One of the latest additions to the Chicago dining scene is Brasserie Ruhlmann located at the old Montgomery Ward building at 500 West Superior. When you walk in this restaurant it feels like you are snapped out of the streets of Chicago and placed in a brasserie in Paris. It is a meticulously-crafted restaurant that pays homage to the great Art Deco designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. The Restaurant evokes a uniquely French sentiment, adhering to traditional standards of simplicity, detail, and elegance that are universally and enduringly valid. It is obvious that the designer of this dining establishment payed much attention to details: the walls are lined with rich chocolate hues of faux Macassar ebony, the banquettes are enveloped in ruby red leather, and the servers' helpers are wearing black Lacoste polo shirts. This dedication to detail is also evident in the food they serve here. The portions are perfect (thankfully not huge ones!) and the quality of the food is impeccable. Again the theme of "paying attention to details" echoes back: the ingredients are supremely fresh. I ordered an endive salad and the cheese souffle, which was superb and my husband chose the mussels with hand-cut fries (outstanding) and the hanger steak. The price is a bit steep ($19 for the "Le Burger") but somebody has to pay for the hand-laid tiles and the crushed red velvet.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Dinner at Brasserie Ruhlmann
One of the latest additions to the Chicago dining scene is Brasserie Ruhlmann located at the old Montgomery Ward building at 500 West Superior. When you walk in this restaurant it feels like you are snapped out of the streets of Chicago and placed in a brasserie in Paris. It is a meticulously-crafted restaurant that pays homage to the great Art Deco designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. The Restaurant evokes a uniquely French sentiment, adhering to traditional standards of simplicity, detail, and elegance that are universally and enduringly valid. It is obvious that the designer of this dining establishment payed much attention to details: the walls are lined with rich chocolate hues of faux Macassar ebony, the banquettes are enveloped in ruby red leather, and the servers' helpers are wearing black Lacoste polo shirts. This dedication to detail is also evident in the food they serve here. The portions are perfect (thankfully not huge ones!) and the quality of the food is impeccable. Again the theme of "paying attention to details" echoes back: the ingredients are supremely fresh. I ordered an endive salad and the cheese souffle, which was superb and my husband chose the mussels with hand-cut fries (outstanding) and the hanger steak. The price is a bit steep ($19 for the "Le Burger") but somebody has to pay for the hand-laid tiles and the crushed red velvet.
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