Originally Posted by
ECOTONE
Had dinner in late December at Tru in Chicago. The service was great, but the food was average at best. Lots of misses on the menu, with only 1 dish (out of 7) being memorable. Price tag was $158/person, so my wife and I won't be going back.
I've eaten lunch there many times during wine auctions, and it's very clear that their lunch menu execution far exceeds their dinner menu execution. Sadly, this experience at Tru seems to be getting all too common.
That is surprising - I ate there in early spring 2013 (in March), and I thought Tru blew away the other dinner we had in town (which was the vaunted Alinea - overrated IMO). Presentation was gorgeous, every course was so good, and it has one of my all-time dishes - black-truffle infused foie gras flan. I haven't been back to Chitown since, but this is one of the rare places where I would probably go back to somewhere I've eaten before, just because it was so good.