A legacy of Hospitality in Schiller Park, Illinois
For more than three decades, The Great Escape Restaurant has been a cherished gathering place in Schiller Park—where timeless hospitality meets exceptional food. What began as a neighborhood restaurant has grown into a beloved destination for families, friends, and visitors seeking a warm atmosphere and memorable dining experience.
Private Dining
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Carryout
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Catering
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Private Events & Banquets
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Our Story
The bar and banquet room are still a part of the original structure built on this site in 1889. The bar is oringal and was hand carved by the Chicago Bar Company. The building was orignially at street level. There were swinging doors leading out onto a dirt road with hitching posts for horses (Irving Park Road). The silent movie cowboy Tom Mix made a few of his movies her around 1900. They would use the Des Plaines River as the Rio Grande and our bar for saloon scenes. In the 1920’s Al Capone sold the place booze and was spotted at the bar doing business with local gangsters. Witnesses say there were men seated on either side of him with shot guns watching the door. Before its current use, the banquet room was home to a general store, milk depot, post office, gas station, barber shop, pool hall, and restaurant. The Irving Park Viaduct was dug in 1926 and our enterance was moved to the east side of the building. The main dining room and kitchen were added on in the 1980’s to expand the restaurant business. The Great Escape took over in 1992 and has been preserving, maintaning, and improving the property ever since. We hope you agree!
Come On In!
Hours
Sun, Mon, Tue: 11am – 9pm
Wed,Thur,Fri, Sat: 11am – 10pm
Contact
Phone Number
847.671.7171
Address
9540 W. Irving Park Rd. Schiller Park, Illinois