Short Rib Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grand Lux Cafe

Grand Lux Cafe

600 N. Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611-3113, United States

Cafe • Salad • Coffee • Spanish


"This is a tough review to do but its an Honest one.Grand Lux Cafe is all glitz and glamour but is it really? And does the food stack up?Sadly its not and the cooks are not very great. (I explain why)So we started off with the Grand Calimari which unfortunately had barely any Calimari or Zuchinni as mentioned and mostly had shrimp and fried onions. It ended up just being a bowl of crispie flour pieces at the end. The dipping sauces were great and portion size was good but its disappointing to not have many Calimari in a dish thats named Grand Calimari. Still not terrible as it tasted great..The service was also good. I forgot the young mans name but he had dreads and was on the slim side. He was great.But now the bad:I ordered the Beef Wellington which is a pretty big platter but is in no way an authentic Beef Wellington. More like a tiny puff pastry placed on a piece of filet mignon that looked like a kabob. Massive disappointment. Whats worse, I asked for my filet mignon to be Medium. It came charred on the outside and raw on the inside. Horrible. All the pieces were inconsistent too.I returned this and opted for a grilled chicken avocado salad. Huge salad full of lettuce and some sweet vinegrette but barely any chicken. Barely! And it was not grilled chicken. Was cold plain chicken. Horrible and for $16.My brother got a garlic shrimp scampi type pasta. It was a huge serving but... not enough Shrimp! How disappointing. Just a ton of angel hair pasta with cheese and garlic sauce. It was really tasty but cmon .. needs more shrimp!My mom got the Salmon Picatta which was nice despite being very bland. She had to ask for hot sauce..The molten chocolate cake aka lava cake was the best part of the meal.I left Grand Lux disappointed. Its a beautiful place for sure. Def the ambiance in alot of the dining areas fits the name.. but the food is not great and they are stingy with some of the protein.I initially told myself I wouldnt go back but I might give them another chance for redemption.P.s. If they seat you in a booth with a sofa back, that sofa back is dirty and full of stains. I shoulda took a pic!"

Glory Days Grill

Glory Days Grill

1305 W 7th St, 21702, Frederick, US, United States

Full • Casual • Catering • Fast Food


"When the waitress finally took our orders, we expected to be served soon. But then we waited. And waited. It turned into a situation where I wondered if the kitchen was short-staffed—what was going on? After 45 minutes without food, my wife decided to confront the waitress, who had seemingly disappeared since delivering our drinks. The waitress returned after a minute and informed us that our food would be out soon. Yet, it was clear that she had just gone off to do who knows what, especially with so few customers in the restaurant and plenty of staff hanging around idly. My wife, noticing my empty iced tea glass while I was still hungry, commented, "I bet she doesn't even have our order." I had to agree. Sure enough, 15 minutes later, no food in sight and a large party of about eight people, who arrived 20 minutes after us, was already being served. That was the last straw, so we decided to leave. My wife hurried to the waitress to let her know we were leaving and asked to speak to the manager. The manager came out, was very apologetic, and offered to comp our meal. While that was a nice gesture, it felt like the absolute least they could do. If the waitress had addressed our concerns promptly or at least attempted to offer an explanation, that might have been something. Instead, she neglected us, didn’t even check on us, or offer us a simple drink refill. In summary, we ended up staying and eating. Unfortunately, the food was mediocre at best. Overall: Food: Lackluster; Service: Terrible; Ambiance: Generic Sports Bar (though there were plenty of TVs). Save your time and pick a better place. We certainly wish we had."