Chicago restaurant?
 

I will be meeting a friend in Chicago next Sunday. Would like to go to an excellent restaurant where we can have some great conversation, privacy, and a great meal.<BR>I will be staying at a hotel near the airport and my friend lives in the city. I don't mind cabbing it into the city. Type of restaurant is not important, nor is price - the most important thing is excellent food and service and quiet.<BR>Any ideas?

Fondue Stube. Where in "the city" does your friend live? I don't know the exact address but it is on Peterson Ave. near California (north side of Chicago). Great for Fondue. Quiet. A fondue meal takes a long time so this would be a good place to have a conversation.

Try Charlie Trotter's....excellent.

Trotter's is typically needs a reservation a month or two in advance. Try NoMi, Avenues, Tru, Spiaggia or Everest Room. All are top of the line, quiet and great food.

everest room is a bloated, inflated<BR>waste of time and food. the place<BR>where people tell you to go if they <BR>have no idea what personality is. they <BR>repeat the suggestion cuz it is "said" <BR>to be good. don't waste your time.<BR><BR>

Tru. More hip than Trotters and downtown so fun to walk around after dinner. Only drawback (to me in te summer is you hvae to wear a jacket).<BR><BR>Not fond of Avenues (overrated), Everest (bad location and suburban), Nomi (bad service). Would recommend Nomi for a drink as nice outdoor terrace. <BR><BR>Spiagia is good with great view.