Subject: A Flameless Candle w/ 100,000 hours-of-light

From: "Luma Candles" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:31:39 -0700

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bread, and one other plate (his) that I am not remembering and some drinks. The waiter tried to convince the husband to eat the green beans (that would be an accomplishment) and comp'ed us a small portion, but I ended up eating what was eaten of them. Overall, the service was really good - not pushy, informative without being pretentious. The food was really good, if a little small. Husband thought he had better short ribs elsewhere, but they weren't "bad". End bill was about $175, which seems pretty reasonable given that we had about 5 drinks on top of the food and a ruby port instead of dessert (hooray for Ruby over Tawny). One word of caution - it is hotter than a sauna in there, so wear light clothing - and be prepared to smell like meat when you leave because the smoker pervades the whole place. Also really odd that you have to walk way downstairs to the bathrooms that are separately marked little rooms. Disorienting in the heat of the place to get back! Amazing. We h
ad a Saturday night reservation, and were surprised to get one of the two chefs' tables that are basically in the kitchen. We got the celebrity treatment for no reason at all-- aside from the phenomenal table we got a couple of courses on the house and the best, most attentive and genuinely caring service I've ever had in a restaurant. This was all without any mention if a special occasion or name dropping, which was really cool. The food was all delicious. Before ordering our waiter asked about dietary restrictions, and when I told him I didn't eat meat he volunteered several selections that could be specially prepared to be veg friendly. I really really appreciated this. I never ask for modifications to meals at nicer restaurants because it is usually frowned upon, and consequently am often limited in my selections. It was really nice to be able to choose from more of the menu here. My favorite items were the chickpea fritters, kohlrabi salad, and roasted broccoli. Cocktai
ls were also delicious, I highly recommend the Lake Effect. To get a reservation for a Friday or Saturday night you'll need to call a few months in advance, but once you get here you'll see that it lives up to the hype. I've never been to Chicago before and this may be the last time I ever visit this Arctic January tundra again so I wanted to make the most of my food decisions. In a week that included reservations at restaurants such as Frontera Grill and Alinea, Girl and the Goat was by far my most anticipated meal. I am a huge Top Chef fan and an even greater fan of Stephanie. Nothing would have made me happier than to love this place so it is with sadness that I report that it didn't live up to expectations. We ordered the cauliflower, chickpea fritter, pig face, goat belly, sweet and sour cod