Graham Elliot Opening?

My wife and I were in town for a couple days and I have been following the opening of this restaurant for a while. We made reservations at 6:30 but we kept on getting delayed and finally made it there at 9 pm. Most places would have been annoyed but the staff there kept on smiling and were very understanding when we arrived.

My wife is a vegetarian and we called ahead to inform them and request a dish (of the chefs choice) be prepared for her. We were blown away by the three course vegetarian meal he prepared for her. I had the tuna and loved the way it was prepred down to the fresh avacado shreds on top. My wife loved the brownie dessert so much we had one packed for us to take back to the hotel for a late night snack. I asked about the foie gra lollys and was informed that they were a late night item, but as we were enjoying the brownie Chef came out to ask about the meal and he handed us one (which was unbelivable).

One thing that does need improvment are the cocktails with which both my wife and I were not impressed with.

Overall it was a great meal and I can't wait to see what the future holds for GEB.

cheesitarian in Chicago Area