Chicago gaslight club9/26/2023 It is intimate, quiet and away from the rear bar, which normally has live music. We had dined there before, and also for a business meeting/dinner. We were greeted at the reception desk, just off of the hotel’s lobby, and shown to our table, which was in a little, semi-private room, off of the main hallway. When one is on the road so much, it’s always nice to encounter a friendly, familiar face. I have lost count of the times we have dined at the Gaslight Club, but we have come to recognize many of the servers, a few of whom have worked there for several years. With our business travel schedule, we find ourselves dining at many airport hotel restaurants, and I have to say that the Gaslight Club is unique - nothing else like it, and in a world of sameness, its character is appreciated. The Gaslight Club is an anachronism, a throwback to an earlier era, but that is part of its charm - slightly campy, a little bit kitschy and by the way, the food and service is good. It was such a situation, which brough us there in February - a dinner meeting, and stay before heading downtown for more meetings. In some cases, we are just connecting to early flights out of ORD, in some cases we are staying at the airport, after a longer meeting downtown, and in a few cases, my wife has dinner meetings at the Gaslight Club. But.we will pay for traditional values.won't we? And no other airport I know of has this kind of entertainment onsite such as Ohare has.As my wife’s corporate offices have moved to Chicago, and as my wife is on several boards that meet in/around the city, we dine at the Gaslight Club in the Hilton ORD Airport Hotel rather often. The whole night was a treat.though it does remind one of the cost of having a good time in Chicago. But then the gorgeous and talented cocktail waitress got up and did a GREAT job on a couple tough broadway style numbers. The pianoplayer allowed people to "sit in" and sing with her.and Sami Scot the entertainer is one of Chicagos finest traditions of this nature. The traditional pianobar was live and well on this Monday night we were there. I don't think the atmosphere has changed at all in 20 years.which speaks well for the staying power of old fashioned "gentlemens club" atmosphere where men are men, women are sufficiently sexy and everyone appreciates the difference. While it was more of a bar night than meal, the people I was with said the food is still great there even if the prices are a bit high. Having been many years since I lived in Chicago, it was nice to see this past month while there that the Gaslight Club is still alive and well. all in all I'd recommend this restaurant. I felt the service to be attentive and efficient without coming close to being overbearing/intruding. the piano bar was a great throw back to bygone days.and she was good! Mostly just played but she also sang a few songs. the menu is not overly extensive, but they offer nice choices.quite a few pupu (Hawaiian speak for appetizers), but we skipped those.if we had ordered I would have taken the scallops in lemon butter.12$ I did order up a Caesar salad, the dressing was right there, complete with anchovy in it, but I was disappointed in that the Romaine had the beginnings of 'rust' on the white ribs/centers and was just a tad past.but it wasn't soggy and I just took it for what it was.7.75$ Mom wanted salad too and went for the entree Caesar w/cajun chicken, which was an entire breast grilled cajun and cut into 'fingers'.it was tasty and she had some left over chicken strips for her brekkie.19.75$ for my dinner I went with the chicken Monte Carlo, traditional dish prepared with prosciutto and cheese.lots of both! This was served over a generous 'heap' of spinach that was sauteed with garlic, which was some ono! It was alot to eat as it was a split breast, but I forced it all down.22.75$ they have a great selection of wines by the glass, and it's a most generous pour, also the server knew every wine and vineyard, I went for the Malbec and was not even close to being was velvety smooth and tasty.of course I had to have another glass.can't recall the exact price, but it was under 10$. I found the decor on the charming side, certainly it was old World/old West with brocade wallpaper, leather booths, a HUGE chandelier hanging in the bar/piano bar room etc etc. I had checked out both menus earlier and was abit hesitant to take my Mom there as the 'girls' aka waitstaff are, ah, scantily clad in what others who have reviewed this place refer to as dress from the old 'Gentlemens' clubs.but Mom was fine with it. I was staying overnight at the Hilton O'Hare with my Mom and I opted for the Gaslight Club over the other on site restaurant, based in part on price.
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