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- CColeenChicago / Illinois •9 reviews4.0Dined 4 days agoBooked a karaoke room for 2 hours, 8 people. It's important to note that if you booked one of these, it's your responsibility to let the server know when you're done with the room or else they'll continue to charge you. We made the mistake of waiting on someone to let us know when our time is up, so we ended up getting charged the extra 15 minutes. Sound system is great, lots of songs. The controls were a bit confusing and weren't very responsive, so half of the time was spent figuring that out. Food and drinks were delicious, but way way wayyy overpriced. For example, a bottle of soju is usually $8-$10, they charge $18. It was actually $16 on the menu, but the charge on receipt was 18. So make sure you check your receipt. 20% grat is added to groups 6+. Got 2 kimchi rice, 2 popcorn chicken, 2 korean pancakes, 2 sojus, 1 somac tower. We could have gone without the tower. Total spent was (including Saturday room rate) ~ $525 or roughly $66/person. I enjoyed coming here and the food was great, but I could probably only afford this once year. And I think, for at least Korean food, you're better off somewhere else that's cheaper.More infoTAK Korean BistroPrice: Moderate• Korean• South Loop•4.4
- DDebbieVIPChicago / Illinois •1 review5.0Dined 5 days agoThe service was attentive, warm, and friendly for our party of 8, and the food was delicious!More infoBurger Bar ChicagoPrice: Moderate• Burgers• South Loop•4.5
- RRobChicago / Illinois •2 reviews5.0Dined 5 days agoJust moved to Chicago, my friends were telling us about this joint. Everything we had was really good. My favorite was the spam musubi and kalbi. The egg rolls were huge and flavorful. My wife had the honey shrimp and noodles. We had lots of leftovers and ordered veggie parang curry to go. Can't wait to come back next week with some family to celebrate the HolidaysMore infoAO Hawaiian HideoutPrice: Moderate• Hawaiian• South Loop•4.4
- PPhilCincinnati / Dayton •5 reviews4.0Dined on Nov 28, 2024We had their Thanksgiving Buffet. Very reasonably priced. The buffet offered all of your traditional Thanksgiving foods(Turkey, Stuffing, Potatoes and Gravy) along with a very tasty salmon and very well prepared New York Strip. The service was excellant and we would return to try their regular menuMore infoGrant Park BistroPrice: Moderate• American• South Loop•4.1
- DDomnitz13Wisconsin •8 reviews5.0Dined on Dec 14, 2019Quite possibly the best pizza I’ve ever eaten in my life. Amazing ingredients, perfect crust, great sauce. Loved every bite.More infoAurelio's Pizza South LoopPrice: Moderate• Pizzeria• South Loop•4.5
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