Was in Chicago over the weekend and was surprised at how lackluster and overpriced this was for a shockingly average experience. The foie gras was disgusting, the shawarma was dry, and our waiter was in a terrible mood all night, just constantly scowling. Also, they tacked on $100+ junk fees onto the bill. Yes it is displayed on the menu and website, but it's just the restaurant being skeezy and cheap, and off loading it's expenses onto customers. And the scowling waitet still tried to pressure us into giving an additional tip on top of bogus "service fee", employee fee, and tax. Their forced "service fee" was the tip. I would not recommend this business, as it is a lackluster culinary experience, as well as needlessly overpriced. My tip for the restaurant, actually pay your staff so random customers aren't forced to subsidize the job that the employer is supposed to do. Just an overall negative experience here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Pete Ziegel
Beautifully crafted and delicious dishes. We sat by the open kitchen and watched the chefs work. The cocktails were also great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bubbe's Brisket Hummus
steve nonya
What's this 4% tax on top of a 20% tip. I don't see it any other way than a forced 24% tip. Pay your workers a decent wage and fix your menus with the correct pricing.Should not have to ask to not have extra fees on a bill or have to take time out of my day to do it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Stacey Cropper
Too many added fees, all pre sales tax too. Double dipping at its worst. Definitely not worth the price.
Rich Muckey
“Optional” fees added to bill. It not optional when you add it and require your customers to beg to remove it. Bad business practice. Put your costs in the food prices.
JS A
Dishonest business practices. Employee health insurance fee PLUS service charge.. just be transparent and add it to your prices instead of hiding it until the last minute in the final bill…!
E P
This is 2024 and a restaurant with a Michelin star is advertising a 94 dollar menu when in reality it’s 24% more if you read the fine print. Take responsibility for your staff and your customers and advertise prices appropriately. I won’t be supporting this establishment again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Megan Etlinger
The food was delicious! The pacing of the courses was perfect, and the staff was kind and knowledgeable. The atmosphere is comfortable and welcoming. Had a great time! Thanks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicholas Rowland
One of the best places in town. The fixed course menu is flexible and the wine pairings were a delight (and presented well by staff). We sat at the counter in full view of the kitchen (the cooks seemed unflappable). As soon as we left, we already started talking about when we might come back. It was my wife’s birthday so they sent us home with cookies and put a candle on dessert. A lot of little nice touches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katherine Prince
I was looking forward towards this evening for dinner because it was my first visit to a Michelin starred restaurant, and the food was great but the serve was lacking. The food had some great hits, especially all the hummus, the pastrami and lamb basteeya, and the phyllo pie. The foie gras was horrible. The jelly on top did not compliment it well, but perhaps it is an acquired taste. Our waiter seemed a bit irritated, and I couldn’t tell if it was at us or another table. It was also a bit awkward when we asked questions or smiled at the staff because they seemed uncomfortable. Overall, I’d probably not come back for the price because while it is a lot of food, it is not worth $94 a person.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bubbe's Brisket Hummus, Falafel Balls, Crispy Phyllo Pie
Food was invariably delicious and beautiful, and it was a wonderful atmosphere for a solo diner. The service was friendly and attentive, but unexpert and awkward at times. I will absolutely be back, hopefully with a group of friends next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Nandini Sinha
Really great food and cocktails.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Praveen Jolly
My girlfriend and I recently visited Galit for dinner. We were seated at the kitchen counter. We both had the set 4-course menu. My girlfriend ordered a cocktail before dinner and we had one glass of wine each with dinner. The service was efficient, but seemed rushed. The hummus and mezze courses were good. But we were disappointed with both of the main courses. The walleye was dry and luke warm. The mushroom schnitzel was soaked in a brownish gravy and did not taste very good. The dessert was good, but we were surprised that we had to share one dessert, considering the high price we were paying. The fixed price, 4-course menu price was $94 per person, which becomes $125 per person when you add the mandatory 20% service charge and 3% employee benefits contribution plus the 10% sales tax. Our total bill came to $337. In our opinion the quality of the meal did not justify this high price. To make matters worse, my girlfriend had a gluten reaction even though we had informed the server about her gluten sensitivity and ordered only those items that he had marked as gluten-free. Still, she had a pretty bad reaction that lasted two days. In our opinion, it was an over-priced meal, which we did not enjoy very much.Dietary restrictions: We informed the server about my girlfriend's gluten sensitivity and ordered only those items that he marked as gluten-free. Still, she had a bad reaction that lasted two days.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Falafel
Rachael Tse
Dinner was great. Mario was even better! He suggested wonderful dishes and made our night. Thank you!
