the promontory

this is the best meal i've had in my life. hands down. i apologise for hyperbole but i get tearful every time i think about it. they roast all of their meat in their in-house hearth - small plates that you wish would never end as well as big plates that you finish even though you're packed tocapacitybecause every bite is delicious. i thought the s'more dessert with made with "heirloom" chocolate sounded ridiculous but since it was probably one of the best desserts i've ever had, i shut up and just enjoyed what heirloom chocolates had to offer. i'm moving into this neighbourhood in a week so i'll be going broke here weekly for sure!

noting up front that many would consider a late night meal after the tasting menu at brindille gluttonous, if not foolhardy, it was none the less with a group of five and a last minute change of plans that i entered the promontory, a hopping new south loop spot sporting a 45 minute wait during which my friends and family chatted at the bar while perusing a menu on which everything sounded delicious while prices seemed too good to be “too good.” surprisingly filled tocapacityboth inside and out by a mixed crowd widely ranging in race, sex, age, and style as smiles decorated nearly every face at the dimly lit tables beneath a soundtrack of jazz and blues it was eventually at three compacted two-tops that our group was sat and with menu already well studied an order was soon placed, our server at first a bit condescending regarding the requested coursing of plates but quick to correct his tone when the twelve-item order was made known. truly a unique menu with plates divided into sectio