Great joint
Turtle soup (interesting flavors, really good). Gumbo (really good flavor with plenty of rice and meat). Crab cakes (good flavored crab in a cornmeal breading, interesting texture, the sauce that it comes with is amazing, I'm sure it's all mayo, but yum). Egg rolls (stuffed with meat and cabbage - just ok). Ribs (good bbq sauce, moist, fell right off the bone). Chicken wings (crispy with really delicious sauce.) Hush puppies (nothing special). Chicken bites (yummy butter sauce).
Great service, awesome vibe, cool decor, and good food at decent prices.
Pros:
1. Lots of room
2. Very festive with a bunch of hot sauces for you to view & use
3. Large menu -- a bit too much & hard to decide what to get
4. Good strong cocktails
Cons:
1. Large menu -- a bit too much & hard to decide what to get
The dishes here are large, and some of the entree's come with soup & salad so order sparingly if you are here with only a few people. Luckily I came with two other friends and was able to order a good amount of food to feel this place out.
For a Southern, Cajon/Creole restaurant, Heaven on Seven has good flavorful food.
For appetizers, I'd recommend the Jamaican Jerked Chicken Wings. They were cooked to perfection -- not dry -- great burnt sweet flavor with habanero mango sauce!
For entrees, their ribs are fall off the bone good. Depending if you are a sauce person or not, that's where it matters. These aren't just dry rubbed, they are smothered with their BBQ sauce which isn't bad. It's all personal taste, but you can ask for the sauce to be on the side.
The Orzolaya - a combination of jambalaya but with shrimp, sausage, and chicken. Great comfort food.
Chicken & Waffles - it's just that .. we thought it would of had a cajun kick to it, but it didn't. I'd pass on this.
To start, the Gumbo was absolutely delicious. Some of the best I've had and if I ever come back, that's all I will get. I ordered carry-out so I can't say much for the service/atmosphere, but it does look like a fun place to eat. I ordered the Angry Chicken Po' Boy, which thankfully came with the gumbo. The sandwich was large and filling because of the amount of bread...but cajun food is spicy, yes? My "Angry" chicken was bland with absolutely zero kick. The gumbo was way more spicy than my "spicy" sandwich. I also ordered the jalapeño corn bread, which was ok (no kick either). It was also disappointing to see that the food costs more for carry-out than it does to eat there. Overall, I may come back, but only for the gumbo.
Review Source:I've heard good things about this restaurant. So I had to go check it out for my self,I wasn't impressed.
The waiter lacked on service and the food was horrible it was  tasteless. I had the chicken fried steak and my wife had the country fried chicken breast. And neither had taste. We were extremely disappointed when the waiter finally came around to ask how where things? I told him about are plates being awful, all he had to say " we'll that's how we
Make are chicken here." And that was the end of that conversation. The waiter could of done a better job with the customer service. Honestly I don't see my self going back. They didn't do anything special to wow me or bring me back as a returning customer.
This place was cool in that its a slice of cajun in Chicago. But the food I ordered didn't really stand out. The Gumbo was great, but I had one of the linguini dishes for the main course. I was not a big fan of the sauce. If I come back, I might stick with a po boy!
Also this shouldn't be a real complaint, but the portion sizes were wayyyyy too big. I felt that I wasted quite a bit of my food b/c I couldn't pack it up.
i sure hope this isn't what real new orleans style food is, because if that's the case, i'm going to have to change my road trip plans.
we ordered the bayou plate ($27.99) for a plate of deep fried foods that..all tasted the same? it was probably the 'cajun' seasoning they sprinkle all over the plate (as well as our onion rings..?) deep fried (very) dry cornbread, deep fried crawfish that tasted like deep fried shrimp. deep fried (very) dry oysters that tasted like deep fried breading. deep fried catfish that was grainy and mushy. and finally deep fried crab cakes that were an embarassment to all crab cakes. for $30, it wasn't even enough to feed 3 teeny tiny girls. we ordered a side of onion rings to make up for the lack of satisfaction from the bayou plate. they were definitely the star of the table.
sounds like we didn't order the 'right' thing on the menu. but a quality restaurant shouldn't have 'wrong' things to choose from. thus, the 2-star review.
