chicago VISITOR guide
Both of us expect great food above all else. Service is almost as critical and with so many options for dining, we would rarely settle for a place with amazing food but crappy service. Decor is a nice to have, but as long as we do not have to scream to have a conversation, we can deal with anything from classy to shabby chic to gaudy. They say location is everything, but our experience tells us that there is an inverse relationship between quality of experience and quality of view. There are exceptions, so we are thrilled when we find one.
NOTE: We share some restaurants that we call overrated. Not all of the overrated ones are to be avoided, however. Just know that there are better places to try out if you are in Chicago for only a short time. Enjoy your meal fellow #Foodies!
fancy eats
Oriole
Our vote for best restaurant in Chicago
$$$$$
SMYTHE | The Loyalist
Inventive and Chill $$$$$
Sepia
Contemporary Rustic $$$$
El Ideas
Crazy, Fun, Eclectic $$$$$
S.K.Y.
Contemporary American $$$
MONTEVERDE
Modern Italian
$$$$
Daisies
Vegetarian Pasta
$$$
Hais Sous Vietnamese
Vietnamese Fusion $$$$
Raised Urban Rooftop Bar,
Renaissance Hotel
(Timothy Powles was Executive Chef here for almost 5 years)
Berkshire Room,
Acme Hotel Company
Cherry Circle Room
Chicago Athletic Association
LH Rooftop
London House
BEST HOTEL DINING
Longman & Eagle
(Bad, salty food; Bad service)
Travelle at The Langham
(inconsistent food and service)
Dusek’s
(awful service, mediocre food)
Marchesa
(odd service, ok food, bad value)
no go LIST
Overrated Spots (but still worth a visit)
Bad Value – Too pricey relative to the quality of the experience
Alinia – Completely sure we will get blasted for this one. Adam just thinks it’s all show and no meal.
Roka Akor – Good food, just not quite living up to the hype.
Longman & Eagle – Why?
Overhyped – Trendy, noisy, obnoxious, or overly touristy.
- Carnevale – good if you have a thousand people in your party.
- Girl & Goat – loud, crowded and smokey. Adam loved this place the first few times and suggest everyone try it at least once for great food. But we would not choose it over other West Loop spots.
- Maude’s Liquor Bar (try Bavette’s instead) – Meh food. Meh cocktails. Meh service. Crowded and loud.
- The Dawson – not sure what this is supposed to be, but good restaurant it is certainly not. Have now tried it twice. Both times service is appalling, and not just your typical overly relaxed West Town service, but bad lazy disrespectfully bad. And food not good enough to compensate. Adam would add this to his “should be closed” list.
- Topolobampo – Meh
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