I am from San Francisco; I am living in Chicago while on a long term project. I made reservations for dinner at Everest for last night - my family is visiting and it was my Mom's birthday, my sister has a big birthday coming up, etc. Thought it would be nice to go to a ""top of the line"" restaurant here based on its number 4 rating in Zagat, descriptions in other reviews, etc. But from the moment we walked in, we knew this place just didn't have ""it"" if in fact it ever did! There was an overwhelming smell of curry which struck us as soon as we got off the elevator. The bored, stiff waitstaff lead us to to a table in the small, 1950's decorated room, which may in fact have a great view, but we couldn't tell b/c we were in the corner. A request for one of the open window tables (the place wasn't that crowded at 7pm on a Friday night..) was met with an exaggerated sigh from the host, placing a hand over his heart as if it truly pained him to say ""Regrettably, I do not have a window table for you tonight. I have tried my hardest to give you a view, I do hope you will enjoy it."" Kind of acting like we should be grateful just to have been allowed in the door. A glance at the wines by the glass revealed that the least expensive offering was $19. Least expensive Chardonnay by the bottle - $89. What is up with that? The food prices were outrageous as well. I know a place like this would never fly in San Francisco. Chicago - you deserve better if this is considered one of your top-notch restaurants!
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