The Shore Club

The Shore Club Chicago

To start our experience getting here was a bit tricky. Google Maps wanted to bring us directly to the restaurant. However there is no road or parking lot here. We finally realized that we had to park in the public lot nearby and walk over. It was annoying to realize that we had to pay $27 just to be able to enjoy a meal here.

On our walk over from the parking lot we were amazed at such a beautiful location in Chicago! The wide open beach views are fantastic! As we got to the restaurant I was amazed and excited to be there! The atmosphere here is fantastic! If I could give it six stars I would! This type of place is right up my alley and my kind of vibes! They have built and furnished something very impressive here! All the decor, colors and tropical plants and flowers are wonderful!

Then the appreciation started to decline rapidly after we were seated. Somehow after we were seated we were forgotten about. I thought maybe the server was busy. Then we noticed more people come in and order and receive drinks before we were even talked to. If the atmosphere wasn't so amazing we would have left by this point. After what felt like ten minutes I went back to the hostess to let her know we hadn't seen a server at all yet. She apologized and went off. (I assume to find a server, but she didn't specify, just left.) Another few minutes after that a server finally came by. He apologized and we remained friendly because of course accidents happen, but it was definitely a sour experience in the hospitality area.

Once we ordered we received our drinks and then food fairly promptly. My first drink - a majito wasn't made right and was missing the frest mint, but it was ok otherwise. I order a Mai Tai next and that was done well.

Our food was overall really good! The flavors were really good. The presentation was also done very well! The fries were the best I've ever had in life! Seriously up there! The steak I ordered was placed on the fries rather than next to them. Having the steak on top made the fries absorb the flavors making them fantastic! We were due to catch a flight so we took our club sandwich to go and it was still fantastic hours later when we finally ate it!

Overall I think this is a fantastic place due to the amazing atmosphere and good food. However bad service always makes me hesitant to give a full recommendation. I really hope this was just an off time and that they generally have good service. If not this is definitely an area to improve on. Had the service been good I would give 4.5 stars! The remaining half star would only be dinged due to the expensive parking situation. To be fair though I have discovered that to drive and park anywhere in Chicago is an expensive experience. So if you are going to pay to park this would be a place that's worth it overall!