Chicago 1933 — Restaurant in Tallinn

Review of Chicago 1933, Tallinn: A Culinary Trip Best Left Untraveled

Stepping into Chicago 1933 in Tallinn, a restaurant that prides itself on jazz-age charm and vibrant atmosphere, came with a 10€ entrance fee per person, courtesy of a local band performing that night. Unfortunately, the experience that followed turned out to be an off-key performance in every sense.

The evening began with confusion and denial. One member of our party ordered duck but was inexplicably served cauliflower. When this was pointed out, the waiter, clutching his trusty notebook, denied any wrongdoing and insisted that the order had been correctly noted down. Mistakes happen, but the inability to acknowledge and rectify them without an argument set the tone for the service.

Two others at our table ordered burgers. What arrived, however, were soaked steaks that looked like they'd barely brushed the grill. Politely sending them back for the “mulligan” – a second chance – yielded steaks that were still raw in the middle. The waitstaff’s audacious attempt to bill us for both the burgers we never received and the failed steaks added to the frustration. It took a firm stance to have those charges removed, a small victory amid the series of missteps.

As if the scene wasn't bizarre enough, a nearby couple observed the debacle. The woman, disinterested and lazily circling her wine glass, looked ready to escape, while her date, engrossed in his phone, suggested we make a third attempt or simply head to McDonald’s—a suggestion that, in retrospect, may have been the evening's most practical advice.

However, the night truly hit rock bottom when one of our party members was struck by severe gastrointestinal distress approximately one hour after consuming the steak. This was followed by an episode of vomiting three hours later, a vivid reminder of the restaurant's failure to serve safe, properly cooked food.

To wrap up, a word of advice for the kitchen at Chicago 1933: properly temper your meat by letting it rest at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before grilling. Serving steaks straight from the fridge or freezer does no favors to your diners or your reputation.

While the promise of live music and 1930s allure brought us in, poor service, questionable food safety, and a total lack of accountability will ensure that it’s our last visit. If you're considering a night out in Tallinn, you may want to take that other patron's advice and explore more...

Tonight I have been there with my family, And ERIC served us. He was so nice and generous with us, and we had a good time there. They have a live Jazz music there, and the music level wasn’t to loud. The atmosphere was great and they gave us super cozy place. The food and drinks was super delicious and tasty. Everything was fresh and we received our food quickly. They have vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options. This is one of my best experience of a good resaurant We four of us went there for lunch.there was crowded but we surprisingly wait a few moment and then could take a seat.the place was clean and waiters with their uniforms were clean and behaving polite so one of them took our orders.a few moment later the side dishes was brought to us.at at the end we got the bill and found it almost fairly and not so expensive. Highly...

The worst experience ever!!! First of all they gave to us the worst table near the wardrobe, all the time everyone was hanging something in there and disturb you while you eating… The food was also disgusting, I ordered risotto with seafood, the food was so bad and so salty, that was unreal to eat, one good thing about that the waiter reacted so fast to my words and asked if I would like to take something else (he said that the prawns from risotto was marinated so long so probably thats why all my food were over salted), but that was not the worst part then I got my food and that was pork with potatoes but it was also not that good, meat didn’t taste good as well. The administrator did not react to this problem in any way, all this was solved only by the waiter, for this I thank...