Exchequer Restaurant & Pub

Chicago, United States

3.8

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
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Telephone:
+1 312-939-5633
Website:
exchequerpub.com
Address:
226 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL, 60604
The Loop
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
350 ft1115
370 ftState & Jackson
370 ftAdams/Wabash
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
Yes
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Music
Juke Box
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
Yes
Best Nights
Fri, Sat, Sun
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
Free
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Chicago) 10:44 AM Saturday, June 28, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Saturday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Along with our award-​winning Chicago-​style deep dish pizza and baby back ribs, our menu features steaks, chops, fresh seafood, and a variety of super salads and sandwiches. We provide a family-​friendly, casual atmosphere with more than 500 pieces of Chicago sports and movie memorabilia.

With our carry-​out and delivery services, enjoy any item from our dining menu in the comfort of your home or office.

Featuring four comfortable dining rooms, including three smoke-​free, we can accommodate groups up to 300 guests. Party packages are available, and we also offer a comprehensive catering service for corporate, business, and social events or meetings.

Quench your thirst with a selection from our full-​service bar. Choose from our popular imported beers, including Guiness Stout.

History

Established in 1982.

226 South Wabash Avenue has historically been occupied by restaurants. The 226 Club was established at the location during the roaring ‘20s. Rumor has it that the restaurant was a «speak-​easy» patronized by none other than Al Capone.

During the ‘30s &‘40s the restaurant was renamed The Wonder Bar. In the ‘50s & ‘60s the restaurant was renamed Browns and was reinvented as a casual dining establishment with a steam table up front, hand-​carved sandwiches, & peanut shells on the floor.

In 1969, Browns closed & the restaurant was completely remodeled & in September of that year, the restaurant reopened as the Exchequer Pub. The menu was limited, but featured the Exchequer Deep Dish Pizza. The pizza was an instant favorite, & has become one of our signature items.

The Mannos family, the restaurant’s present owners, took possession in March 1982. Since then, it has become a popular destination for business lunches & afterwork get-​togethers, family dinners, students, & tourists.

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20 reviews of Exchequer Restaurant & Pub

