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Wonderful evening! Delicious
Wonderful evening! Delicious food...flawless service...all in a beautiful setting. Thank you for a very special evening celebrating our son’s birthday.
Be the first to ReplyTake your choice: burger at the bar or tasting menu?
It took a while before my wife and I became convinced that we simply had to visit Acadia. But we went on two different occasions, once to sample the widely publicized burger at the bar and the seven-course tasting menu that costs $185 per person. Located at 1638 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago's South Loop, it is an upscale restaurant serving North American dishes inspired by chef Ryan McCaskey's background in coastal Maine. His culinary brilliance has earned two Michelin stars. Enough said about the quality of the operation. Open at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and at 5 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Acadia has been attracting rave notices since 2011. Be sure to try the burger. It's only served at the bar. It features two patties, gruyere, bacon onion jam, truffle mornay and pickles. I'm not big on tasting menus--it's fun for the chef, who loves to create many new dishes but I usually prefer lots of a few things rather than bits of many things--but McCaskey's version is comparable to Patrick O'Connell's tasting menus at the Inn at Little Washington and Patrick has three Michelin stars. We especially enjoyed the black bass, Maine lobster, smoked potato, scallop, buttermilk biscuit, lamb, coconut sorbet and black sesame custard. Tasting menus are becoming more and more popular at upscale restaurants so we have to get used to it.
Be the first to ReplyHuge disappointment
Overall, very disappointing. My husband and I have eaten at Michelin star restaurants before, and we were expecting Michelin quality. The service was great but the food was underwhelming and sometimes almost inedible. The ice cream sandwich with caviar made no sense, and there was no taste of caviar in the dish. The main lamb course had absolutely no flavor; it was barely seasoned. The potatoes were undercooked in the “breakfast” dish. The dessert at the end was inedible. It was supposed to be a sea buckthorn berry dish; however it had no taste of the berry whatsoever. This sounds very harsh but the dish honestly tasted like mouthwash. The lobster and squash dishes were good but that’s only 2/10 dishes!! In addition, the meal as a whole had no cohesiveness whatsoever. We were incredibly disappointed and we were not expecting this for a Michelin 2 star restaurant, and now wondering about the quality of the Michelin rating system. In addition, the meal was >$500, so I would have expected much better quality. Definitely not worth it and I would never go back.
Be the first to ReplyTerrible service!
We just had a terrible experience at Acadia. Even though there were lots of waiters running around, the service was inattentive. We complained to the manager and nothing changed. The food was good but it took forever. Very disappointing!
Be the first to ReplyArtistically Delicous
This is a restaurant the prides itself in offering the patron artistic, beautifully prepared and delicious cuisine. Every item is fresh and the best sourced product available. Service is professional, knowledgeable but very friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed the Stonington Lobster Roll, the Acadia Burger and French Fries with Roasted Garlic Dijionaise. We also had a Steak Tartar with Foie. Desert was a unique and flavorful fermented corn ice cream. Excellent preparations. There is a fine selection of spirits as well.
Be the first to ReplyHit and miss. Lots of room for improvement.
Okay here it goes my serious review of Acadia. For some background, I’m an avid restaurant goer and have dined high end and low end across the world. I live on the west coast and my palette is generally craving for freshness and flavours that are not overpowering. Over the years, I have dined in Michelin one to three star restaurants, including 2-3 star highlight tasting menus at Arzak in San Sebastián, Michael Mina in Vegas, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Paris and Guy Savoy in Paris.
My experience at Acadia was overall a positive one. The service was absolutely superb even though I have have been served by all of the six servers at the restaurant throughout the meal. They seem to take a team approach rather than a personal approach which I didn’t mind at all because each one of them were professional, courteous, friendly and attentive. Nope, I didn’t get paid or had given anything bonus (not even the wagu beef) to say this.
