Dinner Time with Tess

Welcome to my newest feature! Joel and I are going to some of the best restaurants the Chicago has to offer and it's about time I start documenting them.

 Fish Bar

2956 N. Sheffield

Chicago, IL

seafood spot, decidedly simple: a cozy little “joint” with a friendly vibe, and inventive-yet-casual cuisine from the sea.  

Joel and I hit this place up on a Sunday night. Fish bar is casual and "hip" and is ideal for a Sunday or Thursday night.
The setting:

 

 

 

 

 

 First round of drinks:

Mine - #6 Pineapple and Joel's #5 Gin/Grapefruit 

$6.00/each

Drinks in Mason Jars? Yes, please!

Appetizers: We both started with soup. I ordered the Lobster Bisque (which is made sans cream) and Joel ordered the gumbo (not pictured). I don't normally like gumbo, but Joel's was incredible. The bisque was just fine (I perfer mine with cream, obvio) so next time I'll go with the gumbo.

A nice feature at Fish Bar is if you haven't tried Clams or Oysters, they will give you one on the house. Both Joel and I have had Oysters before, and both are fans, but we decided to fib a little in order to try one.

They were amazing - and ya gotta love free food!

Next up was my favorite item of the night. Rock Shrimp [Dry] - you can order it 'wet' which meant the shrimp was tossed with the sauce, instead of the sauce coming out as a dip.

. The shrimp were lightly fried and came with a dipping sauce that was similar to a spicy mayo with cilantro topped with tobiko.

To Die For

We decided to go with beer for our next round of drinks. I went with a locally brewed (Goose Island Brewery) Matilda, while Joel went with Hades. 

$6.00/each

Dinner:

I went with a seafood cobb salad. The salad had salmon, calamari, and lobster and was tossed with a lemon vingerette. It was a light, healthy choice and really filled me up. ($15.00) 

Joel went with the Lobster Roll. Which he said, "tasted like the ocean". *which apparently is a very good thing.

Good cuts of lobster on a toasted bun, tossed with a well seasoned mayo sauce

$18.00 mkt

Overall, both Joel and I had amazing meals. The food was stellar and the restaurant was nothing like Chicago has to offer. We will be back, no doubt.

Before you go, you need to be aware of a few things:

1. They do not accept reservations

2. You will likely wait if you go at peak hours

3. They only accept parties from 1 to 4 people

4. It is all bar seating so you end up sitting next to your guest.

5. The stools are pretty uncomfortable

Our dinner cost a total of $81.00 (without tip) and was one of the more unique dining experiences we've had in the city - there really isn't anything like this place in the city.

Overall rating: A-

(I rated with a minus, only because of the uncomfortable seating, otherwise totally an A/A+)