Stained Glass - Evanston

It was really nice, relaxing, with good food and drinks. I'm sad to hear that they ate their doors, I hope it's not permanent.

This is a great place, and the service is very good. We had planned to eat outside, but because of the weather, we opted for indoors, which was possible because it was not crowded at 5 pm. We had the calamari appetizer, the coconut salad, and the steak--all delicious. We want to make sure this place stays in business so we will be back frequently. (Talk about putting your money where your mouth is--this is the right way to indulge. Bon appetite!

A bit pricier than we expected but food was very good and the presentation was elegant. I did make the reservation after seeing that they were serving white glogg on Fridays only during Evanston's Hygge Fest. However, they did not have the glogg so that was a huge disappointment, as we would not have eaten there otherwise. Oh, well . . .

Table for 8 was set up using a table meant for 6, worked out ok after other patrons adjusted their tables to allow us to sit comfortably. Food was good generally, halibut was really dry but Scallops, tuna, duck, and rack of lamb all got thumbs up as did the lobster bisque and brussel sprout salad. Deviled eggs were very mild, almost too much. Craft cocktails were creative and well made. French silk tart was a bunch of whip cream and virtually no chocolate, but chocolate cake was terrific. Worth trying if you want decent American bistro type food.

My husband and I went to The Stained Glass for Valentine 's Day. He wanted to know why it was called The Stained Glass as we didn 't see any stained glass in the decorations. The staff was very solicitous and attentive. However, the appetizers, cocktail options and entrees weren 't especially interesting. I was very excited to try the foie gras appetizer. Long ago, my husband worked at Le Francais so we were excited to try this again. There was only a sliver of foie gras on a rectangle of toast. When I told my husband there wasn 't much foie gras on the appetizer, he thought I was joking. He lifted up the bread and exclaimed, Where 's the foie gras? In Vegas, we 'd had the most expensive $100 hamburger in the world, which had a thick slab of foie gras. Between Las Vegas, Le Francais and Le Titi, all restaurants we 've been to, the foie gras appetizer was disappointing.