Was in Chicago over the weekend and was surprised at how lackluster and overpriced this was for a shockingly average experience. The foie gras was disgusting, the shawarma was dry, and our waiter was in a terrible mood all night, just constantly scowling. Also, they tacked on $100+ junk fees onto the bill. Yes it is displayed on the menu and website, but it's just the restaurant being skeezy and cheap, and off loading it's expenses onto customers. And the scowling waitet still tried to pressure us into giving an additional tip on top of bogus "service fee", employee fee, and tax. Their forced "service fee" was the tip. I would not recommend this business, as it is a lackluster culinary experience, as well as needlessly overpriced. My tip for the restaurant, actually pay your staff so random customers aren't forced to subsidize the job that the employer is supposed to do. Just an overall negative experience here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Beautifully crafted and delicious dishes. We sat by the open kitchen and watched the chefs work. The cocktails were also great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bubbe's Brisket Hummus
What's this 4% tax on top of a 20% tip. I don't see it any other way than a forced 24% tip. Pay your workers a decent wage and fix your menus with the correct pricing.Should not have to ask to not have extra fees on a bill or have to take time out of my day to do it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Too many added fees, all pre sales tax too. Double dipping at its worst. Definitely not worth the price.
“Optional” fees added to bill. It not optional when you add it and require your customers to beg to remove it. Bad business practice. Put your costs in the food prices.
Dishonest business practices. Employee health insurance fee PLUS service charge.. just be transparent and add it to your prices instead of hiding it until the last minute in the final bill…!
This is 2024 and a restaurant with a Michelin star is advertising a 94 dollar menu when in reality it’s 24% more if you read the fine print. Take responsibility for your staff and your customers and advertise prices appropriately. I won’t be supporting this establishment again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food was delicious! The pacing of the courses was perfect, and the staff was kind and knowledgeable. The atmosphere is comfortable and welcoming. Had a great time! Thanks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best places in town. The fixed course menu is flexible and the wine pairings were a delight (and presented well by staff). We sat at the counter in full view of the kitchen (the cooks seemed unflappable). As soon as we left, we already started talking about when we might come back. It was my wife’s birthday so they sent us home with cookies and put a candle on dessert. A lot of little nice touches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was looking forward towards this evening for dinner because it was my first visit to a Michelin starred restaurant, and the food was great but the serve was lacking. The food had some great hits, especially all the hummus, the pastrami and lamb basteeya, and the phyllo pie. The foie gras was horrible. The jelly on top did not compliment it well, but perhaps it is an acquired taste. Our waiter seemed a bit irritated, and I couldn’t tell if it was at us or another table. It was also a bit awkward when we asked questions or smiled at the staff because they seemed uncomfortable. Overall, I’d probably not come back for the price because while it is a lot of food, it is not worth $94 a person.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bubbe's Brisket Hummus, Falafel Balls, Crispy Phyllo Pie
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was invariably delicious and beautiful, and it was a wonderful atmosphere for a solo diner. The service was friendly and attentive, but unexpert and awkward at times. I will absolutely be back, hopefully with a group of friends next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Really great food and cocktails.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
My girlfriend and I recently visited Galit for dinner. We were seated at the kitchen counter. We both had the set 4-course menu. My girlfriend ordered a cocktail before dinner and we had one glass of wine each with dinner. The service was efficient, but seemed rushed. The hummus and mezze courses were good. But we were disappointed with both of the main courses. The walleye was dry and luke warm. The mushroom schnitzel was soaked in a brownish gravy and did not taste very good. The dessert was good, but we were surprised that we had to share one dessert, considering the high price we were paying. The fixed price, 4-course menu price was $94 per person, which becomes $125 per person when you add the mandatory 20% service charge and 3% employee benefits contribution plus the 10% sales tax. Our total bill came to $337. In our opinion the quality of the meal did not justify this high price. To make matters worse, my girlfriend had a gluten reaction even though we had informed the server about her gluten sensitivity and ordered only those items that he had marked as gluten-free. Still, she had a pretty bad reaction that lasted two days. In our opinion, it was an over-priced meal, which we did not enjoy very much.Dietary restrictions: We informed the server about my girlfriend's gluten sensitivity and ordered only those items that he marked as gluten-free. Still, she had a bad reaction that lasted two days.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Falafel
Dinner was great. Mario was even better! He suggested wonderful dishes and made our night. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bubbe's Brisket Hummus, Falafel
Anything less than 5 stars and you need to take a long hard look in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5