glenn's diner

this is a great neighborhood seafood restaurant. it is clean, cute and the food is great.

my favourite is the clam chowder. this is a definite i will return. i never get bored of the food served here. the key lime pie is great. actually all the seafood isgoodhere but those two items i mentioned are extraordinary great.

we had a less than stellar visit last time so tried again. great service from tamara!gooddrinks and verygoodfood.
we had a less than stellar visit last time so tried again. great service from tamara!gooddrinks and verygoodfood.

guy got this one right. this is a great ddd. had the crabby patty. verygoodfresh. very good. looking forward to going back to have more of what looks like fantastic seafood dishes.

don't let the word "diner" fool you. this place is an excellent seafood house! blackboard fish specials change daily and are all outstanding. all you can eat alaskan king crab legs on tuesdays. all you can eat shrimp on thursdays. super helpful, friendly staff. patio.goodwine choices and the option to byob for a measly $5. i say this one is a winner, folks!

gone downhill....what a shame. glenn's diner used to be fantastic but no longer.....
we were a party of 6. calamari was good, but not asgoodas 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 agoodrestaurant.

not worth the trip. this place was on my list for months and finally ate there this afternoon. when maryann asked if i had any questions, i asked if i could get my tilapia blackened rather than with creole sauce. she gave me a speach about howgoodthe creole sauce is. i don't like creole sauce. finally she brought my blackened tilapia. it was good, but the broccoli and rice were horrible. whengoodole maryann came to take my half eaten plate she asked if everything was ok. i said that the fish wasgoodbut the rice and broccoli were not and she said i should have had the creole sauce. no way to treat a customer. will not go back. $26 too much for notgoodfood and very poor service.

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 mentioned glenn's dinner on a number of occasions so we finally went and while the quality wasgoodi 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 lovegoodseafood. glenn's has 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 isgoodfor business, but bad for long time customers as it's not unknown anymore. most items on the menu are under $22

if i lived closer i'd eat here often. call ahead for a seat or you will not get one(being on tv will do that). even if you don't eat fish try it her. the catfish is awsome. it is a bit tight inside but there is sidewalk seating ingoodweather. we like the crowd b/c tables interact with eachother. prices range all over, so if you're careful you can make it out rather light. for the price the portions aregoodthough. in all i have taken to or recommended this place to all my friends. it's fun and hasgoodfood.