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Chocolate at the Pen (Chicago Peninsula Hotel)
So my 6 friends and I were at the Pen for the chocolate buffet. Quite impressive. They buffet is on a nice size table (some of us had something like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory with the Chocolate River in mind) full of dozens of different versions of chocolate, cakes, mousse, chocolate chip cookies, fancy puddings, hot chocolate, hot white chocolate (amazing), bark, chocolate pieces, etc. This was all set in their beautiful Lobby with a jazz group sing and playing. Quite a nice evening. You can order food there as well, they had sushi and nice pan-world selection of food, though we ate elsewhere in the late afternoon. Eat light though, cuz the buffet is very filling. Would I do it again? Yes, but not very often. The only grip was that the service was substandard. Took them a while to take back empty plates, hard to get the check and just not what I expect out of a lux hotel.
FYI, It sounds like their afternoon tea there is also worth checking out. Make sure you make researvations for both.
Enjoy!