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This place is such a wonderful experience. The food is interesting and delicious, the servers are professional and fun, the ambiance is unique and comfortable. We loved our experience and can't thank them enough!

To Michelin Star Guide, My name is Elliot Lee and I was sitting at the same table as Lina Barcelo at the Alinea last Sunday November 7th at 8.15. I was particularly excited to be able to fly to Chicago especially to experience this awe-inspiring restaurant. However this was the worst dining experience I’ve ever been on. I am not surprised after watching the Netflix show Chefs table on why they have 3 Michelin stars, but walking out of the restaurant I very puzzled how Alinea was able to keep t … – show

Out of this world experience. Food, service, all truly amazing!

Having been to other Grant Achatz restaurants like Next and seen the hype around Alinea, I went in with pretty high expectations. The artistic process and display is impressive, but the food is bland and underwhelming. There was not one dish that I would want to have again. The service was also lousy, I even had a small piece of hair in one of my dishes. At the end of the meal, they didn't even offer coffee because they had closed the coffee machine even though they know the tastings end at tha … – show

You are paying for an experience like no other. Is it expensive? Of course, but unique experiences usually are. Thank you for an extraordinary meal.