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Le Bouchon Chicago Reviews
Heavy handed and trying too hard.
Instead of allowing the ingredients to speak for themselves, this chef feels the need to drown them in cloying disguises. The onion soup is sour and vinegary, more closely resembling a Chinese menu selection than the classic French flavor profile.
The octopus carpaccio was SO delicious.
Tender and almost lacy it was so thinly cut. The squash blossoms were light. The duck had crispy skin and was delicious with the sweet and sour of the cabbage and the rich fattiness of the spatzel. The wait service was excellent. My only complaint wa
I'm 64 and I just ate the best scallops ever, they were
I'm 64 and I just ate the best scallops ever, they were perfect. And 20 minutes earlier I ate the best octopus I've ever tried! Lovely atmosphere, friendly service, French home cooking. We love this place!
Authentic bistro
Off the beaten track but packed at lunch. Food is classic bistro food extremely well prepared and authentic. Very friendly service. Excellent wine list and who can resist a Cedric Bouchard champagne priced at 255. Place is small and can be loud. Love
Food was amazing.
Service was horrible. Very odd that our waiter wouldn't let us order an appetizer to start? We were told we had to order appetizer and entrees all at the same time and then they came immediately together. What's the point of an appetizer t
This place has got a good reputation and is still always
This place has got a good reputation and is still always busy after 3 decades of service, clearly a very good place and enjoyed by many. The place is deafening though - had to check the dB's on my watch and it got into the 90's. I've l
My favorite French bistro in Chicago! Love their trout
My favorite French bistro in Chicago! Love their trout dish! Snatch a reservation during Monday and you'll get HALF off on bottled wines. Can't wait to come back and experience the charm of unique decoration and amazing French cuisine.
In quest of the best profiteroles
A classic profiteroles recipe is distinguished by its indulgent filling of ice cream and topping, a warm chocolate sauce. The sauce is simply made with melted chocolate and heavy cream. The profiterole or pastry shell or pastry dough or pastry puff o
Amazing lunch at le bouchon - everything was great.
small cozy place, great wine list, awesome food. bread and baguette are a great way to start, the lyonnaise salad was perfect, the trout en croute was delicious and the sauce was addicting. one of the better meals I've had in chicago in recent y
The inside of this place is so cute! I ordered the
The inside of this place is so cute! I ordered the agnolotti pasta. It was sweet and savory. I really enjoyed it. Then we got the squash blossoms and artichoke. Both were also delicious. I would definitely come back.
Food was just ok.
Some things were good some were not. Most of the servers were good, but amazing how one rude person can shift your impression of a restaurant. Very loud.
We were thoroughly impressed with Le Bouchon.
The food is incredible. The restaurant is small and cozy. The staff is very attentive. We had the muscles which were delicious and had the whole duck on the recommendation of the regulars sitting next to us and were very impressed. Cooked perfectly
I really loved the giant flower arrangement next to our
I really loved the giant flower arrangement next to our cute little table. Some people would call this place small but I thought it just added to the character. All of our food was just excellent and beautifully presented. This was the first time I&#
We had a reservation, they did not check it off their list
We had a reservation, they did not check it off their list and later when we got home there was an email saying we did not show up! Plus it was a birthday celebration and no recognition from them. Even after it was mentioned in the reservation requ
French lovers heaven
I’ve been frequenting their younger sibling restaurant for years unbeknownst that this gem has been here for far longer. The menu sounded intriguing enough however this random Friday lunch turned out to be pretty damn epic. I indulged in the duck B
Always a treat
Another lovely lunch at Le Bouchon, our favorite neighborhood restaurant in Chicago (we also love Obelix their downtown spot and Mariscos San Pedro, their place in Pilsen). We shared a wonderful parsnip soup, followed by escargot. Mussels and fries
Birthday Joy
We've been hearing about Le Bouchon for some time. For a combined birthday celebration for the 4 of us, we chose it. We love French cuisine and so many of our favorites are gone. Nice that it's not all the way downtown. Found free street p
Best French restaurant I've been to!! May have to make this
Best French restaurant I've been to!! May have to make this our anniversary dinner spot every year
$28 for Foie Gras Torchon.
