The Boilerroom Restaurant
1110 Jones Street
402.916.9274
The Boilerroom Restaurant is called that because the space was the boiler room providing heat for the 120 year old Bemis Bag Building . The construction of steel posts and girders, brick walls and reinforced concrete ceilings was designed to isolate and fireproof the room. A part of the street level floor remained like a balcony overlooking the boiler dramatically, theatrically.
It is recommended in matters of restoration, of works of art, sculpture fragments and historic buildings to repair rather than replace original elements where possible and to distinguish clearly between the new and the original elements.
So, within the limits of safety and hygiene, we tried to preserve as much as possible the romantic state of decay, the varied texture of aging and weathering.
As a set piece for the dining experience, the warmth and patina of the space stand in compliment to the crispness of service, the freshness of product, the panoply of beverage, and the eagerness to curate the most important mission of the restaurant: hospitality.
