Near the Ford Center on Randolph & open 10 on weekdays?

My aunt, mother, and myself are going to see an evening performance in two days.

Afterwards, we'd like to go somewhere in the vicinity that's moderately priced (or cheaper) and tasty.

So what do you recommend?

I assume Petterino's is open that late, and if it is, you can get in and out of there without sacrificing an arm and a leg.

(Several of the offerings are in the high-single-digit, low-double-digit category, if I recall correctly.)

Avec, which is right down the street.

Monday through Thursday, the kitchen is open until 12am.
Friday and Saturday, the kitchen is open until 1am.
Sunday, the kitchen is open until 10pm.

Here is a thread on Avec.

http://www.avecrestaurant.com/

Avec
615 W. Randolph
312.377.2002

E.M.

All -

Been searching the site and was reading through this thread (http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?p=57055#57055) that was from '05 and thought I might see if there are any updates to this.

Looking for something in the vicinity as I have some friends that will be coming in by way of train.

I am not versed at all in that area of town so I thought I would bounce it out to you all.

Best,

Here's an existing thread about theater dining.

Best,
Michael

And another one re Wicked.

The Wicked topic is a couple years old, and since then a couple of excellent restaurants have opened within a block of the Ford Center: Atwood Cafe for upscale American comfort foods, in the Hotel Burnham; and Trattoria No. 10 for mid-priced Italian. (Both are mentioned in the topic on theater dining.)

nsxtasy wrote:The Wicked topic is a couple years old, and since then a couple of excellent restaurants have opened within a block of the Ford Center: Atwood Cafe for upscale American comfort foods, in the Hotel Burnham; and Trattoria No. 10 for mid-priced Italian. (Both are mentioned in the topic on theater dining.)

Nsxtasy-

Atwood Cafe and Trattoria No. 10 have been opened for more than a couple of years. If they weren't mentioned in that thread, it may not be for lack of existence.

Having said that, they're both okay places; Atwood can be much better for lunch than it is for brunch (a brunch had there over a year ago was hated by 4 of 6 members of my party and "meh" for the remaining two).

aschie30 wrote:Having said that, they're both okay places; Atwood can be much better for lunch than it is for brunch (a brunch had there over a year ago was hated by 4 of 6 members of my party and "meh" for the remaining two).

In general, I've found that the correlation between brunch quality and dinner quality is surprisingly weak (and can run in either direction).

It certainly depends on your friends, but I had a wonderful wintry Chicago evening last December. it involved Christkindlmarkt followed by Wicked.

There was a bit of Michigan Avenue shopping in there too.

There was lightly falling snow, mulled wine, kilometerwurst and piping hot potato pancakes.

Magic.

Oh, and Wicked was pretty good too.

Petterino's is located in the theater district and offers pre-theater options.you can also valet your car and pick it up after the show.petterino's[named for legend arturo petterino,beloved maitre d' of chicago's famous Pump Room]is a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant and reminiscent of the style of Sardi's in NYC.the menu is broad including prime steaks and seafood.

Heading to the Ford Theatre on Randolph tonight, and was looking for some ideas of where to go for a pre show dinner. Just haven't been into the city for a while, and don't know what's quick and good in the area.

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

Please note Avec is temporarily closed due to a recent fire.

Regards,

ChiTownGreek wrote:Heading to the Ford Theatre on Randolph tonight, and was looking for some ideas of where to go for a pre show dinner. Just haven't been into the city for a while, and don't know what's quick and good in the area.

Petterino's (steakhouse)
Atwood Cafe (contemporary American)
Catch 35 (seafood)
Cibo Matto (Italian)
Pizano's (deep-dish pizza, location on Madison - call in advance with your pizza order to avoid waiting 30-45 minutes while seated for it to bake)

A little more about Cibo Matto, because it's only been open a year and hasn't been much discussed here. It's a very glitzy contemporary space on the second floor of the new Wit Hotel. The menu has conventional Italian food with some contemporary American-ish items. When I ate there, I had the sweetbreads app (just okay - over lemon'ed), braised short ribs (very good), a side of polenta (excellent), and a wonderful dessert featuring cardamom panna cotta that I keep meaning to mention in the "best thing you've eaten lately" topic. Good reminder - I'll go post there now.