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Deca Restaurant + Bar

160 E. Pearson St. , Ritz-Carlton Chicago

Chicago , IL , United States http://www.decarestaurant.com/

(312) 573-5160

Set in the 12th-floor lobby of the Ritz-Carlton, Deca Restaurant + Bar opened in 2010 and offers contemporary American cuisine in an Art Deco-inspired dining room. The restaurant is designed in warm gold tones with plush banquettes, contemporary art, and vibrant flowers, all surrounding a large central fountain. At polished wooden tables, diners enjoy signature dishes from executive chef Mark Payne, such as the fruits de mer seafood tower and steak frites with truffle mushrooms. Patrons can also visit for brunch, afternoon tea, or handmade cocktails in the adjacent bar, where glass walls offer views of the John Hancock Center.

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From Food & Wine , MAY 2003

Chef Sarah Stegner's unpretentious modern French style leads to guinea hen with baby turnips and artichoke puree. This restaurant (which, oddly enough, is owned by the Four Seasons, as is the hotel) is the most extravagant splurge in town....MORE
– America's 50 Best Hotel Restaurants 2003

From the From the May 2008 Food & Wine Go List

Aside from Peking duck, no dish is more beloved among Beijingers than the hot pot, a Chinese version of fondue. Waiters bring high-quality cuts of thinly sliced beef for diners to dunk into the individual pots of boiling broth and then dip into a sesame sauce, along with superfresh vegetables like shiitake and enoki mushrooms, lotus root and Chinese cabbage. The beaded-curtain banquettes conceal everyone from families to Chinese celebrities.

We loved: Hot pot with buckwheat noodles.

Last updated Tue Feb 21 23:14:09 UTC 2012