Blu Chicago
I like this hotel a lot although I would prefer a location closer to restaurants and shopping etc. I'll check out Fox & Obel next time we are there as it looks great but there is also a very large Mariano's Fresh Market just around the corner where we went for a less expensive breakfast/lunch option and to stock up on wine, fresh sushi and other snacks (the wine department alone is larger than many grocery stores and seemed fairly priced). For dining we had an incredible lunch at the Gage Restaurant - I ordered Mussels Vindaloo for $14 which was very fresh and tasty and a huge portion, it must have taken me at least 20 minutes just to get all of the mussels out of their shells! My other lunch time favourite is David Burke's Primehouse for their shakenSteak lunch special but I see that the price for an appetizer, steak and side along with a Martini has gone up from an incredibly low $15.95 to now just over $20(Martini refrills were $5, not sure if this is the same); they also used to have various upgrades available at a very reasonable price, for example to a 10oz bone in filet, and other appetizers for just $5 like lobster soup, wedge salad etc. but I don't see any of these options listed on the new menu anymore.