Chicago Michelin 🌟🌟🌟 Smyth

The opening appetizers were delicious across the board 🍽️✨ 🍹 Opening drink – fresh, lightly sweet, not cloying, with herbs and mint grown right outside their door 🌿 🥚 Quail Egg Tart – one-bite wonder with rich, layered textures and flavors 🦀 Crab Custard – a can’t-go-wrong combo, silky and full of umami 🍅 Tomato + Oyster – bright, tangy tomatoes made the fresh oysters pop 🐟 Caviar + Almond – generous scoop of caviar with almond butter and rose jam — floral and nutty notes gave the caviar a refreshing twist 🌹 But the main courses fell short… One word: SALTY! 😩 Lobster, Trout, and Wagyu — all overly salty, masking the natural flavors of the ingredients. The only highlight was the milk bread on the side — truly delicious. Desserts were hit-or-miss: 🍋 Mango & Garden Licorice – extremely sour 🍌 Aged Banana – extremely sweet Overall: A high start, low finish kind of meal. Might go back — maybe different mains would suit my taste better. #ChicagoEats #Michelin3Star #Smyth #FineDining #HitOrMiss #SaltyMains #BeautifulStarters 🥂