Tavern at the Park - Chicago

  • Description:

    • The "Park" in question is Millennium Park, although -- in the interests of full disclosure -- the restaurant is actually located across the street. Still, this is a convenient spot for lunch or dinner during a day of sightseeing, even if most tables don't have much of a view (from the window seats, you'll look out onto the ribbony steel canopy of the Pritzker Music Pavilion). The staid brown color scheme calls to mind a generic chain-hotel restaurant, but the food itself is more sophisticated than the decor. Executive chef John Hogan is known around town for his skill at creating comfort food with flair, so entrees such as the chicken pot pie, double-cut pork chops with cherry cola barbecue sauce, and the prime rib sandwich are both hearty and tasty; the melt-in-your-mouth-tender braised beef short ribs in red-wine demi-glaze are my personal favorite. The menu has something for all tastes -- such as organic salmon, salads, and pasta -- but the meat entrees are where Tavern at the Park really shines. A planned second-floor terrace was not yet open at press time, but it's worth checking to see if it's ready when you visit, because the views from up there should be spectacular.

    • © Frommer's 2013

    User Reviews for Tavern at the Park

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      Loved it all

    • Wanted to go somewhere close to our hotel and walk. This was one choice that came up on Around Me app. Glad we picked it. We didn't have reservations but it was early in the...

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      Great treatment of a big group

    • I took a group of 12 to this spot during a convention and they handled our group very well. We needed separate checks and they were great about it. Even with a large group, they didn't...

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      Unimpressive

    • We ate here the first night we arrived in Chicago and it was no busy at all (it was 10pm and there was us at 1 table, and 4 others at the bar)...otherwise, the only others in the place...

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    Awards:

    Frommer's
    Frommer's
    •  Recommended 2010
    • Details
      • Contact:

      • visit website
      • tel: 312/552-0070
      • fax: +1 312 552 0080
      • Address:

      • 130 E. Randolph St
      • at Michigan Ave
      • Chicago, IL 60601
      • Payments:

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      • Hours:

      • Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri 11am-10:30pm; Sat 4-10:30pm

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