Madame Tartine
(312) 755-0007
22 E Hubbard St
(at Wabash Avenue)
Chicago,
IL
60610
41.8902
-87.6274
Neighborhoods: Near North Side, Central
What People Are Saying About Madame Tartine
The Editor
Valerie Moloney
Citysearch
In Short
Like cherry red lips on milky white skin, this space needs only a few bold strokes to make a statement. Its black-and-white jacquard wallpaper pops but never overpowers the globe-shaped sconces and monochrome photos of the French movie sire. The business crowd gets the star treatment from black-vested servers who hustle orders to the linen tabletops. The bar from former gastropub BB's remains, but the food targets classics like steak fries, nicoise salad and madame's surf and turf burger, instead of pub grub.
Photo by Jasmin Shah
User Reviews
Anonymous
November 18, 2008
BB's is a nice sit down to have lunch with a friend kind of place. I met a firend there for lunch and we enjoyed the place they have an mostly american menu and the service was very attentive and made certian we were pleased
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christyspahn
October 19, 2008
I have been a regular customer at Madame Tartine?s since it was BB?s. I was planning a Barack Obama fundraiser and asked what kind of party package they could put together. They offered to donate a keg of Stella and encouraged me to extend our happy hour into a debate watch party. We agreed that that was a great idea and promoted the party as such to our friends, co-workers and fellow Obama supporters. The day of the event I arrived at Mme. Tartine?s to set up and Pascal, the General Manager, introduced himself and explained that they would not be donating a keg of Stella because their distributors could not be affiliated with a political party. More, they would not allow our guests to watch the debate in the restaurant as it may disturb other patrons. I asked why none of this had been communicated to me prior to the party and the General Manager flippantly said, ?What difference would that have made?? I responded that I would have had the party at another venue. Clearly, this is exactly why he did not tell me in advance of the party that they reneged on their offer. I asked to speak with Donnie Kruse, the owner, since he was the person I negotiated our party package with, and he was conveniently unavailable. Not standing by their commitment was dishonest and underhanded. I will never do business with them again.
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sdieleman
September 06, 2008
I dined with a few friends. The general consensus is the food was bland and over-priced. Service was slow as well. We were checked on only twice and had to hunt someone down for our ticket. I do not recommend for good french fare.
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Where to Sit:
Wicker chairs, umbrellas and an awning paint the picture of a perfect Parisian-like patio.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Fine Dining, Outdoor Dining, People Watching, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Notable Wine List
