Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
Me too! That said, most of the things we ordered should travel pretty well. I think Chicago's upscale places -- the ones that never offered takeout before the pandemic -- have generally done a good job figuring out how to create a great takeout experience and package things to travel.
We've seen a range of quality, but our experience has been that the upscale places have generally done a good job. I think you'll be fine.
Too bad about the seafood tower though. Given the lack of upscale restaurants in the suburbs for our first NYE out here, we have talked about perhaps creating our own seafood tower at home to celebrate. We'll see.
Oddly, the place we've found that has the highest quality, nearly "in the restaurant" quality, is a Greek place near us. I may have mentioned it before. Demetri's, in Deerfield. It's a nice steak and seafood, but not upscale, kind of Greek restaurant. We've ordered takeout from there most often simply because the food seems to travel so well compared to others we've tried.