Best Restaurants for Anniversaries in Clarendon Hills

We decided to have a late dinner here on a Saturday night. We chose to sit at the chef’s counter. It is warm by this area, but fun and bustling to see them working on all the delicious food. We started with escargot and the scallop appetizers. Both were delicious, and left us wanting more. We shared a lyonnaise salad, the combination of ingredients was flavorful and light, and the dressing was a perfect balance with enough acid. We had the steak frites and the monkfish, both were outstanding. We finished with the new apple tart with crème fraise ice cream. it was a great combination- the tart was buttery, caramelized, cinnamon forward and the ice cream was not too sweet. We had manhattans (well made, but fairly standard), the framboise cocktail (berry flavor, smooth, and light) and the signature petite vie 75 cocktail (citrus forward, sweet, and fresh). Definitely will be back!

Our dinner at the Melting Pot was perfect spacing of appetizer, salad etc was absolutely great. We were not rushed and were able to sincerely enjoy our meal. Sabrina was our server and she was the best very pleasant and sweet.

This is the best Brazilian Steakhouse. They keep bringing the best picanha by and other great steaks. All the others push cheaper cuts to fill you up

I had the stuffed pork chops, for the second time, absolutely delicious. Food always hot upon arrival. Service was great, not pushy. If you have a 6:30 reservation, you are seated within 10 minutes and if not you are compensated by a cocktail or appetizer on the house (which happened to me, when they first opened) great P.R. That made me go back again and again etc.

This had nothing to do with management, but there was a very young girl who yelled at the top of her voice when speaking. The three of us diners all have hearing aids. We had difficulty communicating.