Three words: Gumbo, Gumbo, GUMBO! Seriously.... this has to be the best gumbo I have ever had. I wish I would have ordered a big bowl of it for my meal instead of just an appetizer cup. But, noooooo I had to order a quesadilla. What?! A quesadilla at a Cajun restaurant?? That's like ordering a hamburger and fries at a Mexican restaurant! It should be illegal. But I did it anyways and I regretted it.
The quesadilla wasn't bad but it was so humongous and so full of stuff that I could hardly eat any of it. And I felt guilty not taking a box home but I was driving back to Colorado the next day and that quesadilla was not gonna road trip it back with me.
If I am ever back in Chicago, which I really hope I get the chance to be, I will definitely come back and order all the gumbo I can stuff into my face.
We were introduced to this place as one stop on a Tastebud Tours walking tour last summer, and were impressed enough to come back on our next Chicago visit for a full meal: Â excellent jambalaya with a side of their, well, heavenly gumbo. Â Possibly the best Cajun food we've encountered in Chicago. Â As an interesting gimmick, each table has an assortment of a dozen or so different hot sauces; and there's an eye-popping wall display of literally hundreds of different varieties.
A note to those trying to find the place: Â although their address is shown as 600 N. Michigan, the physical entrance is a block west, at the corner of Rush and Ohio, and up an escalator to the second story.
Excellent public transit access, four blocks from the Grand Avenue Red Line station, and one block from all the bus lines on Michigan Avenue. Â Those staying in the Loop may find their original location, at 111 N. Wabash, more convenient.
I'm from the south... so, my friend really wanted me to eat here.
I forgot what my friend had... but I had the fried catfish platter. Â It was enormous... and delicious. Â I shouldn't have ordered dessert... but I'm glad I did. Â Aside from over-filling my stomach, it was like a spiritual trip home (for my taste-buds).
Our server was also very friendly and talkative.
If you need catering for a wedding or any event, call Heaven on Seven.
My husband and I had Heaven cater our wedding last Saturday and they did an amazing job. Everyone was talking about how it was the best wedding food they've ever had. The food was delicious. The etouffe over cornbread and the gumbo were the hits of the night.
Thanks Kim! Noah and I will be back at Heaven for dinner soon :)
We had a great time...............thanks to the staff, very fun. Â Four of us went last weekend and loved the food. Â We went for dinner, had reservations.....arrived 20 minutes early so we could have a cocktail. Â They sat us right away and we had an enjoyable cocktail at our table without pressure to order. Â Nice evening, highly recommend and we will return
Review Source:After ordering-in this week and having my meal delivered, Heaven On Seven's food was its usual sensational self. Â Simply stated, it's about as close to authentic as you're going to get in Chicago (try the gumbo!).
I've been a regular customer of its restaurants on Wabash Ave. in the downtown business district, and at 600 N. Michigan Ave. off of Rush St. for more than two decades now. Â What was a bit incongruous this time, however, was the delivery man, who wore a shirt emblazoned with the Dining In Chicago logo on the back...I noted that it was on his back because that's about all I saw of the guy once I opened my door and he discovered that I was a black customer.
This man so hastily shoved my order into my hands and took off like a shot, that it was noticeable. Â He was a little Asian man who obviously has his reservations about people of African descent. Â I suppose that the choice of a delivery service is not really a reflection on Heaven On Seven...but then again...yes it is. Â Dining In Chicago, diversity train your people so they're not so easily spooked.
I'm sad to have to write this! The food is great and I will continue to go! But I'm very disappointed in the service and the decor, the employees just do not seem to care as much as they used to. Slow service, tables don't get cleared in a timely manner. Takes forever to get your check. The place is old, dirty, filthy and needs a serious remodel or just good old fashioned cleaning. What happened? 4 or 5 years ago this place was the bomb! Please bring it back . Again the food is amazing!
