Park Grill

Park Grill
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Park Grill is located in Chicago Loop
Park Grill
Location within the Chicago Loop
Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 24, 2003
Owner(s)Syndicate of shareholders
ChefAlfredo Sandoval
Food typeContemporary American cuisine
Dress codeCasual
Street address11 North Michigan Avenue
CityChicago
StateIllinois
Postal/ZIP Code60602
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41°52′57″N 87°37′24″W / 41.88246190°N 87.62342390°W / 41.88246190; -87.62342390
Seating capacity300
ReservationsYes
WebsitePark Grill

The Park Grill is the only full-service restaurant included in Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois. Its outdoor seating area is the largest al fresco dining area in Chicago. It has placed among the leaders in citywide best-of competitions for best burger and is widely praised for its views.

The exclusive location, the lucrative contract terms, the investor list, and a close personal relationship between a managing partner of the restaurant and the Chicago Park District's project manager led to a formal ethics investigation, court litigation, and extensive press coverage, and ranked among the most prominent scandals of the administration of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2005. The more than 80 investors include some of Daley's friends and neighbors. One of the most financially successful restaurants in Chicago, the Park Grill remains exempt from property taxes after a multi-year litigation which reached the Illinois Supreme Court.