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Place rating: 4
Libertyville, IL
Went there before a show at the CSO for an early dinner. Our server was Julie and she was very good (friendly and attentive). Food was good and the prices were good. A nice find and will go back next time I am downtown… I hear their pizza is pretty good, so I’ll have to give it a try.
Place rating: 4
Southington, CT
First time eating deep dish pizza. It was awesome. Great flavor! Service was great too.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
I’ve been coming here since I was Ferris Bueller’s age, though I think this place’s been around for a lot longer than that. Old Chicago pub that tourists and locals will love. Gorgeous pizzas, great sandwiches (the tuna melt is great), decent appetizers (the best onion rings I’ve ever had) and snappy, fun servers keep this my favorite pub. Casual ambience, clean and just loud enough to remind you it’s a pub but quiet enough you can have a conversation in without yelling.
Place rating: 5
Murfreesboro, TN
Absolutely EPIC PIZZA!!!
Great vibe (former speak easy),
Always make a trip here when in the Windy City…
I love this place!
Place rating: 5
La Porte, IN
Amazing food, courteous staff and it’s not trying to be anything but what it is. Try the burgers. They are delicious.
Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL
Good food, big menu, good customer service.
I used to come here during lunch for work every once in a while when I was in a group. This time I came for dinner (since I was once again in a group). I recommended it since the people we were with did not want to spend too much on dinner and I know this place is reasonably priced.
I have pretty much ordered either pizza or a burger when coming here so I don’t know how everything else on their menu tastes. I actually love the pizza but they have something on the menu for everyone since they offer so much at a reasonable price. I get the thin crust but I’ve had the stuffed pizza too and they are sooo good and soo hot and fresh. They can give some of the popular pizza places a run for their money.
If you are looking for a good inexpensive place to eat for lunch or dinner, you can’t go wrong with this place. They have plenty of seating on the inside and they also have a bar.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Total old man bar in the loop — great for watching Cubs games. Nice place, good people.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
I’ve been here before a few times and honestly, all of it was forgettable. However, I came here a few nights ago with a large group, including a close friend and her parents. We had deep dish pizza, a caesar salad, and jalapeño poppers. Everything was tasty and our server was great. Good (enough) wine too. Definitely check it out if you’re in the loop and want an affordable sit down meal.
Place rating: 4
Oakland, CA
This place is in the Loop, so you would expect it to be expensive, but it’s actually very reasonably priced. I came here for the deep dish pizza, and I was not disappointed. Their pizza called Chicago was excellent– lots of sauce and cheese with Italian sausage and giardinera sauce baked into it.
The server was very courteous. She initially told us it would take half an hour for the pizza to be made, which was good of her to say up front. It only ended up taking 20 minutes or so, so they probably overestimate the time just be sure.
The whole restaurant has your typical sports bar/​pub vibe. It was pretty quiet there during lunchtime. It was not bad at all, considering most of the restaurants in this area are tourist traps.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
This place is nothing fancy to look at. They have a small bar which does the job and of course the dining room. Booths on the sides and tables in the center of the floor. Some TV’s that usually play sports or whatever big event is happening. So, the 4 star review is based on the pizza, wings and waffle fries. That’s my standard order at this place. In my opinion their pizza is better than your standard Lou Malnatis, Gino’s, giordanos etc.
I prefer the ultra thin but the regular thin is also very good. Deep dish is also good but I get full too fast with that. The ultra thin has a nice crunch and good crust. They bake it right, golden brown with just the right amount of sauce and cheese. The wings are also very good. Order them plain and add some blue cheese or whatever your sauce of choice is. The waffle fries are a bit much (quantity-​wise) but they are so tasty. So there you go. Good solid pizza, wings and fries. They also have some beers on tap and of course the full bar for liquor. The service is generally pleasant and efficient. The staff is friendly and helpful. It gets really busy on the weekends and during big events in the city.
Place rating: 2
Carbondale, IL
Waitress told me food came with two side then over charged me 3.50 for out of season fruit. Not the best food … sat us next to kitchen door when there were clearly open section like there were literally 10 people in the place at 1pm on a Sunday. no refills on the drinks .not even water. If you just beer this is the place for you
Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA
The only reason this place deserves a star is because the waitress was so sweet and amazing. Everything else — the owner, the atmosphere, the beer — everything was awful. The owner was a total pompous jerk and the beer was warm. We are here from Seattle and came here the past 4 nights, yet the owner treated us like complete garbage. You’d think he would be grateful for a group of 8 that like to drink & tip well…
There was a phone right next to our bar table that was ringing NON STOP — we finally answered it to hand off to someone and the «owner/​manager» flipped out like a crazy person. It was a strange, awkward experience and I do not recommend volunteering yourself to this kind of crazy. Find somewhere else to spend your dollhairs
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
This place is an old school restaurant that just walking in makes you forget about what’s outside and going on in the crazy streets of Chicago.
The décor is very nice, a bit old, but nice. Bathrooms are clean, so I don’t really care how old it is as long as it’s clean right?
Went here for some drinks and apps on a Saturday evening. Place was busy, but staff were efficient. Not the most friendly of all waitresses, but she was nice enough.
Drinks are unique and good. A bit pricy, but that’s the Loop for you.
Got some garlic bread, which wasn’t worth writing home about, but the chicken wings were another story. Got the spicy wings and as a guy from Buffalo, NY, I know wings. These were crispy, sweet, and had that perfect bite that took a moment to set in.
All in all it was a good experience and will definitely go back. On a side note they are apparently famous for being Roger Eberle favorite restaurant.
Place rating: 4
DePaul, Chicago, IL
Good food. we ordered appetizer sampler and pizza. Everything was cooked perfectly. The service was eh. it was a slow day but most of the wait staff spent the hour we were there taking selfies in the back of the restaurant and all hanging out together and not really checking on us too often.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
I really enjoy this place. The prices are reasonable, the service is pretty good, and the food is great. I’ve had their pizza twice in the last week and I was happy both times. I’ve also had the saganacki chicken sandwich and that was good, too.
Place rating: 4
Skokie, IL
I love their deep dish! The price is reasonable if you compare it to the portion you get and of course the quality of the pizza too. Went there twice this week. Definitely recommend if you love pizzas. The customer service is alright though but the owner was so friendly and nice.
Place rating: 2
Chicago, IL
Food was OK, service was not as good as it could have been.
Came here for a birthday dinner for a friend who was in town so we had about 12 people out. By no means were we a difficult group, just wanted some drinks and a couple pizzas and salads. It took 20 minutes for us to even be greeted by our waitress and even this was after someone had to talk to the hostess to let her know we were ready to order drinks. The same process happened when ordering food and receiving our bills. She was a sweet girl, didn’t mess anything up but the timing was just too much, especially when the restaurant was not full. It took us a total of 2:45 to get out of there.
I had a ceasar salad which probably had a little too much cheese and dressing on it. Also split a burger that honestly just had 0 flavor. It tasted like they had just put meat on the grill, not even seasoned with salt and pepper.
I wouldn’t not go back if invited but it’s definitely not something I will suggest to people.
Place rating: 3
Chicago, IL
Impressed by the food, unimpressed by the service. I came here for the first time after passing this place often. The deep dish pizza was greasy but delicious, and my friend liked the thin crust that she ordered, too. Exchequer had the ambiance of an old bar, but it was comfortable and clean. The service was where it seemed to be lacking – our waitress was friendly enough, but about 20 minutes after our food arrived, we were ready for our check and realized we hadn’t seen her for a while. I got up to go to the bathroom and noticed that she was lounging in a booth. Really? I asked her for the check, and she brought it immediately, but she definitely could have been more attentive.
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
This is one of those taverns where everyone seems to be really cool with each other and you can always strike up conversations with strangers anytime you stop in.
Me and my buddies come here for lunch from time to time and we always enjoy a healthy sports conversation with employees as well as patrons. Mildly dark inside sort of like Miller’s Pub which is a a block and some change north on Wabash. I recommend the personal pizza for lunch as its the right size and if you’re a light luncher then you could share with someone and if you can put some food down midday you could finish the meal.
They have t-​shirts on the wall that says Alphonse Capone ate there… legit!
Place rating: 4
Chicago, IL
Anyone visiting Chicago would be well advised to pay this place a visit. Service is always excellent. Beer is cheap for Chicago.
The wife and I have been here a million times, since before there was a Unilocal,but I just now got around to reviewing it. If you are going to the CSO and want a couple of pitchers of beer and some chow, this place is ideal. It also works if you just want a couple of pitchers of beer.
This time I ordered the fish and chips and the wife ordered a pulled pork sandwich. Both were good pub food. Waffle fries with cheese are also good. We drank 2 pitchers of beer, watched hockey and chatted a little with the server. Will be back.