The Boiler Room, formerly known as Nice Slice at a preview I went to, opened a couple months ago very close to our condo. We didn’t attend the opening night party, but we did visit within the first week or so.

Since that time, several of my friends have also visited Boiler Room. I like the inside. It is very unique and reuses a lot of things that probably might have been thrown out. Some people think it’s a little overdone, but I think it’s interesting.

The bathrooms are made to look like the CTA and use doors and other things salvaged from the trains. There’s a recording that also plays and it sounds just like the recording that plays on the trains. “Next stop, Logan Square” or whatever..

Behind the bar there are some metal panels salvaged from a boiler… hence the name of the place. In the center area they were playing a Hitchcock movie.

This is “The Dirty Bird.” Dallas loves wings, so when he looked at the menu he asked the waitress, “are these the wings?” and she said yes so we ordered it. It’s more like a whole chicken with drumsticks and everything. It tasted good, but we didn’t really expect to be eating so much chicken before we ate our pizza.

For pizza we got a whole pie of The Purist ($18). This was fresh mozzarella, basil, and
balsamic. It was good, but I kept feeling like I wanted to put salt on it. Maybe it was a little underseasoned?

Overall, I think The Boiler Room is a good addition to our neighborhood. Our food wasn’t good enough to write home about, but it was fine. I want to go back and give them another try, but just haven’t had the time yet. From the friends we’ve talked to who have been to the Boiler Room, the reviews have been all over the place. I actually think the pizza creations at Revolution Brewing, are more interesting… but the pizzas there are on the small side. The Boiler Room would be good for bigger groups eating pizza. Also, they sell pizza by the slice so probably a good place to get a later-night slice. WIll have to test that out soon!