$28 for FOIE GRAS TORCHON. The math doesn't math. How on earth can you get Foie Gras ANYWHERE for this price and this ridiculously delicious? Le Bouchon pulls this off. I came in on a rainy Tuesday about an hour before the kitchen closed but was pr
I really enjoyed my experience here.
The restaurant is very small and cozy we were really close to the tables around us. We got escargot, buttermilk fried squab, steak and fries, and trout wrapped in puff pastry. The trout was really good I believe it was salmon and the puff pastry and
Woow spectacular.
Went here for the second time and it held up its rep. I changed it up besides the salmon puff pastry but everything else was still very good. I can do without the French onion soup because it was so huge (good for the price) and the crudo since we go
I give this restaurant 4 stars.
I took off a star because the steak was not good. Everything else was stellar. The wine list is amazing. The appetizers and desserts were great and the service was perfect. We both had the steak poivre. It was tough. We didn't say anything because e
My wife and I make it a point of coming here every year at
My wife and I make it a point of coming here every year at least once for either her birthday or our anniversary. The food is amazing, and the staff are always extremely friendly. Never a bad experience.
Always amazing food.
Like you are dining in France. Must order the onion tart. Last time we ordered two we love it so much!
It seems to be very trending as I booked a reservation a
It seems to be very trending as I booked a reservation a month in advance and they didn't have the time slot desired! Very small and crowded, you will be elbowing with the table seating next to you. Staff is friendly but nothing above expectation.
Came on a Monday night for a special birthday dinner! (They
Came on a Monday night for a special birthday dinner! (They have 1/2 off bottles of wine on Mondays): Seared Foie Gras: 9/10; seared duck liver, panisse (chickpea fries), maple agrodolce, macerated blueberries, brown butter hazelnuts. Buttery and t
Food was excellent, appetizers, entrees, and desserts were
Food was excellent, appetizers, entrees, and desserts were on point. My server was very attentive and willing to answer questions. The ambience on the other hand was not so great, it's a very cramped space with people bumping into my seat and everyon
The food was great.
The service was fine nothing outstanding but food was great. It's slightly larger than a bedroom so prepare in advance and book a reservation or prepare to wait. I sat at the bar and got bumped by the waitstaff the entire time but I happily ignored i
This is an update.
We had one bad experience (service issue) but that has been remedied. Still the best place in the city to get Orange Duck. Miss the way the mussels used to be prepared with crème but they are still tasty
Chicago's Classic French Bistro
I have been eating at Le Bouchon for 23 years (on average 15+ times a year) and I've never had a bad meal. Is it the fanciest French restaurant in town? No, that would probably be Obelix downtown. But that's not what it's supposed to be; it's for a
Cute French Bistro But Beware the Salty Food
Very cute place with easy street parking. It is small and got pretty noisy. Unfortunately, my meal was VERY salty and I had a very upset stomach afterwards (quiche and salad). The portion was very generous and the staff friendly, but they could have
Excellent food & service but caution on the noise level
Went for our anniversary today. The sublime--the bread hot and crispy, the escargot were delicious and the butter was perfect for dunking the bread. The Steak Frites with Sauce au Poivre and it was delicious. But the star was Fjord Troute en Croute.
Worst restaurant experience in Chicago
The worst restaurant experience in Chicago. This used to bbe be a quality bistro but since family opened more expensive Obelix, this is run as an after thought. Poor server and management. Have never had a worse restaurant experience in Chicago.
A French Restaurant in Bucktown
Fantastic place!! Small (tiny) but friendly. We had steak and frites, and moules and frites. Both outstanding! Also, their baguattes are like right out of Parisian bakery. The musssels were covered with herbs and the broth was amazIng, and a lit
A little “meh”
I went to Le Bouchon on “wine day” where all their bottles are half off. Great! But the service was really not up to snuff because it was busy. But let me just say, the place is small, probably 15 tables. So it’s not an unmanageable diner room.
Good food. Rushed out.
Food was great. Initial service very good. Coffee, wine and dessert still on table when host told us we needed to leave for next reservation. We had 8 Courses plus dessert. $500 for 3 people. And they booted us from the table. People next to us had d
Great meal
We arrived a bit late after some confusion (our fault) about reservation time- 515p The hostess was super gracious and cautioned us that there was a reservation for our table at 7p. Still plenty of time..unfortunately our guests were running late
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