Thu March 10, 2016 3:49 am
Thu March 10, 2016 3:34 pm
spike wrote:
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
Thu March 10, 2016 4:24 pm
Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.
I think you'll like it.
Thu March 10, 2016 5:08 pm
Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.
I think you'll like it.
Thu March 10, 2016 5:12 pm
doug rr wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.
I think you'll like it.
you should post this on chicago yelp
Thu March 10, 2016 5:19 pm
Fri March 11, 2016 3:02 am
tragabigzanda wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Stumbled upon a vegetarian/whisky restaurant in St. Louis this weekend. It was fantastic.
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard or GTFO!
Mon March 14, 2016 3:17 am
Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.
I think you'll like it.
Mon March 14, 2016 4:29 pm
spike wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:
let me know how it is; we're going sunday night.
I really liked it. Went with a buddy from law school that was in from out of town. Had reservations at 6:00 p.m., and the place was already packed. The decor reminds me of a Restoration Hardware (I don't mean that in a bad way) -- everything was clean and streamlined, with some distressed wood. Even though there were a lot of people, it wasn't particularly noisy. All the pasta is handmade on site. There were 2 women making the pasta behind the bar; it was pretty cool because they had mirrors on the ceiling so you could watch what they were making. And the whole menu is all small plates. We had the Hamachi Crudo (really good), Arancini (probably the one miss of the night -- a little too salty), artichoke and sunchoke crostini (awesome), Arrabbiata (comes with whole shrimp -- by far the best dish of the night), pappardelle (really, really good), and a bottle of wine. All in all, I think the tab was $110, which wasn't horrible considering the wine.
I think you'll like it.
this was really great; i think my wife liked it even more than me. we ordered the octopus spiedini, ocean trout, cannelloni saltimbocca, and the cacio whey pepe. the cacio whey pepe was the only misfire; it was very good, just sort of bland by nature after the other dishes.
we'll be back for the ragu alla napoletana; it was just too much food for two and we wanted to try an assortment of dishes. it looks amazing:
Mon March 14, 2016 4:58 pm
Mon March 14, 2016 5:00 pm
Mon March 14, 2016 5:03 pm
Chris_H_2 wrote:oh man, i really LOVE a good french-dipped sammich
Mon March 14, 2016 5:12 pm
Mon March 14, 2016 10:13 pm
Chris_H_2 wrote:Nice. I came here specifically hoping you'd post. How was the trout? I really wanted to try that.
Mon March 14, 2016 10:14 pm
Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
Mon March 14, 2016 10:19 pm
spike wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.
Mon March 14, 2016 10:22 pm
Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.
i've had a lot of them. but honestly, i'd still take a beef from portillo's over all of them. mr. beef is really overrated in my opinion (i like a good tasting giardiniera, and there's is a bland, oily mess with no olive or celery). al's is ok, but the beef is pretty mediocre. roma's in portage park is really good too.
Mon March 14, 2016 10:23 pm
Mon March 14, 2016 10:33 pm
spike wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:spike wrote:Chris_H_2 wrote:have you ever had a chicago italian beef? i get that sucker with hot peppers and dipped. it's like the food of the gods.
what's your favorite beef place? i've only had al's and portillo's.
i've had a lot of them. but honestly, i'd still take a beef from portillo's over all of them. mr. beef is really overrated in my opinion (i like a good tasting giardiniera, and there's is a bland, oily mess with no olive or celery). al's is ok, but the beef is pretty mediocre. roma's in portage park is really good too.
why is everything so good at portillo's? it's amazing, really.
Mon March 14, 2016 10:34 pm
spike wrote:haha, my wife just emailed me that she's made another reservation at monteverde for next month. must've made quite the impression.