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,fullbar, plush seating & fireplace.
the menu
we were at the tortoise club for lunch. great menu to many entrees to mention, but it's chicago restaurant 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 afullbodied 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!!!