the place
tortoise supper club is located at 350 n state street, chicago, il. it features traditional american offerings served in an upscale space featuring a grand piano, classy jazz music, full bar, plush seating & fireplace.
the menu
we were at the tortoise club for lunch. great menu to many entrees to mention, but it'schicagorestaurant week, and who cares a three-course lunch is merely $22 and a great martini's is only $6. is this heaven or what? who needs anything but a martini for an appetizer. we opened our meal with a full bodied and wonderful bowl or pea soup. this wasn't your typical pea soup by any stretch. the salads were very good as well. we had a couple entrees first was white fish, herb crusted, roasted tomato, grilled artichoke, olive, couscous and an entree of ahi tuna all were excellent!! dessert well who could resist tortoise pie, a signature dessert of chocolate, walnuts, whipped cream and bourbon-caramel sauce. amazing! we also had an order of rosé sorbet, always good.
the service/experience/value
our service was very good! lunch in under an hour is excellent. the value, given it was restaurant week, was outstanding. warm inviting place busy but not crazy with a great atmosphere. highly recommend!!!