The Ambassador Room — Restaurant in Chicago

My wife and I were driving past this spot and I don't know why, there was something about this spot that had me stop and look at it online; and I'm so glad I did.

The next day when my wife was at a work dinner, I though of treating myself here. Sometimes you have to treat yourself to a good time too!

It was a spectacular experience.

The atmosphere is in one word, perfect for an amazing evening. It be a date with your significant other, friends or family or like me, lone wolf for the evening, the environment is quite perfect for any company. There were over 500 pictures of celebrities from what felt like over a century.

The service, complemented the atmosphere and I felt like at home. Since they weren't as busy when I got there, I was walked to a choice of tables to pick. I choose the one by the window.

From their choiced selection of menu items, I ordered the Corn Elote Ribs and their Moscato D'asti. They surprisingly complimented each other like olives and cheese.

Samantha took great care of me and shared on Fridays they have a live band playing that creats an even unique experience and ambiance.

After such a lovely experience, before we head back to LA, I secured a date to bring my wife this Friday and treat her to the same experience, perhaps a bit more unique.

If you happen to be in the Lincoln Park area of...

Ultra-pretentious staff who confuse their lowly status as restaurant employees with their imagined image of snobbery being tantamount to high-class living, which I suppose they got from watching too many movies--this is like the Abercrombie & Fitch of restaurants: all contrived style, no substance. Even at Alinea, the top restaurant in Chicago, arguably the country/world, the staff are infinitely more gracious and inviting and warm and intelligent. This place, the entire establishment, and its overwhelming milieu is just a corporate personification of the worst, most phony facet of people's psychology. And this would all be excusable if the food were anything remotely close to a quality that would justify such inflated pricing, but it's terrible. It is the most basic, unrefined overrated garbage you could ever be surprised to find in such an image-conscious restaurant. It's as if the Pump Room grew up in L.A., was kicked out for not being strong enough in pretense and pomp and illusion, and decided to set up shop on the Gold Coast to prey on the undiscerning farmers of the Midwest with too much money and so very little experience in...

I discovered the Ambassador Room when I looked into working at Ambassador Chicago for a day. Although I did not reserve a room, I did stop by the Ambassador Room for Happy Hour. Let me start with the delicious $8.00 Old Fashioned. The cocktail is $25.00 after 7:00 PM. The Crab Fritters were tasty and reminded me of crispy hush puppies. I tried a small portion of the well-seasoned Buttermilk Chicken Tenders because I ordered the Crispy Chicken Sandwich with a kale salad. I also sampled the Butler Burger. The French Fries were so good, we asked for another order. Finally, I ended the meal with chocolate cake. If you are a dessert person, you will enjoy the perfectly sliced shareable cake.

The ambiance was great despite the low lighting. We checked out the pictures on the wall. How many famous people can you spot? Overall, I enjoyed Happy Hour. I will stop by again and sit at the bar instead of the high-top table. Even though the server did not recommend the Grilled Cheese Sandwich, I will try it when I go back. If you are looking for somewhere different to have a cocktail, try Happy Hour at the...