Elske

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   Lesley

   Houston

   4 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   We admittedly bring our nine year old son with us wherever we eat. The night before, we spent our dinner at Ever where he - with great manners and adventurous eating spirit, and despite it being unique to a kid his age, Is super accustomed to high end dinner nights with us, he has a food blog - and adored Ever's nine course high end gourmet "weird" foods, no complaint, with joy and made conversation with the staff. When we came to Elske it was also to celebrate my husband's 50th. Setting aside the frozen cake , which wasn't properly defrosted....the food was fantastic. However, our server Chelsea was uninterested in engaging with us (everything on the menu is good when asked her favorite), insured her four tops were serviced (yes their bills are Likely higher) vs our three top (despite us over ordering to try the full menu breadth) and unwilling to be personable, and basically ignoring our son whom she clearly didn't feel belonged there. (Especially when the one "request" we had was for a non alcoholic menu and noting they had a "juice pairing" , i asked what juices they had were only offered coke and sprite.) overall disappointing since we flew in from Texas for this, paid well over $100 a head and really wanted to get the full vibe of this concept.
   

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   Xavier

   Detroit

   41 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   41 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent innovative food. Quality of the wines for the pairing option is very low but, amazingly enough, they taste quite well with the meal. Still, they should offer good wines to match their outstanding cuisine. Our waitress was amazing, knowledgeable while not overdoing it, and attentive to provide good service to us and surrounding tables Great job !
   

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   Samuel

   Fayetteville

   1 review

   vip
   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 November 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was good. Too loud. Tasting menu food was awful and we are pretty adventurous. We boxed 80% of the food to then throw away. Not worth the amount charged. Cocktails were good.
   

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   Leo

   San Francisco

   25 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on 16 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful and creative dishes. Fabulous service. Great space.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Pittsburgh

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were celebrating our anniversary and Elske exceeded our expectations not only with their food, but with their service and kindness. They made accommodations for food allergies and were one of the best meals we’ve ever had.
   

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   Thomas

   Chicago

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had an excellent meal last night at Elsske. It had been some time ago that I went. There were two of us with an early reservation before a concert, which we let staff know in advance. Cocktails ( one "Stirred" and one "Shaken") hit the spot. Due to timing we were not able to enjoy the Chef's menu, so ordered ala carte. There are just too many excellent choices. The Cheese plate as well as the anchovies proved to be excellent choices. Both were nicely plated, very nice portions and excellent starters. We tried the Leeks vinaigrette and the Halibut with bosc pears. Both presented beautiflly, well prepared and portioned. A shared dark chocolate custard proved to be perfect finish. Service was top notch and matched our timing needs more than adequately. Elske continues to be a top choice in Chicago for an excellent meal, with Danish inspired dishes that always makes me wish I could have ordered one of everything. Chef's Menu allows for this kind of sampling if you have time.
   

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   Mike

   Chicago

   8 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Enjoyed the tasting menu along with the wine pairing. The halibut dish was excellent and the Eastern European flavors and inspiration shine thru elegantly. Would return for another dinner.
   

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   Marty

   Chicago

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was heavenly. Monica served us and made it so much fun. Part of “The Bear” was filmed there.
   

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   Jim

   Chicago

   43 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   43 reviews

   Dined on 3 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had the tasting menu with wine pairing and it was a wonderful experience. Really friendly top notch service by our waitress and the entire team. We felt taken care of. The food was unbelievable, packed with flavor. On par with some of our favorite Michelin started restaurants. We cannot wait to come back and explore the rest of the menu.
   

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    Laura

    Chicago

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 1 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Good service a great environment. The food was just ok and pretty pricey for what it was. Had it been really elevated, excellent food, the price would have been justified, but that wasn’t really the case.
    

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