London Steakhouse, Hawksmoor, Announces Debut in Chicago’s Historic LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse

Hawksmoor announces early plans for a flagship restaurant in Chicago, slated for the first half of 2024. Hawksmoor was initially opened in 2006 by childhood friends, Will Beckett and Huw Gott in a part of East London. They served steaks and seafood alongside a cocktail program. Hawksmoor subsequently launched additional locations, with a restaurant in Dublin, Ireland, slated for May this year.  

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“We’ve been coming to Chicago for years to spend time in the city’s great restaurants and enjoying its incredible hospitality,” says Co-Founder Will Beckett. “Chicago is the historical powerhouse of American beef, and when we found out about an actual powerhouse building, it felt like fate.”

The team has plans to restore a designated landmark, The LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse, a 16,500 square foot three-story space at 500 N LaSalle Street, which was first opened in 1887 in the heyday of Chicago’s cable car system.
 
“We’re planning to restore the original features to their former glory while breathing new life into the space,” says Gott. “We want to enable as many people as possible to enjoy this beautiful building.”