Flight

Has anyone been there or heard any reports from reliable sources about this place?

Kim

I have not been there, but there is a thread going on right nowe about The Glen in general.

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1340

Steve,

Checked this out first. Unfortunately, there is no mention of Flight either on the thread or in James Ward's piece.

Kim

It's just one of the many instantly-created establishments in The Glen. Take your pick. It's like eating at Disney World. The decorations are different, but the food's pretty much the same.

I went to Flight several times right after it opened in December 2003 and early 2004. Overall it is something the area needed - a casual wine bar spot, but I thought the execution needed to be improved. The wine list was only mediocre, the food was over priced, the glass-ware was crappy and you had to ask for a decent one. That happens to be a big pet-peeve of mine - if I buy a $70 bottle of wine I want a decent glass to drink it from. Anyway - I thought it was just OK. The sports playing on the plasma TVs bugged me too - I prefer a more relaxed theme at a wine bar. And one last whine - the wait staff didn't know ANYTHING about wine and brought the wrong bottle several times.

So I guess that all sounds fairly negative but I would actually go back. I am sure by now they have worked some of the kinks out. It is just not fabulous - only OK.

I have not been to Flight, but they may be in for some menu change, since Quoc Luong, until recently chef at the upscale Vietnamese Le Colonial, is now in charge of the kitchen.

Flight
1820 Tower Drive, Glenview
847/729-WINE

Le Colonial
937 N. Rush St., Chicago
312/255-0088

I went yesterday to polish off a coupon and there was a weird vibe. I was eating alone, and I felt like I was scrutinized for not bringing a date.

Also, there is nothing remotely light or healthy on the menu. Don't go by the online menu, because it's completely out of date. I went mainly because of the Duck Mac & Cheese. I was hoping to get the small portion of mac & cheese (but that no longer exists) and another small plate. Other than the three salads, there are no veggies. Everything is high fat and high carb except the fish dishes; they offer crab cakes, meatballs, steak with fries and butter, flatbreads (like pizzas), sliders, crab bisque or French onion soup...not even a veggie on the side dish menu. I really wanted something light with the mac & cheese and ended up going with a tartine of pork, prosciutto, cheese and some form of baby greens; not a tart at all, but a small, open-faced sandwich. It was impossible to eat neatly. Pieces kept falling out (including a giant piece of roast pork...dammit) and I had to claw this thing with my entire hand to keep it intact. Who puts loose greens on top of a sandwich with nothing to hold it down? It was tasty, but I felt like a Neanderthal. The mac & cheese was fantastic and loaded with enough garlic to keep vampires away for days. There was a ton of it; thus tomorrow's dinner will be more of the same. WITH VEGGIES.

Pie Lady wrote:I really wanted something light with the mac & cheese and ended up going with a tartine of pork, prosciutto, cheese and some form of baby greens; not a tart at all, but a small, open-faced sandwich. It was impossible to eat neatly. Pieces kept falling out (including a giant piece of roast pork...dammit) and I had to claw this thing with my entire hand to keep it intact. Who puts loose greens on top of a sandwich with nothing to hold it down? It was tasty, but I felt like a Neanderthal.

A tartine is by definition an open-faced sandwich. The French eat it with knife and fork.

Ah! I kept getting images of little tarts, like quiches, when I looked this up. I guess I could have tried a knife and fork, but the bread was a bit hard to get through. Maybe that's why I was getting odd looks after I sat down.

Tasty sandwich anyway, despite the mess.