EL Ideas - Chicago

Hands down one of the best value tasting menus in the city. Menu is always rotating, staff is friendly and attentive. I have been coming here since the start an... read more Hands down one of the best value tasting menus in the city. Menu is always rotating, staff is friendly and attentive. I have been coming here since the start and don't see it changing anytime soon. Chef Foss crushes it. Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5

Absolutely incredible, super fun experience. The food was weird and mind blowingly delicious. Worth everything. read more Absolutely incredible, super fun experience. The food was weird and mind blowingly delicious. Worth everything.

Great ambiance, food, and service. Chef was not only amazing, but very friendly as well! read more Great ambiance, food, and service. Chef was not only amazing, but very friendly as well!

Food is really good but too small portion and just nothing memorable for me.. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 3 Service: 3 Atmo... read more Food is really good but too small portion and just nothing memorable for me.. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 3 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 4

Dined here in October 2024: Narrowly avoided a major allergy incident, so would strongly caution others with allergies about dining here Our experience was sour... read more Dined here in October 2024: Narrowly avoided a major allergy incident, so would strongly caution others with allergies about dining here Our experience was soured by an accidental allergen exposure and then very poor handling of the response after the issue was identified: A fish allergy for one of the guests was noted when booking and the allergy was acknowledged when we arrived. In one of the courses, pieces of what appeared to be fish ended up in the food of the person with the allergen. When asked what the unknown pieces of food were, the response was “We don’t know what that is”, although it looked to be pieces of fish when visually compared side by side with the other guest's meals. After taking the plate away to be supposedly re-prepared without allergen contact, the exact same dish and food was brought back out with the bits of fish manually picked out. In one of the subsequent courses, the person with the allergen was told “We promise no fish this time, haha” by the server reinforcing our perception that the food allergy was not perceived as serious.