Hours
Monday-Thursday: Lunch 11:30; Dinner 4:00-10:00p | Late night kitchen available
Monday-Wednesday 2:00am liquor license; Thursday 3:00am
Friday & Saturday: Lunch 11:30; Dinner: 4:00-11p | Late kitchen available
3am liquor license
Sunday: Breakfast 10:00am, Lunch 11:30a-4:00p | Dinner 4:00-10p
Private parties are available any time, whether the restaurant is open or not!
Reservations
Recommended for parties of five or more, but we take them for any time, any number. Simply call us at 847-864-8328 (UEAT).
General Info
Prairie Moon- All American Dining was conceptualized in the late 90's. Co-owners Robert Strom and Paul White, both born and bred Evanstonians, were determined to find the right combination of people and location to launch their first independently owned venture. Having worked and managed in several successful Evanston restaurants together for nearly fifteen years, these two were and still are clear about their goals. Opened in April of 2002, Prairie Moon is a celebration of authentic and inventive regional American cuisine.
Drawing from their experiences traveling around this great and multi-cultural country, and teaming with seasoned chef Anthony Luna, also a native Evanstonian, they have combined the joy of their discoveries with the benefits of their professional backgrounds to create a menu that is exciting, innovative, affordable and deeeeeelicious!
Prairie Moon took over a year to construct. The restaurant has three dining rooms, a patio and a private party room, two full bars with televisions, 2 pool tables and 2 dart boards. Yet somehow, even with the sixteen to twenty foot ceilings and over 200 seats, its warm colors and natural lighting, along with plenty of warm natural woods give the Moon a cozy feel. The walls are decorated sparingly, with colorful paintings and vintage and modern travel posters. Mosaic tiles greet your feet in front of McCormick's bar, a 1940's era deco gem salvaged from a since closed city tavern in old Irish Bridgeport. In the Roadhouse Bar, the music plays a little louder, sometimes from live bands and DJ's. The bar in the back was rescued from the old Sam and Hi's Deli, over on Dempster Street. It was the last piece (delicately plucked by a back hoe) left of that old North Shore icon.
The front bar and the private party room each feature large skylights, and the main dining rooms are bathed by eight-foot prairie-style hinged windows that open wide when the weather permits. The place has a great feel that always welcomes.
At Prairie Moon we want you to be comfortable, we want you to stay, and we want you to come back often, and with your friends! Check out this site and give us a call or e-mail. We hope to see you soon!
