Trump International, Sixteen Restaurant, Chicago IL -- 2/11/09

Rating 6.5

Overall - great experience from time you arrive in cab (friendly doorman), to personal escort to the elevator by a pleasant young lady with ear piece in, to arriving on separate elevator on the 16th foor. Different dining room, positioned to view Wrigley building on the right, Trib tower to the left, and large condo on the left (strange to be able to look in windows). They have a patio that overlooks the river that should be great in the summer. The room itself is two stories exposed, and smaller than what I expected. Formal. We arrived at 5:45 pm and were the first table. We left at 7:15 pm and it was pretty full. One other table with a couple and then a bunch of "suites" having dinner.

Justin was our waiter, and was attentive, but had a bunch of tables to serve. All the food/drinks were delivered by others. We did get to meet Cristinia (the somalier) who was AWESOME, she is not pretentious at all, and was friendly and funny. She even helped untangle Katie's necklace.

If you are a gourmet you will love it. I am not and while I am glad we went to check it out, I would not return. Katie LOVED it.

2 schneider weisen beer 18.00 -- I LOVED this beer
1 Nickel/Nickel Searby Chard 98.00 --- very good bottle
1 Oyseter App 22.00 -- this was Katie's and it was a joke in my book, 3 little fried oysters
1 green salad 16.00
1 Barramundi 44.00 -- this was my entree, it was really SMALL but was awesome, great taste
1 scallop Entree 40.00 --- this was Katie's, she loved it, I tried and did not, but I don't really enjoy scallops.

Deserts
1 study of chocolate 15.00 -- RIP OFF ALERT, it was the smallest chocolate cake (size of 1 frango mint), 1/2 scoop of ice cream, and some awful tart thing
1 Praline 15.00 -- Katie liked it

Total 298.82

Expensive it, and I would have rather gone to a Chicago steak house. The breads were excellent, and Christinia said that is the only they outsource. Make sure to have the orange one.