Ken's on Western

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   Sari

   Chicago12 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Not a gluten free friendly place and wouldn't change preparations to make them gluten free.
   

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   Ellen

   Chicago1 review

   2.0

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   I was so disappointed at the quality of the food yesterday for dinner. I ordered that shrimp scampi, there are no flavor on the shrimp. My husband has the special strip steak with jameson cream sauce, there was so much grizzle on the steak and my son had the salmon which he had was to raw for him. It was our 36th wedding anniversay and our son's birthday, so it was a big night for us, but unfortunately the dinner was not up to expectations.
   

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   Eric

   Chicago5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 March 2025

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

   Had the Grouper over shrimp risotto with a lemon cream sauce, best I ever had. Food is always 5 Star!
   

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   DaleH

   Chicago10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 7 March 2025

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

   No dill in the sauce on the scallops, way to much parmigiana on everything
   

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   Chicago

   Chicago6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 6 March 2025

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

   Good food, great service, neighborhood treasure! ❤️❤️
   

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   Ed

   Chicago1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

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

   Ken’s is usually a pleasant dining experience with good service and excellent food. However, last night, a few minutes after we were seated, a group of six people were seated at the roundtable in the front. We were almost at the rear of the restaurant. These people were so loud that it created an unpleasant experience. They were literally screaming. I did not want to say anything because I was hoping that when they got their food, they would get quiet. They were so loud that I thought the hostess should have said something to them, but I suppose that’s a difficult situation to address. In spite of this, I would return to Ken’s. I have lived in the neighborhood for many years and have gone to ken’s for many years also. The bacon Panko crusted whitefish that I had was excellent.
   

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   Bill

   Unspecified1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   Was there for Valentine’s Day. It was a Friday night and they have live music. It was loud. At least it was entertaining, very entertaining. The menu variety is vast, something for everyone. With the cost dining and parking downtown, this was an unexpected treat. Wide cocktail selection as well. Lastly, in the neighborhood, no traffic. Travel time, 10 minutes!
   

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   Chris VIP

   Chicago48 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 15 February 2025

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

   This was our first time at Ken's on Western. Made the reservation 2 weeks in advance. Honestly we expected more. It was nice but a lot smaller than the pictures showed. Asked for their best table. We were taken to the bar. Normally not an issue since we wanted to hear the entertainment but was not aware the bar was right next to the booth. Barely room for the servers much less the bar patrons who seemed to be having a REALLY good time. Also it was Valentines day therefore we expected a crowd but not in our laps. Again disappointed there were no Valentines day specials, drinks or otherwise (except for rose petals next to a red candle). The complimentary appetizers, pizza bread, cucumber salad & pickled green peppers were great. The Clam Chowder was good, salad was fresh, crisp & we did get a wedge of tomato. Could have used croutons. We asked for bread, got 1/4 of a dry cold french bread which came with dinner. The 25oz bone in Ribeye with grilled onions was good. Twice baked potato was a 1/2 of a baked potato which was good but needed butter/sour cream & seasonings. The 10oz Filet with Dejonge topping (thought it was suppose to be mustardy but was garlicky) fell off as soon as I cut into the steak. Very little au ju so was dry. The house Pinot Grigio was awful but the Meiomi Pinot Noir was good. Had Molton lava Cake was very good but was served in a cup so missed the flowing lava. The Death by Chocolate martini was very good. We will try again but with a few changes. Not on Valentines day & not in the bar.
   

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   Mike VIP

   Chicago10 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

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

   Food was good, but the salads were brought to the table while we just started eating the relish trays, and the dinner entrees were brought to the table when we had just started the salads. Rushing us thru dinner was not appreciated. Happy Valentine's Day.
   

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    Larry

    Chicago1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 13 February 2025

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

    Food and Service excellent. Very relaxing atmosphere, friendly My husband and I go often and especially nice for special occasions
    

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