Comments on: Charlie Trotter’s, Chicago

By: Krista

Krista — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:31:27 +0000

Funny, I’m reading this in hindsight and I’m wondering, “Where the hell was I the night I was out until 6 a.m.??? I never do that!”

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:15:10 +0000

I’m late responding to this post, but as the ‘victim’ wanted to chime in. CT is definitely and ‘experience’, but after our 2006 dinner at Gordon Ramsey’s at Claridge’s, where I can remember every detail and what we ate even 4 years on, the fact that I don’t have the same recall about my CT experience tells me something.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:57:53 +0000

Krista, I ate there too this year, too many servers is right!! Charlie was there when I ate there, talking to the room of us, he is a megalomaniac…the staff seemed like robots in his presence. Food was good, though when it missed it was a colossal miss.

By: marmitelover

marmitelover — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:11:17 +0000

That is so expensive.
It’s true what you say, your perspective changes if you eat out regularly. Maybe one gets a bit blasé…

By: Taylor Young

Taylor Young — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:27:31 +0000

Thanks for this post. I was going to make a special trip out there to go to Trotter’s and Alinea. But, I think I’ll just go to Alinea.

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:47:34 +0000

I would definitely skip Trotters. Treat yourself to a nice steak somewhere instead! I haven't been to Alinea yet but that sounds like it's worth the trip. Also, I hear great things about Graham Elliot.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:57:39 +0000

That’s a lot of money. But then again, it is world famous… Next time I’m in town, should I pay CT a visit?

I’ve got to say that I find service in smart restauarants in the US to be massively over the top and far too attentive. But that’s because I want service to be discreet.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:07:08 +0000

It’s disappointing when your experience does not live up to the hype. Even more so when the bill is huge.

Some years ago I went to Rockpool in Sydney and was truly bored and underwhelmed by their expensive degustation menu despite having been blown away on a few visits 10 years earlier.

Was it them or was I just older and wiser…who knows… but I was still sad to see my memories tarnished somewhat.