One Sixtyblue

1400 W. Randolph St.
Chicago
312.850.0303

I went into this restaurant with high expectations, mainly because I had heard many rave reviews and also because of how pricey it was. (Note: expensive doesn't necessarily equal good.) The atmosphere was very spacious and modern, and the service was impeccable...however, I was not too impressed with the food. (Maybe I went on an off-night, who knows?)

Let's start with the appetizers: We got the scallop app, which was $16. It had only 2 large scallops with a lot of little garnishes. The scallops were fresh and tasty, but I thought they overdid it with all the garnishes. It seemed that there were just too many flavors that were mixing. We also got an ahi tuna dish that was good, but again overdone with the garnishes. For my main dish, I got the steak delmonico. The first bite was divine...so tender and fatty. But then, bite after bite was just fatty. I know it is supposed to be a more "fatty" cut/type, but it was fat overload! I actually like the fatty parts, usually but not for the whole steak! (Note: the steak was huge! That is one good thing about the $36 entree!) And then we got a couple of desserts: the black and white creme brulee and a chocolate souffle. Those were decent...don't know if they were great since I am not a huge dessert fan.

Overall, the place was nice, trendy and upscale. It would be a good place to impress someone on a date or a business dinner. To me, if you are not paying for it--try it. If you are, you probably could spend your pennies elsewhere and get a better meal for less.