awesome surprise. arrived in chicago last night to visit our daughter for the weekend. she suggested we all just walk to a local restaurant in her neighborhood for dinner. we walked up to the promontory encouraged when we saw the place was packed, usually a good sign that the food would be good.
upon learning there was a 45 minute wait we decided to take a row of seats at the chef's table. what a great decision that was. we got to observe matthew and his team plate and serveamazingentries. in his spare time he was more than gracious to share recommendations on the menu.
the four of us shared the following items, everything we tried was amazing!
chick pea fries (none of us had ever had before, all loved)
artichoke fritters
scallops (my favorite appetizer)
beef tartar on texas toast
half chicken
pork shank
kentucky burgoo
pork roast
s'more soufflé (my favorite, apparently my daughter's as well, once all had a bite, she finished the rest:), was not sharing)
baked alaska
banana's fosters with truffles (my son-in-law shared a bite with all, his favorite:) he finished this one:)
justin the manager, and his staff tookamazingcare of us, the service was excellent.
i have never felt the need to write a review and share a restaurant experience before. this one was soamazingi felt compelled to share what an awesome find it was. i look forward to our next visit and return to the promontory!