J. H. Ireland, Chicago, 1940s Pennsylvania Hotel For larger prints

For larger prints

and he must have been the owner’s pet and a fixture in the restaurant

But no Frenchman or lady would let all of this get in the way of a good lunch or dinner

a visionary man called Frank G Shattuck

This 1973 menu

J. H. Ireland, Chicago, 1940s Pennsylvania Hotel For larger printsThe original J. H. Ireland Grill Room opened in Chicago in 1906, and was one of the windy city's best loved restaurants. Proprietor Jim Ireland expanded the property over two decades, adding a Lobster Grotto, a Marine Room and a banqueting hall modeled after the saloon of a passenger ship. The infamous gangster John Dillinger often dined at J. H. Ireland he liked the frog legs and famed attorney Clarence Darrow ate a victory dinner at the restaurant