$60.002014 Jim Barry, The Cover Drive, Coonawarra, Australia
$60.002015 Justin, Paso Robles, California
$64.002013 Hedges, Red Mountain, Washington
$68.002014 Raymond Vineyards, Sommelier Selection, North Coast, California
$69.002015 Quilt, Napa Valley, California
$72.002014 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Hands of Time, Napa Valley, California
$79.002014 Robert Mondavi, Napa Valley, California
$82.002014 Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, California
$87.002014 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Artemis, Napa Valley, California
$95.002013 Acumen, Napa Valley, California
$115.002014 Château Montelena, Napa Valley, California
$135.002014 Hall Wines, Napa Valley, California
$138.002012 Jordan, Alexander Valley, California
$145.002013 Moone-Tsai, Howell Mountain, California
$157.002014 Nickel & Nickel, Sullenger, Napa Valley, California
$175.002013 Darioush, Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California
$225.00Beer
Stella Artois
$7.00Krombacher Pils
$7.00Guinness Stout
$8.005 Rabbit Fabulosa Porter
$8.00Finch Big Pond Blonde Ale
$8.00Revolution Anti-Hero IPA
$7.00Baderbräu South Side Pride
$6.00Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale
$7.00Blue Moon Belgian White
$7.00Miller Lite
$6.00Bud Light
$6.00Right Bee Cider
$7.00Kaliber Non-Alcoholic
$6.00Appetizers
Baby Iceberg Wedge
tomato, red onion, nueske bacon, maytag blue cheese
Mushroom Arancini
mushroom duxelle, asiago, truffle aioli
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General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Steakhouse
Meals
Brunch
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday:
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday:
4:00pm - 12:00am
Friday:
4:00pm - 12:00am
Saturday:
3:00pm - 12:00am
Sunday:
10:00am - 11:00pm
Additional Information:
Happy Hour Available in the Bar Room from 4:00pm-6:00pm Monday-Friday
About Us
The Chicago Firehouse is located on the corner of 14th Street and Michigan Avenue at 1401 South Michigan Avenue. The building was erected in 1905 by a famous architect by the name of Charles Harmann. The firehouse was built to serve the Prairie Avenue Community and its surroundings.
The building stands in much of its same splendor today. However, some interesting changes have occurred. The stables, which used to house the horses for the wagons, have now been replaced with a courtyard. The upstairs, which once had a large room to store the hay for the stables, later transformed to a handball court and now has been transformed to a banquet kitchen. The remaining part of the upstairs contained the living quarters for the firemen; where the movie Backdraft was filmed now serves as our banquet space. Reminiscent of the old spiral staircase, which in the wintertime prevented horses from climbing upstairs to the living area where the heat existed, has now been relocated to our courtyard.
Since opening as a restaurant in 2000, The Chicago Firehouse Engine Company 104 still serves the neighborhood today, but in a slightly different capacity, with its American Classic menu.