Food & Dining

Item Description

Enjoy a $150 Gift Card to The American, Providence's newest hot spot located at 311 Iron Horse Way. In the old Rhode Island Locomotive Works Building (ALCO) you will savor classic American fare in an historic, scenic environment. Visit The American's website to view lunch and dinner menus.

About The American

The American is dedicated to those that made our country great, the turn of the century industrialists that were able to think beyond their years and create businesses, companies and philanthropic efforts which still benefit us all today. To that end, we take the highest pride in our service, food preparation and execution in the pursuit of providing our guests the best possible experience.

The American is the third restaurant in the Adirondack Restaurant Group, joining The Abbey in Providence and Buster Krab’s in Narragansett. We value customer feedback and pride ourselves with our food presentation and quality. Our restaurants have received multiple features and state wide publication reviews and are the recipients of numerous 5 star online customer reviews.

About the Rhode Island Locomotive Works Building (ALCO)

Rhode Island Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company between 1867 and 1906. The building in which you’re sitting was home to over 1400 dedicated employees that produced over 3400 steam locomotives in that period. In 1906, RI Locomotive Works merged with the American Locomotive Works (ALCO) and production of locomotives was moved to Schenectady, NY. Production in this building then turned to the manufacturing of the French Berliet luxury car under license. It was said that the car was the “finest car produced in the U.S. prior to WWI.” With a starting price at $6000 to $7500, it was also very expensive.

Two years later, the Berliet license was abandoned, and the company began to produce its own designs instead. Alco cars won the Vanderbilt Cup in both 1909 and 1910 and also competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1911, but they had less success in sales, abandoning automobile manufacture in 1913. The Alco automobile story is chiefly notable for starting the automobile career of Walter P. Chrysler, the plant manager, who left for Buick in 1911 and subsequently founded the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.

Item Special Note

Gift certificate cannot be combined with any other offer. No cash value. Cannot be used for gratuity. Any unused portion will be credited back to the gift card.