Balena Restaurant

Love their pasta there and the desserts as well!

1633 North Halsted Street  Chicago, IL 60614

(312) 867-3888

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Mozzarella Basil Tomato Pizza:

 Tagliolini Nero Crab Sea Urchin Pasta:

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Wallse

A very good restaurant I tried at the end of last year. Wallse is an Austrian restaurant, which a cuisine that I am not familiar with. Wallse is also a Michelin 1 star restaurant. :)

Foie Gras “Gugelhupf” with port wine and tamarillo chutney

Chestnut soup Viennese mélange with Armagnac prunes, this is rather plain.

Poached Maine lobster with fennel-orange compote and Pernod

I can't remember what kind of fish was this... cod maybe

Parsley crusted venison loin with red cabbage and celery purée, so tender!

Their famous Wiener Schnitzel with potato-cucumber salad and lingonberries

Also one of the Austrian famous dessert, Salzburger Nockerl with huckleberries

Flan

Petite four

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The Water Club

The Water Club is one of the restaurants I wanted to try.  I know they participate in the Restaurant week, and here I go.

The environment was fantastic, the maitre d brought us to a table next to the windew and also overview the restaurant =):

500 East 30th Street, New York, NY

(212) 683-3333 

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Luke's Lobster

I have been craving for crabs this year, particular stone crab claws. However, I can't find any decent offers. Somehow I come across Luke's Lobster, the Taste of Maine has 1/2 Lobster roll, 1/2 Crab roll, 1/2 Shrimp roll, 1 pair of empress claws, bag of chips and a drink.

Taste as good as the picture looks~ (≧▽≦)

and the drinks, blueberry soda~ mmm~

Luke's Lobster
They have 3 locations, pick the one close to you~

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Blue Fin

The restaurant locates at the Theater District. Waiter will ask if you have movie plan that night before seating you. (I wonder if they serve you more efficiently if I said yes XD )

The foods here are fresh and amazing!


Alaskan King Crab Salad, I am a plain crab lover ♥


The crab cake was okay (couldn't really compare with the Alaskan King Crab leg after all)

The Atlantic Cod, with sweet potato puree, beluga lentils and clementine marmalade. A very special combination with cod and marmalade! You could taste the orange peels in the dish as well!


The Parmesan Crusted Filet Mignon with creamed spinach, buttermilk onions and burgundy red wine sauce.


Dessert of the night was Pear Tart


We also got this Honey Crisp Apple Crumble, both tasted delicious, apple crumble was a bit sweet compared to the pear tart.


Parting gift was this House-made Truffle!

Blue Fin (map)
1567 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

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