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   Dand1960

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Good ambiance , good food , great service. One of my favorite places to eat. The bar area is very nice as well.
   

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   BarbB

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great service and food outstanding. Atmosphere is nice. I will recommend your restaurant to my friends.
   

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   Foodie1stanythingelse2nd

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 21, 2023

   overall4food4service5ambience5

   Servers were great at accommodating me with my allergies
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Minneapolis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 20, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Excellent service, food, and environment … definitely worth it in todays environment of over priced food under service that is prevailing everywhere these days
   

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   NatalieR

   Chicago

   33 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   33 reviews

   Dined on May 20, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   First time and I will go back. Service was excellent our server even recommended a wine to go with the meal and it was perfect. My friend and I started off with the blackened scallops and they were tender and very flavorful. I had the Voodoo Shrimp with pasta it was delicious. My friend had the filet that was cook to perfection. So tender and juicy. Ended the meal with the lemon cheesecake and it was very tasty. The owner came over to say hi and offered a complimentary after dinner drink. They also have a great outdoor dining area which we will go back to enjoy. Two thumps up!
   

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   DennisC

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on May 17, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Celebrated a birthday with a party of 8 at CPI. Everything was excellent, food, service, ambiance, and a sparkler to sing happy birthday! Never had a bad experience at CPI.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall2food2service5ambience4

   Let's start with how long it took to get our food. 1.5 hrs! Server apologize but it was a bit ridiculous. You would think that because it was taking so long, our ordeer would be on point. Not even. My wife ordered the salmon dish, one of their specials with mashed potatoes. Instead they gave her brocolini. My Asparagus was dried up and my mashed potatoes were dry and tasteless. No butter, no creaminess. I ordered my steak with the jalapeño blue cheese topping. My steak came without any topping. They served my favorite red wine by Prisoner and my blackened scallops which were amazing! The manager came out, apologized and took $91 off our bill. Here's the kicker, the bill was still $185 after the deduction! I still tipped the server because it wasn't his fault. Overall, Chicago Prime reminded my wife and I why we hadn't returned from a few years ago. They disappointed then and they still disappoint. They gave us a $25 gift card which I'm sure we'll NEVER use. Our standards are very high considering our favorite steakhouses include Benny's Chophouse, Maestro's, Del Frisco's and Michael Jordan's. This explains the last minute availability for Mother's Day. We tried you twice and that was enough for us.
   

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   JMR99

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall2food4service3ambience1

   When you have reservations for 2pm you should be seated by 2pm. We arrived at 1:45pm, we checked in and were told we would be seated in order of check in. That was not true. Larger parties were seated first regardless of when they checked in. We weren't seated until 2:23 pm. Then because larger parties were seated first which put more people were in line for the buffet, we stood in line for the buffet for 30 minutes to get food. There were dishes that were already empty and not being replenished. Not that there was enough room for a restaurant employee to get in to replenish anything. Food that was supposed to be hot was cold and vice versa. Add in that people from the 12pm seating were still at their table when we were seated at 2:23pm. We've gone to many different buffets over the last 10 years and we have never waited this long to be seated. And never have we been seated so far beyond our researvation time. People waiting us were loud and said how disorganized this was to which the person at the desk stated, "This is very organized and once we start seating people it will really move". It was not organized. It wasn't worth the money paid. We won't go back. I'm sure if the 2pm slot was this poorly handled, the 12pm couldn't have been much better. I guess you have to go to the 10am seating to actually be seated on time and have temperature appropriate food. The buffet was in the bar area and servers were trying to get to the bar to get drinks and it was very inconvenient for them to have to keep trying to get through the people trying to get food.
   

