Need a highly accessible fine dining restaurant for 25th ann
Need a highly accessible fine dining restaurant for 25th ann
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Need a highly accessible fine dining restaurant for 25th ann
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Post #1 - October 10th, 2015, 3:32 pmUnfortunately (long story) I will be on crutches for our 25th Wedding anniversary. My husband and I would like to visit a tip-top restaurant that is very easy to enter and has valet parking. Any cusine, but something really great. Any suggestions? Many thanks.
Joan
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Post #2 - October 10th, 2015, 4:23 pmHappy Anniversary! I am sorry about your circumstances. I imagine there will be many places that fit your criteria. If you can please give more info regarding your price range ("tip-top" means different things to different people), atmosphere, location, and other preferences (e.g., is a wine or cocktail program important? somewhere with great desserts? tasting menu or a la carte?), it would be easier to make suggestions.
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Post #3 - October 10th, 2015, 4:43 pmWine, yes. Maybe up to $100 or $150 for a single bottle but not $200 or $300. As for overall price range, we've enjoyed Les Nomads and Everest, on occasion, but not the tasting menu with a different wine for each course.
In other words, a definite splurge but nothing that's going to put us deeply in debt. We're in our early 70s and consider ourselves lucky to have gotten this far and to be reasonably healthy (despite current mobility issues). And happily married, thank heavens.
Reasonably adventurous tastes. But nothing too cutsey...
Does that help? We've never had to worry about how many steps we needed to climb before. It's a drag...
Thanks for your ideas.
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Post #4 - October 10th, 2015, 4:44 pmAlso, strongly prefer downtown Chicago, as we live in the city on the SW side.
Joan
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Post #5 - October 11th, 2015, 6:33 amI think this might fit the bill? Utterly delicious and I don't think there are any stairs. But call to check on the valet.
http://www.acadiachicago.com
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Post #6 - October 11th, 2015, 9:33 amThat sounds very attractive. Thanks for the suggestion!
Joan
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Post #7 - October 11th, 2015, 10:20 amannak wrote:I think this might fit the bill? Utterly delicious and I don't think there are any stairs. But call to check on the valet.
http://www.acadiachicago.com
I strongly agree with this suggestion. Acadia is perhaps my favorite local restaurant in this price range. Per the current online menu, however, it might be worth checking if they still offer a la carte ordering in the main dining room (as opposed to the bar), versus just the two tasting menus. Even if ordering a tasting menu, it would not be required to do wine pairings here, and the staff could help you find glasses or bottles that would match multiple courses. I am aware that I am oblivious to occasional steps because I am fortunate not to have difficulty with them, so yes, call. I have experienced outstanding service there, including from the GM, so imagine that if you mention your circumstances when calling for a reservation, attention would be made to giving you a safe, easy-to-access table or other assistance as needed. There is a hallway leading from the entrance and bar to the dining room, which I don't believe would be problematic on crutches.
Another possibility, given your apparent affinity for French restaurants, would be Brindille, and would again suggest calling to confirm accessibility.
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Post #8 - October 11th, 2015, 11:10 amAcadia has eliminated the a-la carte menu in favor of just two tasting menu choices, 5 and 10 courses. The only way to get a-la carte there is to sit at the bar."People are too busy in these times to care about good food. We used to spend months working over a bonne-femme sauce, trying to determine just the right proportions of paprika and fresh forest mushrooms to use." -Karoly Gundel, Blue Trout and Black Truffles: The Peregrinations of an Epicure, Joseph Wechsberg, 1954.
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Post #9 - October 11th, 2015, 7:10 pmWhat about Tru?
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Post #10 - October 12th, 2015, 8:13 amSepia is an excellent accessible a-la carte fine dining restaurant that fits your location. I also really like the Brindille suggestion by Smassey.
edit - Sepia requires going up a few steps when entering the restaurant. Therefore, I don't think it fits your criteria.
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Post #11 - October 12th, 2015, 8:35 amannak wrote:I think this might fit the bill? Utterly delicious and I don't think there are any stairs. But call to check on the valet.
http://www.acadiachicago.com
Although I've only eaten there once, I walk past it quite regularly. There's definitely a valet.
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Post #12 - October 12th, 2015, 1:47 pmAcadia has valet service."People are too busy in these times to care about good food. We used to spend months working over a bonne-femme sauce, trying to determine just the right proportions of paprika and fresh forest mushrooms to use." -Karoly Gundel, Blue Trout and Black Truffles: The Peregrinations of an Epicure, Joseph Wechsberg, 1954.
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Post #13 - October 15th, 2015, 7:32 pmI don't know if it's still in effect, but Acadia may also be available with a Groupon discount (and sometimes, you can actually find parking nearby)."The fork with two prongs is in use in northern Europe. In England, they’re armed with a steel trident, a fork with three prongs. In France we have a fork with four prongs; it’s the height of civilization." Eugene Briffault (1846)
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Post #14 - November 7th, 2015, 9:03 pmAcadia, TRU, and Naha are all located on the ground floor. I don't think any of them have stairs. And they all offer valet parking. Oh, and they all have great food.
If this is too late, let us know where you went!
