Stone Lotus

Every time we drive past Stone Lotus, I can't believe it's the same place that I remember. It looks deceivingly small from the outside, and hardly noticeable. Inside, it's long and thin...I think:) We went there for my birthday in 2008, or thereabouts, and it was really fun! We bought a couple of bottles and watched the go-go dancers! It had a pretty cool vibe - we would definitely go back!

North Pond

I feel so bad saying anything negative about this place since everyone seems to love it! We went there for Tom's 31st B-Day and a joint 30th B-Day for me. They did create menus for us with our names on it for posterity sake, but that's the extent of the service. For starters, don't go there in the winter. You have to walk a half mile from the main street to the restaurant as it is literally in Lincoln Park.

The bartender was unhelpful and unresponsive. They sat us right in front of the kitchen, which might have been their way of saying 'look at how good we are', but I thought 'sit here - we don't care about you'. The server was RUDE and seemed annoyed to have to deal with us since we had two separate checks. No champagne? Forget it. They don't want your service if you don't plan to spend over $500...trust me.

There are much better places with better service in Chicago. They are using their location as a draw, but people will figure out this hoax soon enough.