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   plchick

   Chicago

   17 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall1food4service2ambience2

   This was one of the worst dining experiences in my life. We had a 2pm seating. We had to wait outside in the cold and wind for about half an hour because their noon seating apparently wasn’t done, and the inside of the restaurant was completely full. The hostess in front of the door basically rolled her eyes at us when asked if we can go inside because it was cold. Inside waiting area was packed like a can of sardines. After we got seated, the line to the buffet was about another 25/30 minutes.. and then pretty much all higher quality items were out. I literally had to ask for every single time, and most items took about another 5-10 min to get replaced, some didn’t. Coming back fo the table, the mimosas were mostly juice with flat Prosecco and in plastic glasses.. I mean, Chicago prime serving drinks in plastic glasses. Every single thing was a disappointment and I will never come back based on this experience. I felt terrible for my mom; it was supposed to be a nice fancy Mother’s Day brunch and we just ended up spending $250 (for 3 ppl) and left extremely annoyed and frustrated.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience5

    My food was outstanding. the GM or store manager was great, attentive, came to every single table to greet customers. My waitress was horrible. In the area that I and my daughter were seated, this waitress had 2 other tables. She was attentive and engaging to both the other tables but my experience was completely opposite. She was engaging, laughing and sweet to the other tables, came to their tables numerous times but would pass mine up over and over again. We were overly nice to her and she could care less bcuz she’d already made her mind up on who we were and how she was going to treat us. I shouldn’t have left a tip at all but I did and regretted my decision. She didn’t deserve a dime from me. It was Mothers Day and she picked this day to choose who she would give excellent service to. Never judge a book my it’s cover. The waitress made her choices based on her visual. Disgusting
    

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    AvaL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4

    Love the Food will return again this was my second visit. Had a wonderful Mother’s Day
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    We did the Mother’s Day brunch. Amazing food. There were logistical issues with the lines, but the owner said he will figure it out and I’m sure he will do so. We would go back again!
    

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    CharlesC

    Chicago

    60 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    60 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    As always, the team was wonderful. AJ greeted us and ask that we let the old man, know that he's working hard. Isabella was our and she is very good to us. Had a great dinner after spending the day, in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood
    

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14. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything was perfect!! Great place! We will go back very soon!
    

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    JenniferR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5

    Booked a high top table and when we got there, there was no table available so we had to eat at the bar.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I have found a new favorite restaurant! Everything about our experience was wonderful. The food was absolutely delicious, we will definitely be back!
    

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17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Delicious porterhouse!! We had a great waiter, he was very attentive, had a good sense of humor, and definitely knew his stuff! The food portions were very generous.
    

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    DiRoNA

    Chicago

    56 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    56 reviews

    Dined on April 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Lori is great! Service attentive and no obtrusive. Knows the menu!
    

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    maka

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Asked for sauce on side, came on Salmon. Told waiter, they served same plate but looked as if they washed salmon and then put back on grill, one piece was overdone
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great time! Live music was fun, the food and service are out of this world. Family owned business where they really take care of you.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience3

    We both had a broccoli soup that was just okay. I had the Bronzino which was good and my husband had chicken which he said was not very good. Dessert was a disappointment, their death by chocolate is a flourless chocolate cake. It was extremely dry and crumbly. I couldn’t even eat it. The waitress felt bad and brought me a slice of cheese cake, which I appreciated. The cheesecake was decent. She said they make all their desserts in house. We felt for the prices the food was mediocre, we won’t be back.
    

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22. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food, great service! We will be back very soon! The bar area is so much fun! Even got to meet the GM! Great people
    

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    CharlesC

    Chicago

    60 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    60 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had a wonderful evening listening to Harold Dawson, jazz player. Dinner was great, Isabella took care of us. Thanks George and AJ.
    

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    ChiTB

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    My second visit, this time with a new guest. I loved my first experience and I was hoping my second experience was great! Jerry, our server was very attentive, funny and professional! We ordered drinks, blackened scallops as our appetizer and for dinner we both ordered filets…land and see and drunken filets. Both, came with mash potatos. The ambiance was nice. The food was great! It’s my favorite new spot!
    

