glenn's diner

if your goal is to eat so many crab legs that you have a legitimate concern about iodine poisoning afterwards,glenn'sdiner on tuesday nights is for you. sam and i got some reservations not too long ago and stopped by.  inside you'll see their menu chalkboard and there are so many fish choices, you'll definitely find something you'll want to try.  i happen to not be too interested in crab legs, sometimes they can be a struggle if the shells are being difficult, so i got the soft shell crab dinner.  sam got the unlimited king crab legs and once they came i was pretty jealous.  these were massive.  and cracking them looked like a breeze. with the amount of high quality meat you get, i think it was well worth the market price, and our server kept offering to bring out extra legs soglenn'sis not stingy when it comes to the all your can eat aspect of dinner.  when looking to satisfy a seafood craving, checkglenn'sdiner out.

gone downhill....what a shame.glenn'sdiner used to be fantastic but no longer.....
we were a party of 6. calamari was good, but not as good as past visits. clam chowder was mostly potatoes. five our our main courses, all hot, were served. the remaining dish, a cold salad, was obviously forgotten since we had to ask where it was. we couldn't get our waiters attention until we were almost done with our hot entrees. no one came over to check...no one asked how everything was..could they get us anything else? no.
after finally asking our waiter, he went to the kitchen, returned to our table and said, "they put the wrong dressing on your salad." really???? it takes 25 minutes to make a salad from lettuce and shrimp? c'mon.
my arctic char, a dish previously ordered and was delicious, was overly salted and i found shrimp shells in the diablo sauce. not cool.
we spoke to the so called "manager" who apologized but clearly couldn't care less. we mentioned to the hostess that we were disappointed and wouldn't come back. she said, "ok"

i guess this is another case of really bad management killing a good restaurant.

the atmosphere is casual and very friendly.glenn'sis unlike any diner i've eaten at - and it's the best one too.

eh.. after all the hype, we triedglenn'sdiner last night and were thoroughly unimpressed. my wife's trout was dry (overcooked) my daughter's perch was so-so and my pot pie was one big bowl of creamy mush with no discernable flavors. definitely would not go back, for $100 meal, i can do far better.

best food in the world. their claim to be the "best food in the world" might not make them humble, but it definitely doesn't make them liars either... their bloody mary is one of the best i've ever had, and my date declared their clam chowder to be "orgasmic." the fish is fresh, the menu eclectic and inventive, and the service close to impeccable. be prepared for a wait a bit if you don't have reservations, but have no fear for there is a great bar down the street where you can grab a drink while you wait, andglenn'swill call your cell when your table is ready. definitely a must.

unforgettable experience. i heard great things aboutglenn'sfrom reviews on the internet so decided to check it out. it seemed very out of the norm and that is right down my alley. i was blown away. it will fulfill your every craving for seafood, fun atmosphere, great manager, great service- full of great recommendations, up sold in a very relaxed fun way and created an all around great experience. the hostess was great accommodating us with a table being we where about 30 mins. late for our reservation. we will be back! all you can eat king crab legs on tuesday for under 40 bucks will be our next visit.

good, but not great. admittedly we had just returned from hawaii so going to a chicago restaurant that focused on fish was probably not the best plan.

friends had mentionedglenn'sdinner on a number of occasions so we finally went and while the quality was good i thought the fish was overcooked and service was just so-so.

we will go back when hawaii is further from our minds, but for now we were not impressed

best seafood in chicago. i'm originally from boston and love good seafood.glenn'shas the best seafood in the city. i have been going there for years (since glenn left davis st. fish market) and have never been disappointed. the sturgeon, mussels and crab cakes are tremendous. the place is small and they serve liquor, but only charge a $5 corkage fee if you bring your own. you will need reservations now that they have been on tv. being on tv is good for business, but bad for long time customers as it's not unknown anymore. most items on the menu are under $22