Vie

11/18/09

I like vie, but they need to change their menu more often

by theliestheselltoyou at Citysearch

I liked going to Vie with my wife or a friend twice a month. The food is good, and compared to the garbage in Western Springs, La Grange, oakbrook, and the surrounding suburbs, people should feel grateful that there is at least one good restaurant in the suburbs. But, i gotta say, though vie is relatively superior in almost every way to every nearby restaurant.. there is still considerable room for improvement. They need more dishes where the flavors JUMP OUT at you. I had a burger recently, and they built it up like it was the best burger in the world. It was not, it was just a friggin' burger- that simple. Vie is really good, and the chef is surely capable of conceiving a great dish, but he needs to do it more frequently. To much of the Vie menu, celebrity and wonderful press aside, is filler.

• Pros: Fresh ingredients, and concern for quality
• Cons: Same menu for months on end

09/17/09

best in the w.suburbs?

by foodietraveler at Citysearch

Maybe it was an off-night for the chef, or maybe because everyone in my party has frequented Chez Panisse (the restaurant that pioneered using seasonal local ingredients) none of us was particularly impressed with the food at Vie. Not bad, but not what I expected from word-of-mouth.

• Pros: good service
• Cons: overrated food

12/07/08

Vie- fresh and serviceable cuisine, but nothing to write home to ma about.

by LoveAllthePeople at Citysearch

Me and my wife went to Vie in Western Springs with some friends, and the freshness of ingredients was well appreciated by our party. But fresh, wholesome ingredients do not alone make for a great meal. I ordered the gnocchi, which was obviously made in house, and surely well done, but it came with pork confit and other ingredients that really didn't enhance the dish a bit. Another time we had cabbage rolls, which were "serviceable" but just nothing great. The only better than average dish for the evening was a salad with shrimp and "spicy aioli." Deserts, i think need a total makeover at vie. None of us thought any of the deserts were anything special-- oh, wait, with one exception- the butter cake was delicious.

In this recession, i would only spend my money at a restaurant if i knew i was in for an amazing evening. Vie does not deliver on its promise.