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    Tamika

    Chicago

    34 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    34 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outstanding service and great food! The drinks were just right…the bartender understood the assignment!
    

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    vickic

    West Palm Beach

    11 reviews

    2.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 19, 2023

    overall2food2service5ambience2

    Nothing about this restaurant was Italian. The fried shrimp was served with ketchup!!! We came here from out of town and quite frankly we should have known better!! Menu was extremely over priced for quality of the food. I guess if you don’t know any better you’d still would be disappointed!! Like I said nothing about this place was Italian!! Nor was it any good. Lesson learned!
    

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    Good food and great service! Our server was so attentive and very sweet.
    

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    TryThisMaybe

    Chicago

    191 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    191 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is a great fine dining restaurant- good for family special occasions and romantic dinners. We had tagliatelle pasta with bolognese sauce, Caesar salads, and veal piccata. Each plate was delicious. The only disappointment was the bread pudding dessert—we should have ordered the cheesecake or cannoli or tiramisu! Avoid the “italian bread pudding”. It’s neither Italian or bread pudding. However- outstanding was everything else- service was great. Everything was very good- including the huge cocktails! I’ve been rating Expresso martini’s for months. This one was the second best anywhere ( best was in Europe). We will return- bringing more friends next time… and ordering a different dessert!!
    

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Me and my fiancé went out for our anniversary and had a amazing time! Amazing food, with every bite you can taste the different flavors! Our Waiter was amazing as well! Very nice and made the experience more welcoming. Everyone and everything was amazing overall! Highly recommend and coming back! :)
    

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30. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We frequent various restaurants in Chicago & the Chicagoland suburbs. We have been here several times, and this is one of our favorite restaurants. Whenever I mention Chicago Prime to my wife or family, all I get is smiles, and they are ready to go. Easter Brunch was amazingly awesome. Can't wait to return for another great dinner. Thanks Chicago Prime!
    

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    MikeL

    Chicago

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was outstanding Easter brunch was wonderful and so where the waitress and owners just the best place to eat
    

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    LouD

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Very enjoyable brunch. Good variety of food and plenty of it. We will be back.
    

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    Daybuds

    Chicago

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience3

    Food not what I expect from the price I paid. Lamb was quite dry and the oysters were not the best either.
    

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    GayW

    Washington DC

    18 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4

    First time here, and I know we will be back. The food was excellent service fantastic even had the owner sit down with us after our meal. Truly, an enjoyable experience.
    

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    VacationPhil

    Chicago

    43 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience5

    We celebrated a birthday, which was handled well by the wait staff, with a complementary dessert and sparkling candle. Our entrees were alright but hardly Italian. (The pasta fagioli soup and meat balls were bland.) The service was attentive and professional, but I didn’t appreciate the 20% gratuity that was added on. (I usually tip higher, but I was turned off by adding it on for a table of six.)
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Nashville

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This place is amazing! Family owned and they come around and talk to every table. First class experience!! We loved it!! The food was amazing. All of it!! And it was the best cheese cake we have ever had!!
    

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37. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Incredibly personal service. Felt so at home and very well taken care of. Food was outstanding. Drinks were substantial. We were served great coffee and because it wasn’t hot, our waiter came back with two piping hot espresso like coffees, which was more than we could have asked for. The family and I can’t wait to go back!
    

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    CharlesW

    Grand Rapids

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4

    Service was slow for the price. Reservation at 7:30 not seated until 7:50. No one came to table until another observant waiter noticed we had not been severed. Too competitive of a market to have some slack service.
    

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    Salvador

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    What a great dinner. The pasta was amazing. Staff was so welcoming and hospitable. Our sever Isabella went above and beyond to make our 1 year anniversary special. The live guitarist was awesome. I recommend this place to everyone.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Milwaukee

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Perfect from start to finish! Sat comfortably at a high top in the bar. Had a terrific server Isabella. Highly recommend chicken parm and vodka sauce pasta with sausage crumbles.
    

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