Erie Cafe — Restaurant in Chicago

Good things first. The atmosphere, decor and vibe were great. It kinda feels like a super club. Lots of room and the staff was very accommodating. I ordered the 26 oz bone in New York strip. I ordered it well done. I said little to zero pink. I ate most of the steak and when I got closer to the bone it was extremely pink and red in color. The taste was not good very salty and no rub or seasoning on it. I put A1 sauce on it to give it flavor. The garlic mashed potatoes were also not very good. The taste was very bland. I had a baked potato it was good but the sour cream was gross. They give you a bread basket to start with and it was good. All the butter is in packets. I asked for butter for my baked potato it was in a packet. I had a bikini martini. It was delicious. I had a house salad to start. It was a salad with Italian dressing and it was good. My hubby got the Manhattan clam chowder, and it was okay. We added some salt to it and it got better. The absolute best thing we had here was the shrimp Dijon! The shrimp were flavored and cooked perfectly. It's a main course but we ordered it as an appetizer. Again it was delicious. For the 8 shrimp you get with it was $50.00. All and all for the two of us with tip was $400.00 in the City of Chicago.I would have expected better tasting food and experience. I have been to great steak places for a lot less and ate a better steak that I didn't need to coat in A1 sauce. Ending on a good note the staff was super friendly hard working staff. They have an outdoor area, it overlooks the water. So it's about 100 feet from the Erie entrance door. So the staff are constantly going back and forth. Like I said the staff was great and very hard working. Also they have free...

We went there on a Friday night and we were enjoying our discussion when a man walked up to our table with a skull cap and jacket on as he had come from the outside. He walked all the way to our table which was towards thee back of the restaurant and placed the menu he was given at the front over my friends phone laying on the table he mumbled something and we said what. He said sorry picked up the menu and took my friends phone with it. He just walked out. We told the manager and our waiter. But they did absolutely nothing. They allowed anyone to just walk into this restaurant give him a menu without seating him and allow him to come all the way towards the back of the dining room and did not say a word, like let me show you to a table nor did they watch him. We paid over $400.00 for our dinner and had a phone stolen. Do not go to this restaurant . They allow any worthless thief in and will allow them to rob you. DO NOT GO!!!!DO NOT GO!!!! The restaurant management does not care. It’s gone down hill sooooooo much and my steak was burnt. We will never return. I have told 6 friends who liked to go there and they all said they will not return as well. Please pass this along and tell everyone to stay away from this horrible restaurant. I will keep telling this to everyone and continue to post this so It stays at the top of...

You cannot beat this outdoor space on a beautiful day. It is positively spectacular. The area is kept very clean and tables are spaced nicely and it has plenty of shaded areas. My only knock is that I would like to see a little more yellowjacket control in the late summer months.

The staff is friendly and professional but they are taxed to the max, leaving a request for extras, etc. going unanswered so more assistants would nice to help them out.

The onion soup was hot and the cheese was abundant and melted. It had a good balance of flavors without being salty. The salad with thousand island dressing was top notch. Nice and cold with fresh veggies and some of the best tasting dressing ever. I chose the pork chops and was not disappointed. They were cooked to perfection with a nice char. The garlic mashed potatoes left a little to be desired tasting less than rich with a little too much garlic and not enough salt. There was no creaminess to them. My vodka tonic was refreshing and easy to sip while enjoying the riverfront.

If you looking for a relaxing place to enjoy the city and a delicious meal this is the...