I love Chicago Restaurant Week! This year it’s actually two weeks and takes place from January 24th to February 6th. Last year we went to Kinzie Chophouse and Bistrot Zinc. Both were very enjoyable. We rarely go to steakhouses or French restaurants because they tend to be pricey, and we’re not rich. So Restaurant Week is a great time to hit them up. If you haven’t heard of Restaurant Week, it’s a week (two this year!) when all the fancy restaurants in town do special prix fixe menus for $22 for lunch and $33 or $44 for dinner.
Restaurant Week 2013 at Bistrot Zinc, Chicago
Restaurant Week 2013 at Bistrot Zinc, Chicago
I want to be adventurous, and I know I should be, but I don’t really like weird trendy food like kale and duck confit. But I also don’t like boring things like roast chicken. I appreciate a good beef dish and vegetarian dishes and Italian places, too. So this year maybe along with the steakhouse and French, we’ll go to a third, possibly more unusual spot. And, unless it’s something ridiculously fabulous, we stick to the $22 lunches and $33 dinners- another way I choose is to check out their regular menus and see if the places are a really good deal during Restaurant Week or if you can get basically the same thing any time.
So, based on all that, here are the contenders:
French: Bistro Voltaire, Mon Ami Gabi
Steakhouse: David Burke’s Primehouse, Sullivan’s Steakhouse
Italian: Riccardo Trattoria, Piccolo Sogno
Other: The Refinery, Two
Where else should I absolutely not miss? Where are you going to go?
