Had dinner here last night. Beautiful restaurant. Very upscale ambience. The wait staff is very knowledgeable about all the dishes.
Started with roasted beet salad. Had a creamy dressing and sprinkled with ground pistachios. Beets perfectly tender. Great salad.
For entree had scallops over braised short ribs hash. Scallops were tender with s nice brown crust. Hard to get perfect but they nailed it. The hash had tender shot ribs with diced potatoes. Both parts of this dish were great. Not sure if it was the best combo.
For dessert had carrot cake bread pudding and a crispy cake dish. Both good.
The portions were right sized. Nice wine selection. Really nice dinner.
Catch 35 had been on my radar for years – I pass by so frequently when walking from my condo to my office. Located on Wacker, it’s nestled next to the Renaissance, and has a nice quiet entrance with a laid back yet nice ambiance. A close couple friend invited us during Chicago Restaurant Week and we all ordered from the large prix fixe dinner menu (a great value).
My order included the New England Clam Chowder (delicious and loved the olive oil on top), the surf ‘n turf which included a lump crab cake and a blackened Filet with leeks, and for dessert, a flourless chocolate cake (added ice cream on the side). Each item was well made and it’s hard to choose which course stole the show – it was a balanced meal.
Each one of us enjoyed the service and meal. I’ll be visiting again but may try my wife’s entree choice next time (the famed Chilean Seabass).
This is my third time coming here. Food is still good, but not as amazing as the first two times. It’s possible that we ordered the food we know we prefer or will enjoy earlier.
We got two starts today – spicy roasted octopus and beef sliders. Spicy roasted octopus has great texture, but there was way too much sauce. Beef sliders is a bigger portion starter. Beef itself was very good and I love the super crispy sweet potato chips. Unfortunately, the beef flavor was overpowered by the mini dining roll sandwich.
Lamb chop was amazingly good. Creamy spinach dip was also delicious. It comes with potatoes and roasted garlic.
Carrot cake bread pudding wasn’t bad, but not impressive either. The candied pineapple added interesting flavor to the dessert.