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Tourists and Loop workers both favor this masculine American haunt with a dark wood interior and Millennium Park views. Jennifer Olvera on
09-26-2007
Soaring windows front this flagstone-accented American eatery from the folks behind Keefer's. An off-the-clock cocktailers' dream welcomes with a sweeping, semicircular bar accented by wood trim, clubby, nail-head-trimmed stools and two-tone leather booths. At the rear, a vintage Chicago poster-adorned, wood-paneled dining room is more intimate with leather-topped tables leading to a second-floor dining space. Classics get an update at this grown-up American eatery. A mound of fried calamari with creamy chili sauce is studded with battered herbs, lemon wheels and garlic shards. Poofs of airy, breading-encased shrimp offer contrast to crisp, pepper-inflected Asian slaw with sticky-sweet mango glaze. Rotisserie-roasted prime rib with creamy horseradish is supper club-sleek; a moist, double-cut pork chop slathered with sweet, clingy cherry cola barbecue sauce invokes retro-cool.
Photo by Jasmin Shah
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Near Millennium Park, this American restaurant draws crowds. Emilie Zanger on
06-09-2009
The food is classic Chicago, just like the view of Millennium Park and Michigan Avenue through the soaring floor-to-ceiling windows. That suits the Loop crowd, which packs the clubby bar with its deep leather booths and the flagstone-accented dining rooms daily for lunch and after-work drinks. Mid-day, management-types rub elbows over heaping chopped salads and grilled chicken sandwiches glazed with cherry cola barbecue sauce. And after the post nine to fivers clear out, neighborhood high-rise denizens linger over more refined, often Italian-accented plates. Dishes like strawberry risotto with plump, seared sea scallops and boneless beef short ribs, luxuriating in red wine reduction, satisfy a range of tastes without pushing the envelope.
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