"Forest green walls imply a sense of the outdoors and give a warm sensibility to this comfortable space. Elegant but casual American comforts fill the delicious menu."- WTTW's Check Please!

Their global wine list has won them the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and now Erwin Drechsler has received the Time Out Chicago Lifetime Achievement award.

The namesake chef-owner here has a knack for the kind of food people want to eat, and he’s been delivering it to Chicago for almost two decades.There’s no fusion or piled-high presentations—just good, solid food. Expect seasonal soups, classic salads, pan-roasted fish and grilled meats, with standouts like wood-grilled flank steak with smoked Gouda mashed potatoes, and what’s surely in the running for the best roasted chicken in town, served with Yukon-gold potato gratin.

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