Adult Night Out

The first impression that I had was that the tables were really small. We had a party of seven and it seemed like we had to take turns moving our arms. We had a good waitress but there were several times that the service just seemed to lag. The restaurant was pretty full. A big problem arose when the table ordered 3 steak meals and we were informed that they only had two to cook for us. I had the lobster bisque soup. It was good but it was cold in the middle. I cannot remember the exact name of the chicken dish that I had. It was a grilled chicken breast in a white cream sauce with capers over the top of mashed potatoes. It was okay. I think I make better chicken at home. My scoring is: Decor: 4

Food Service: 2

Cost:3

Food:2 Overall: 2.75 for other reviews go to www.adultnightout.org

Scoring:
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1 - poor, 2 - fair, 3 - average, 4 - good, 5 - excellent

Food: 3

Decor: 4

Service: 2.5

Cost: 3

Overall: 3.5

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Little Chicago was given some rave reviews in the local newspaper, which is why we chose to try it as well. That said, it lived up to most of the Rep’s commentary.

Let’s start with decor. Downtown Canton, which is where this bistro is located, is a dump. City officials and communities are doing their best to restore things but it’s a slow process. There’s just very little appeal to downtown right now. Little Chicago is a little bandaid on a big sore. With it’s pressed tin ceilings and dark wood it’s very comfortable. The various photos of gangsters and 20’s era celebrities adds a little flavor as well. The pub section has a large bar and a good number of big screens that patrons can watch various games on and the dining area is sectioned off by a set of large, thick glass and wood doors. It too has it’s own bar and a much more quiet atmosphere. We arrived at 6:30 (reservations are required, BTW) and it wasn’t too busy. By 8:30 when we left it was getting hard to hear, even in the dining area.

The service? Well, our waitress was doing her best but she had to be reminded a few times of things, and some things (like the iced tea - which I found to be terrible) were asked to be taken back and replaced with something drinkable. I’m sure others will comment more on this later.

The most important part - food. I ordered linguine with clams in a red sauce, sans sliced onions. I should have ordered the steak. Not that my meal wasn’t good - it was very good but Ralph makes the exact same dish, better. We had an antipasto appetizer which was a nice sized tray consisting of cubes of cheese, rounds of fresh mozzarella and cubes of meats, along with olives, peppers and a bed of lettuce garnished with what I think was Italian dressing. Very tasty. Unfortunately, when we left, we were still a little hungry and there were no dessert options on the menu.

The cost of the night came to just over $50, so a little pricey but not as much as some other place’s we’ve gone. The portions could be a little larger but then, we’re a large group of large people. Heh. Would I go back? Yeah maybe. It’s one of those once in awhile places though.