11/08/09

Fatal flaw

by mcmousee

Calimari---way too bready and heavy, sauce just garlic mayo

Mushroom Purse---YUM! beaugiful

Salmon dish--- salmon fresh and juicy, sag paneer gorgeous, lentil cake, cardboard

Scallops---Unfresh, inedible. I had to spit it out. Served on creamy hash browns laced with tough strings of uncooked leek.

They were out of chicken tikka, the dish I came in to try. They were also out of every single dessert! On a saturday night at 5pm!

Why I will never go back again----the waitress never returned untill about 15 minutes after dropping off the entrees. When we told her the scallops were unfresh She got flustered and said she'd check wtih the kitchen. No one apologized, no manager came to the table, we were not offered a substitution, a dessert to make up for it nor was there a price adjustment on the bill. This tells me they don't care what the customers think and don't even care if we get sick from seafood that has turned. If I were the owner, I would NEVER want someone to be served off-seafood, then be forced to pay for it!

Wake up, Treat!

• Pros: prices
• Cons: Unfresh Seafood is dangerous

11/06/09

Horrible and Rude Service

by CityFoodie

The staff here is rude and racist. Eat here if you support this behavior, but if you don't, find someplace else to eat. There are plenty of good restaurants in Chicago.

This restaurant doesn’t deserve one star. My husband and I went to eat here for dinner (at 6 p.m.). When we walked in and said we didn’t have reservations, we were immediately told "you're going to have a long wait" in a rude and ugly tone. When we questioned this because there were only two people eating, the staff girl (short and fat with glasses) had us wait about 8 minutes and then told us she couldn't seat us because they had around 6 reservations at 6:30 and more coming in at 7 pm. Even with this schedule, they had tables available. When I asked her for her name, she told me "I'm through with you, goodbye! We eat out often and I have NEVER, I mean ever, encountered service this rude. I was so shocked by her rude tone, I asked my husband to go back because I saw the owner. We told him about her rude behavior and while we were talking to him, she continued to make comments like: "maybe I can seat them "in the back", but they'll have to leave in 30 minutes". The owner said he'd talk to her, but didn't want to embarrass his staff in front of people. Fine, but is it okay to be rude to potential customers? Never!

I will never eat here and believe we were treated poorly because we're black. I say this not only because of the rude words, but the tone in which they were spewing from her mouth. So it's okay to seat us "in the back". The staff here is rude and racist. Eat here if you support this behavior, but if you don't, find someplace else to eat. There are plenty of good restaurants in Chicago.

• Pros: none
• Cons: Horrible and Rude

08/07/08

great for dinner, even better for brunch!

by littlecreature

This place is fantastic. We've been going regularly since moving into the neighborhood a couple of years ago, and i am always happy with the food, the service, and the atmosphere. Used to go mostly for dinner (samosa appetizer!! lamb burger!!!), but have been going in for weekend brunch, and we think this is where it's really at. The Daal & Eggs dish is a perfect savory breakfast; satisfying and flavorful, but not too heavy, a sort of perfect comfort food without the greasy food hangover. Also recommended are the pancakes with chai syrup and a wonderful strawberry compote. Amazing. More vegetarian options available for breakfast/brunch than dinner.

The crowd is mixed; all sorts of people, some very local, some not. It's been a lot busier the last few times I've been in, so this bodes well for Treat; I guess the word is out!