Thanks to one respondent, the Hotel Nikko in Chicago will have an American Thanksgiving dinner spread on 11/24 - probably other good hotels will, too, since a Radisson in Arlington Heights also has a special on their marquee. A quick telephone survey found most of the interesting places in area code 312 (Chicago "city") closed on the holiday, but those that are open include: * Fireside Inn, Wells Street ("Old Town") location only, 4 - 10 PM. * Ann Sather's, Belmont (famed Swedish-American rest./caterer); * Andies Restaurant (w/Thanksgiving menu (ref. New City)); * Orbit Restaurant (w/Thanksgiving menu (ref. The Reader)); * That Steak Joynt (regular menu, open 4-19 PM). We'll be hitting Ann Sather's for dinner and will hit either the West Egg Cafe or the St.-Germain Cafe for brunch (both closed at 4). gld
Chicago, IL
Thanksgiving in Chicago
I am assuming you are looking for an outstanding afternoon. My advice, The Hotel Nikko-Chicago. Executive Chef Jean-Pierre Henri and his staff do a wonderful job. You may think it is a bit costly, however, you will not be disappointed. There is no other Brunch in Chicago that can compare!
Try Prairie, for a Midwestern-style meal, or Avanzare, if you want Thanksgiving Italian-style.
I want to agree strongly with this recommendation. We ate a Trotter's a couple of years ago and found the dining experience to be great, but wildly overpriced. It was one of those "turning point" dining experiences for my wife and myself where we finally learned that there is a reasonable limit to the cost of excellent dining. Trotter's is as good as many other great places (most of them in New Orleans IMHO), but the price is simply out of line for the experience. If price is no object, then go to Trotter's and be assured of a great dinner. If you use money as one criterion of a great dining experience (among others like service, taste, atmosphere, etc.), then go somewhere else. For me, money does represent a reasonable dimension to rate dining. For example, Al's (a Chicago place that serves the greatest beef sandwiches in the Western world) is great in part because the sandwiches are reasonably priced. If Al's charged $10 for a beef, my opinion would change because no beef is worth that much. Steve Someone wrote: > >Don't go to Charlie Trotter's unless you want to spend a fortune. The >food was pretty good, pretty to look at, but not worth $275 for two. I >don't know where to get turkey, but for a good steak go to Morton's or >Gibson's, and for great pasta go to Papa Milano's (no reservations and not >fancy).