So I have much to say about the food. The diplomatic way is to say that there is much to improve. There’s so much to improve but the food is good, don’t get me wrong, but I probably won’t return for it. My favorites were the fois gras and truffle dish which had corn and blueberries at the bottom. I thought that the blueberries were a surprise and a nice move. I also liked the smoked scallop and tomato dish even though the “smoke” flavour was a little boring. The tomatos were super delicious. The sheet pasta with lobster and king crab dish was not bad (even though it was underwhelming since I own a pasta machine and I can definitely copy this at home). The white asparagus was too old and I had to spit out two pieces. The matcha bread I liked. The fermented corn ice cream with roasted corn I was pleasantly happy with. I absolutely loved loved loved the final donut with caramel. That was a perfect echo to the first dish and tribute to Chicago style churros and caramel popcorn. The meal really should have ended there and I thought the last McDonald’s looking berry tart that came with the bill was not necessary.
Here are the parts where they can improve on. The risotto was way too salty. I sent it back once and the second time was almost just as salty. They timed it perfect at al dente but was way too heavy handed with the salt or picked a cheese that was too salty. The duck was cooked so so, had a good portion, but that miso and curry combo really really was screaming for acid. The confit potato in that dish made me yawn. That dish was screaming loudly for some pear or apple, or even apricots. The main entree was underwhelming. The pork many ways was alright, very “Chicago” which I appreciated, but you expect everything to come at the right temperature when you dine at a Michelin Star restaurant. Everything on my dish was about room temperature to cold, so it was not really a main course I would jump up for. Finally, In my opinion the meal lacked cohesiveness and progression. I liked the “donuts” at the beginning and end, but dishes in between did not have anything to do with each other. The foie gras dish was just added to where it is probably because it is a cold dish. It was a little frustrating. The pastries were also quite frustrating. For example, in the pork many ways entree, I didn’t understand what the two breads had to do with each other and what they had to do with the pork dish. What was that piece of seaweed doing in that butter other than it being something Japanese just like matcha in the matcha bread. Finally, the water drop at pudding at dessert was funny to see in a two star Michelin restaurant. It is a snack in Asian cities that you eat on the street or in street markets (low end food), and it’s a fad that’s dying. It could have been elevated but I didn’t think they did other than added some micro flowers.
All in all, I must end at a positive note and say that Acadia is not as bad as all the reviews on Tripadvisor. I didn’t have to spend an extra penny considering the ticket online already included tax and gratuity. Is it two star Michelin? Probably not yet in my opinion, but I think overall it was still a decent meal. Was it “wow”? I think foodies out there have been spoiled. There were some slight wow moments for me from a few dishes but overall it was “alright, not bad”.
Sadly Dissapointed
Food in bar room dining is unique and good. Sadly disappointed with the two arrogant bartenders who forget who the customer is. A painful experience and will not go back.
Be the first to Replydisappointed
Have been to many michelin star restaurants in Europe, I'm afraid to say that you can't expect too much with a European standard to a US restaurant. This is absolute an overrated one. Not even worth giving a review. Will not go again.
Be the first to ReplyFor a special occasion
What a wonderful experience we had. First off be ready to blow $500 per person or don't go. By far the most expensive meal I've ever purchased but worth it for a truly special evening. We went with the tasting menu with all the add ons and everything was amazing. Each dish was incredible both to the eyes and mouth. I also enjoyed the wine pairing with it and that really made the flavors pop! If I were to do it again I would split the add ons as we couldn't finish all the food. At first I felt like we were rushing through the menu as I'd never had an experience like that before. Nope it took 3.5 hours to eat dinner and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Be the first to ReplyGreat bar--overly pretentious food
Was there for a corporate dinner. The bartenders make great drinks and have uber top shelf brands. Redbreast 12 is an all time fav of mine and it was in stock. The food was a miss--the risotto had charred tomato and it had a burnt taste, the lobster dish was the best of the night with a corn flan. The short rib was served well done and lacked flavor, The deserts were bland--an avocado sorbet with a vanilla cream and flavor-less caviar. and a strawberry duck yolk with an odd texture. Glad I didnt have to pay what I hear is an outrageous price for tasteless one bite morsels.
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