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Churchill’s Steakhouse, in downtown Spokane, reopens

Renie Alles, who operates Churchill's Steakhouse in Spokane with her husband, Bill, stands in the proposed cigar lounge of their restaurant Thursday. Customers would use an antique-style telephone to place drink orders, then pick them up at the nearby bar so that servers would not have to enter the smoky room. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Renie Alles, who operates Churchill's Steakhouse in Spokane with her husband, Bill, stands in the proposed cigar lounge of their restaurant Thursday. Customers would use an antique-style telephone to place drink orders, then pick them up at the nearby bar so that servers would not have to enter the smoky room. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

Someone suggested Bill Alles name his new steakhouse in Spokane, The "Prime Minister."

The pun was less than accurate for a business that cooked more than prime rib.

But owner Bill Alles liked the idea and eventually the moniker evolved into Churchill's Steakhouse.

Starting this evening, the downtown Spokane restaurant is back in full operation, following a 20-month rebuild from a July 2008 fire that destroyed nearly everything inside the business.

Churchill's. at 165 S. Post, will offer a full menu of steaks, seafoods and desserts.

The restaurant will operate 4 to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 4-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.


Tom Sowa
Tom Sowa covers technology, retail and economic development and writes the Office Hours blog.