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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Donald J. Liebentritt and Samuel Zell, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (i) execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a deemed beneficial owner
(as defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of
greater than 10% of outstanding Common Stock of Chart House Enterprises, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(ii) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a deemed beneficial owner of greater than 5% of outstanding Common Stock of
the Company, Schedules 13D and 13G and any amendments thereto in accordance with
Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder, (iii) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, or 5 or Schedule 13D or 13G, or any amendment thereto, and timely
file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority, including the Nasdaq National Market; and
(iv) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or Regulation 13D-G
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file any Forms 3, 4, or 5 or any Schedules
13D or 13G with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 30th day of June 2000.
MELCHART, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Richard Melman
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Name: Richard Melman
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Its: Manager
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