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Welcome to STREATOR DINING
Nestled in historic downtown Streator you’ll find Gaetano’s Vault, one of Starved Rock Country’s premiere destination dining experiences. This approachable upscale restaurant, housed in a turn-of-the-century bank building, garners rave reviews with their delectable menu and impeccable Roaring Twenties decor – but that hasn’t stopped them from innovating. Now approaching their one-year anniversary, Gaetano’s Vault has added an expansive self-pour beer wall, a gaming room outside of their speakeasy bar, a special lunch menu and a brandnew executive chef, renowned for his scratch-made dishes.
Helmed by Rick and Stephanie Wilkinson, this unique two-story restaurant and bar has welcomed thousands of visitors to downtown Streator. Named in honor of Rick’s grandfather, who was born in Sicily but spent much of his life in Streator, the Wilkinsons set out to preserve a piece of local history while bringing a new drinking and dining experience to Starved Rock Country.
Gaetano’s jaw-dropping Roaring Twenties decor and theme harken to the building’s past life as The Union Bank of Streator, which was infamously robbed on May 16, 1932. This robbery, which landed in the headlines of newspapers across the nation, was hatched by one of Al Capone’s top lieutenants, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn, alongside two
