My husband commented that he felt like he was in the mob, and that he should have been making a gangster deal in the booth! There is also a really nice bar in an open area that really is reminiscent of the times. It’s had an old time feel, but with lots of small cozy booths. The decor supposedly is a throw back to the roaring 20’s and prohibition. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this resturant. Stopped here for lunch last week after being unexpectedly delayed in Chicago. I cannot imagine that we will not dine there again, when staying at the Hilton O’Hare Airport Hotel. In all, a very nice evening, in a restaurant so very convenient to our room, and also to ORD Airport. As mentioned, lighting is a bit dim, though it is brighter in that board room location. I also believe that the pianist has been there, for as long as we have been coming, and maybe even the female singer, who is featured on about half of the songs. In our adjoining room, we could hear the music, but it was in no way obtrusive. Behind those areas, is a bar, with more table seating, plus a piano, with live music. On this visit, we were in one of the booths. On several occasions, my wife has held meetings there, and it has worked well. The restaurant is sort of fragmented, in that there is a dining area, just off of the hostess stand, which has regular tables, booths, and then a “board room” area. Most of the staff were familiar to us, and some had been at this restaurant for over a decade. This change, we were told, was about six months ago, so just after our previous visit. They were once red, and what I could call “bawdy-house attire,” but were now black, and not so racy. Service was quite good, and I noticed that the uniforms of the servers had changed. While good, the breading was a bit heavy (though the menu states “lightly”), but still tasty. My wife ordered the Wiener Schnitzel w/ veal cutlet lightly breaded, sautéed in butter and lemon, Served with green beans almandine. I ordered the Grilled Tuna w/ grilled tomatoes, asparagus and a lemon-caper sauce - quite good Wiener Schnitzel, sautéed in butter and lemon w/ green beans almandine, which was quite good, as usual. Though the wine list is short, there are a few interesting wines, and for the captive audience of an airport hotel restaurant, the prices are not bad. I added the Five Rivers Hopland, California Pinot Noir ‘17. The stemware was industrial, but adequate for an airport hotel dining room. The bottle was at cellar temp, so no ice required. As always, we find the lighting in the Gaslight Club to be a bit dim, but many would typify it as “romantic.” I had the short wine list quickly, and chose the Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet ‘14. We arrived about 7:45pm, so not all that late, and were seated in what has become our “standard booth,” in the linear dining area, before one reaches the bar in the rear of the restaurant. As our flight was a bit delayed, we had called to move our reservation back a bit, and were warmly greeted on the phone, and all necessary arrangements made. In May, during a one-night stay, to be at ORD Airport, we once more dined at the Gaslight Club. We stay at the Hilton O’Hare Airport Hotel often, and most often, will dine at the Gaslight Club, in the main lobby.
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