Multiple Recs Needed for Graduation Dinner

So, it is finally coming to an end... No more books, papers, projects! Yay!

I am graduating soon, and my dad and brother & wife will be coming for graduation. The problem begins...

Thursday:
Father coming first in the morning (EARLY). I have to have dinner with him at around 6:30 pm, so that I can go pick my brother up at 8:30 pm. Dad lives in Asia, so Chinatown is probably out of the picture. Need a relatively quiet restaurant, since he will be meeting the new bf... dum da dum dum... He is staying off Michigan Ave, so something in the neighbourhood would be nice, considering he will be jetlagged. Dad does not eat chicken...

Friday:
Dinner is set for OneSixtyBlue. Dad's choice... Don't ask me how he knows about this place...

Saturday (Graduation Day):
Graduation at noon.

Need recs for dinner in the city. To make things worse, my brother invited his friends, and they will be paying their share, while my brother pays for us. So must be reasonable (whatever that means!). Brother does not eat beef... (I do have an interesting family). Someplace casual would be nice, since we are going to play Whirlyball after (Anyone interested? PM me! I booked the court for 2 hours!) There will be a total of 9 of us for dinner. I was thinking Baccala, but the small menu and limited space is a factor...

Help!

C

For your Thursday night dinner, I think you might do well at an Armenian place just off of Michigan Avenue:

Sayat Nova Armenian Restaurant
157 East Ohio Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312.644.9159
http://www.sayatnovachicago.com/

They have a very cozy, quiet space, and your father will have the option of eating a lighter dinner, if he's not up for a big meal (that's how I often feel after flying for a long time, anyway).

Luckily for you, most places in that area will be fairly quiet at 6:30 in the evening. You could even go to Kiki's Bistro, though that might be a bit lavish for someone who might not be terribly hungry. Also, if your father is going to be very tired, you might want to stay closer to the hotel (Shaw's Crab House, for example, is actually quiet enough for a civilized conversation, as long as you stay out of the bar area).