Chicago Restaurant Week｜Proxi

📍 Location: 565 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60661, United States 💰 Restaurant Week Price: $59/person (pre-tax, excluding tip) Let’s start with the overall impression—flavorful, beautifully presented, reasonably priced! Highly recommend 👍 Almost every dish offered unique flavor combinations I hadn’t tried before. Creative and refreshing! ✨ [ Course I - Choose 2 of 3 ] 🔸 Salad Rating: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 Not entirely sure what was in it—mostly root vegetables and little white bits that tasted like noodles. Light, refreshing, and appetizing! 🔸 Foie Gras Pâté with Bread Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 The bread had a texture like Chinese “fa gao” (steamed sponge cake). The two spreads looked identical but were totally different! The lighter one was foie gras pâté—rich and aromatic. The darker one was saltier and not my favorite. [ Course II - Choose 2 of 3 ] 🔸 Thai-style Spicy Clams Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 A must-try! The clams were huge and fresh 🐚 The Thai spicy and tangy seasoning was addictive! Added sausage crumbs for extra depth—so good! 🔸 Miso Black Cod Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌖 The cod was incredibly tender with no fishy taste 🐟 Perfectly paired with misu seasoning—harmonious and delicious! [ Course III - Choose 1 of 5 ] 🔸 Thai-style Pork Jowl Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 My absolute favorite main course! Sweet, savory Thai flavors with basil fragrance 👌 The pork skin was crispy, the meat tender and juicy—best dish of the night! 🔸 Roasted Half Chicken Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 The chicken was incredibly moist and tender—not a single dry bite! 🍗 Paired with an Indian-inspired sauce—tasty and well-executed. 🔸 Lamb Shoulder Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 Flavor and texture were fine, but it felt a bit plain compared to the other meat dishes. [ Dessert - Two preset options ] A bit disappointed here—I’d seen amazing dessert reviews, but today’s felt a little ordinary 😕 🔸 Chocolate Cake Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌖🌑 Not too sweet, rich texture—pretty good! 🔸 Meringue with Berry Sorbet Rating: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑 Seemed like a safe choice, but the sorbet wasn’t smooth or refreshing 🍧 The meringue was chewy, and the foamy cream on top didn’t help—just made the texture weird. #WesternCuisine #RestaurantRecommendation #VibeDining #HiddenGem #FoodArt #Chicago