Pierrot Gourmet at The Peninsula — Restaurant in Chicago

Ooh La La I am in love when it comes to this lovely French cafe that is hotel located at The Peninsula. The back to back dates I have visited Pierrot Gourmet have been met with excellent service accompanied by delicious food. I have had two visits to this lovely bistro one on July 14th for Lunch and one on the July 16th. On my Friday visit they were celebrating Bastille Day or in French la Fête nationale which includes a special menu for lunch and dinner. I started my lunch with a cup of their French Onion Soup and a St. Germain Fizz. The St. Germain Fizz was refreshing but with a hint sweetness. The French Onion soup let me tell you is the best one I have had to date. French Onion soup is my favorite type of soup to a point that if it is on a menu - I am ordering it. Pierrot Gourmet's French Onion soup is one of the books and the top of my list. It is balanced and it is like a warm hug. For my main entrée I decided with the rotisserie chicken and hands down it is the best chicken I have had. The rotisserie chicken is accompanied by rotisserie potatoes, arugula, parmesan, chicken jus.

Then yesterday I tried their Banana Foster Waffle which accompanied by buttermilk waffle, whipped cream, caramelized banana syrup. This is the ideal breakfast when you're hungry in the morning - these waffles are the image in your head you are thinking of that leaves you mouthwatering over the thought of them.

The coolest part is the coffee - I got a large latte while my friend got a cappuccino and it took awhile for them to come out. But when they set the coffee cups down it was easy to see why...they did the coolest latte art I have ever received. Mine said Coffee Queen and was accompanied by a crown fit for royalty. While my friends had a I Coffee on her cup with a drawing of a coffee cup. We felt guilty drinking our coffees because they were so beautiful.

We ordered dessert as well to top it all off - my friend ordered the cinnamon bun while I opted for Raspberry Rose Macaron.

The Raspberry Rose Macaron is accompanied with vanilla rose cream, raspberry gelee, fresh raspberries. The burst of sweetness in this treat is refreshing as the you get the taste of vanilla rose cream combined with the fresh raspberries. I also love that the top of the macaron has tiny flakes of gold on top.

The host at Pierrot Gourmet is always friendly and has a smile on his face.The service here is really good despite it being busy both times I came in. The nice thing about this location is that you have the choice of indoor or outdoor seating. The indoor seating is alright it is cozy when you are seated inside. The outdoor seating on the patio is my absolute favorite because I love to people watch and it allows you to enjoy the outdoor summer weather.

Pierrot Gourmet has exceeded my expectations and I cannot wait to come...

What a fun afternoon at the bustling & upbeat Pierrot Gourmet. Located on the busy corner of Superior & Rush, this charming little restaurant has the feel of a bistro with cozy interior seating as well as a nice sidewalk-side patio.

The restaurant celebrates international holidays. I happened to visit on the first day of autumn and the place was sprinkled with lovely fall decorations and was set up for the start of Oktoberfest (which runs until Oct. 9) The menu was also based around Oktoberfest which was delightful!

I'm more of a wine girl (ok, I'm TOTALLY a wine girl and rarely drink beer) But, when in Germany (rather, when at a restaurant with a temporary German theme)..you drink German beer! I had the Radler bier with grapefruit juice (suggested by our lovely server) and it was fantastic - refreshing and I drank the whole beer. If you know me, you'll know that is unusual so that means it was good!) Next time I'll try the Edel Kirsch which is a cherry liqueur that's 28% proof (yes please)

SO many great items but here's what we decided on: Obatzda & Brezel (aka: Huge Pretzel and cheese dip!) brie cheese and beer dip, warm pretzel- the pretzel was tasty, soft & warm and the cheese dip was fantastic - nice smoky flavor

Leberkäs Wecke german meatloaf sandwich, pretzel bread, mustard, house pickles, small salad OMG! The pretzel bread was divine- super soft, not at all chewy and super fluffy. The meatloaf was super tasty - an interesting texture - more like a hot dog so it wasn't crumbly like some meatloaf can be. The taste was out of this world!

Wiesnhendl half rotisserie chicken, potato salad The chicken was incredibly tender! Loved the flavor and the crispy chicken skin. I'm a midwestern girl so the potatoes made me very happy - nicely cooked with a light salty flavor

Wiener Schnitzel veal schnitzel, potato salad, lingonberries, mustard with mushroom sauce The schnitzel was nice & crispy but the meat was not dry - a great balance. The lingonberry sauce was SO good and the mustard was a great contrast as well.

Desserts - I had all of them!

Zitronen-Roulade - lemon roulade - sooo delicious & light

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte chocolate sponge, sour cherries, whipped cream I'm still full from this one!

Apfelstrudel mit Vanillesauce apple strudel, vanilla sauce excellent crust!

Executive Chef Jose Fernandez and F&B Director Christopher and their staff are amazing! Make sure to check them out at other times too - the menu various of course and if the other menu items are as good as the Oktoberfest specialty menu, you are in...

I ate at Pierre Gourmet a couple of months ago, and was excited to try their desserts after a friend recommended the restaurant. However, after receiving the worst service I’ve ever had, I can only assume the staff presumed we were foreign tourists and treated us badly, as my sister and I are Korean. Further, the staff clearly doesn't consider non-Americans to be customers worthy of good service. We were thus subjected to intentionally horrible, reprehensible service; let me explain why their service constitutes racism.

With specific regard to the bad service, the waiter ignored us for at least the first 10 minutes, walking right past us again and again, despite the restaurant being far from busy. The waiter then had a very aloof and condescending attitude while taking our order. The food arrived within a reasonable amount of time, but was brought without utensils, so because I’d ordered soup, I couldn't eat. Another server, not our waiter, said he'd bring a spoon, but instead approached other diners, made small talk, and basically forgot about us. The waiter didn't come over to our table for a long time, but after I finally got his attention and told him about not having a spoon, he brought one over, but more or less dropped it onto the table.

Finally, it's customary for a waiter to check on his or her patrons from time to time, but while this waiter would ask other patrons how their meals were or if they needed anything, when asking us how everything was, he would walk by as quickly as possible without even waiting for a response. Again, this treatment was intentional, as we saw him providing other patrons with far better service, asking detailed questions, making conversation, bringing requested items, etc.

Honestly, any of these actions individually would be excusable as a result of the normal busy operation of a restaurant, but taken as a whole, it's obvious we were being singled out to purposefully receive exceptionally poor service. Again, it is our opinion that this terrible service came as a direct result of our being Asian, meaning Pierrot Gourmet supports and engages in racist practices. If you disagree with racism and prejudice, I would suggest avoiding this restaurant...