Heritage- West Town

A small group of us went to Heritage last night for our monthly dining adventure. We were intrigued by the menu which combines Eastern European, Asian and even some Mexican influences. We were also intrigued by the prospect of a Caviar Bar.

Overall we had an excellent experience. The restaurant outside understated, only a decal on the front door on a stretch of Chicago that is becoming quite full of nice places (just down the road from Kai Zan), though it is across the street from to an Advanced Auto Parts store. The inside is lovely. The service was wonderful, super attentive and thoughtful. Our server was knowledgeable and helpful. The wine list was interesting, some Eastern European wines that I had never seen. We chose an Austrian red that was delicious.

The caviar we tried was excellent, two different varieties 15g each (they offer 15g and 30g portions) which came with two other types of roe, an assortment of house made black bread, chips, pickles, and accoutrements. It was an awesome spread and was a great start to the meal, the fact that everything was made in house was awesome. We also had the house made braunschweiger as an app, which came with warm white bread, pickles and mustard, we all enjoyed it. The polemni were interesting, done in more of a Korean style with spicy veggies, they were not my favorite. For mains we tried the duck and the short rib, both were really excellent. The duck was a 1/2 duck and it came with a bread dumpling that I wasn't crazy about, but the vegetables that were with it were delicious (mushrooms, kale), and I loved the short rib, it was korean kalbi (bone in), the grits and the kumquats were amazing. Desserts were outstanding, a key lime pie (I forget the description) was the pie of the day and the espresso souffle was exceptional.

The place was pretty empty most of the time we were there, so I really really hope that they gain some traction, because I want to go back and try the pierogies and some of the other caviars, smoked fishes...and more dessert. They also have a more casual bar menu that looked quite good.

Heritage
2700 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622