Le Bouchon
Chicago, IL 60647-4570
Phone: (773) 862-6600
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Armitage Avenue
- Directions:
- Bus: 50 to Armitage Ave; 73 to Damen Ave
- Specialties:
- French Food
- Best of Citysearch:
- Romantic Dining 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 5:30pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am
Editorial Review for Le Bouchon – by J.P. Anderson
The Scene
Cozy little Le Bouchon is crowded just about every night, and it's not hard to see why. With its tile floor, tightly packed tables, and yellowing framed photographs on the walls, this place feels like it was plucked from a Parisian side street. Add gracious service and great prices, and voila--you've got the ultimate neighborhood date place.
The Food
Serving simple French classics at great prices, Le Bouchon teems with regulars. They come back for steamed mussels and French onion soup, ragout of duck and sauteed frog legs. Snails Burgundy arrive bubbling hot, with nothing but fragrant garlic and parsley coming between you and the tender, meaty morsels. Steak is tenderly, perfectly grilled, with tangy house butter and crispy frites. Juicy rabbit loin pleases with a hearty accompaniment of bowtie pasta, mushrooms and vegetables in white wine sauce. And profiteroles--the perfect French dessert--are worth the guilt: vanilla ice cream between pastry shells and showered in chocolate sauce.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe room is small and fills up quickly, so be sure to make reservations or avoid going during peak hours, unless you don't mind waiting up to an hour for a table.
Save MoneyOn Monday nights, all bottles of wine are half-price; and on Tuesdays, get a three-course dinner for $22.
User Reviews for Le Bouchon
08/12/2008 Posted by SKY123
They placed too many tables for the small space they have. Midway through the meal, waiters/waitress had come and asked us to move closer to our table in order for they to get through - we were already tightly squeezed into our limited space. Food tastes good except I got food poisoned. Most unpleassant expirence I have had.
07/07/2008 Posted by friargee
We WERE long time customers. No more. The wait staff learn their rudeness from the owner. A waitress spilled a glass of red wine on my wife. The owner witnessed it! No apology. No offer to pay for cleaning. Many years ago, Bouchon was in the lead. They no longer deserve the popularity. They are not a bistro (bistro means fast in Russian), and anyone who has waited over an hour for a table knows that that aint fast) -- Margaux, Bernard, and Matou have out-bistroed them. The Costco duck now surpasses Bouchon's. It is resting on laurels earned many years ago -- if the wait staff and the owner don't want to be there, why would a diner?
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