Sunday, March 14, 2010

Gilt Bar: 3 Stars!

230 W Kinzie St (at Franklin)
Chicago, IL 60610
312-464-9544

This new River North restaurant and bar features a 100-year-old brass-topped bar, mismatched reclaimed wood tables, cushy sofas, classic cocktails and a relatively low cost menu. I highly recommend the Death's Door Daisy, a Wisconsin based vodka martini.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Chicago Restaurant Week Extended

Through this Sunday 45 of the 165 participating restaurants participating in Chicago's 3rd annual restaurant week are extending their participation, and will continue to offer three-course lunches for $22 and/or three-course dinners for $32.

It is expected that the number of restaurants extending their participation will increase. I recently dined at The Palm (4 Stars!) and C View (3 Stars!) and the deals were fantastic!

Some restaurants have extended their deals through March 4. Some will feature the deals through March 6 or 7. And a few will offer their Restaurant Week menus through March 31.

So for those of you who missed to date, you still have a chance. You can go to opentable.com, which should have a list of participants that are extending their $22 and $32 menus, and for how long. Bon Appetit!