Review Source:This place is unique for certain, especially with all of the special hot sauces that they carry on the tables! The price is not cheap, but the portion of food is immense. In fact, I think only one guy completely finished his food in our group. All in all, if you want some tasty New Orleans cuisine, I would definitely recommend this place. Â Try the Po' Boy with beef brisket; it is awesome!
Review Source:When I first arrived at Heaven on Seven, I saw the many signs and shirts that read, "People who come back from heaven all say the same thing ... get the gumbo." Â Yet, for some reason, I foolishly overlooked the gumbo and ordered the salad with my entree. Â Fortunately, my husband had the good sense to read the signs and order the gumbo. Â Two seconds after he let me taste his gumbo, I confiscated his gumbo and he was left eating my drab side salad. Â The cajun flavor was devine!
For an entree I ordered the Louisiana crab cakes. Â The crab cakes were breaded too much and over fried, which made the crab soggy. Â But the dipping sauce with the crab cakes had all the flavors of the south that I love. Â It was rich and fattening and gave life to the otherwise dismal crab cake.
Things to know before you go -- GET THE GUMBO! Â Seriously!
Also, the portion sizes are huge, so you could easily split an entree with someone and still walk away feeling like you ate too much.
My wife and I did the buffet. Â It was $20 bucks. Â They basically bring you about 10 different items (gumbo, chicken tenders, fried catfish, red beans and rice, etc). Â They were solid. Â I have spent some time in Louisiana, and while its unfair to compare it to true local cooking there, this place was about average for Cajun OUTSIDE of the south. Â If you've got a hankering for southern food or Cajun food, this place will probably satisfy you pretty well.
Their key lime pie was, however, pretty damn good. Â
Service was slow but passable.
HoS is legit when it comes to NoLa/cajun food! Â Honestly, I could make a meal of a couple cups of gumbo! Â It's that damn good!!! Â I had the Southern Fried Chicken which was good but I was more enticed by the GF's soft shell crab po' boy! Â That was straight up delicious!!! Â I get hungry just thinkin about it! Â And they have more hot sauuuucee than you can ever imagine. Â
The place was pretty busy but the waiter we had was on top of his game; making sure to check up on us with every passing. Â Good service!
Gotta head back there sometime soon!
As good as New Orleans? Hell naw. But good enough for Chicago.
We grabbed the buffet. The service was decent, and the food was good. The Gumbo and Red Beans and Rice were great. The other sides not so much. The chicken strips were okay, I would have loved some whole pieces though. And the fish tasted bagged. Overall the restaurant was more reminiscent of a chain. The price and amount of food was good though.
I have to admit, I was a bit hesitant about a restaurant that claimed to be the best Cajun food outside New Orleans. Â I felt better when one of the first sights that greeted us was the huge list of hot sauces (with various creative and inappropriate names).
Our group decided to do all-you-can-eat, which includes gumbo, fried fish (couldn't identify what kind), chicken tenders, mashed potatos, slaw, and black eyed peas. Â Out of all of those, I enjoyed the simple-but-satisfying gumbo the most and everything else was pretty run-of-the-mill. Â Our server did a good job of checking on us every few minutes asking if we wanted more of something, but really the only things we asked for more of were the gumbo and the fish.
The atmosphere was fun, all decked out in hot sauces and Mardi Gras beads. Â The food was not bad but for what it cost, I wouldn't do all-you-can-eat again. Â I'd rather try one of the more interesting menu items. (Chicken tenders? Â booooring...)
Stopped by here for a quick bite after eating at the other location years ago. Â Its a big place and feels more like a chain restaurant than a local one.
That being said, the gumbo was pretty good and the service was prompt. Is it as good as New Orleans? No. But for a quick cajun fix, this is a pretty good place to start.
Soooo good!!! Nothing that I ate in Chicago was bad, and this place was delicious!
It's got just the right amount of spice, where you feel it, it lingers, but it doesn't kill you on the first bite.
The decor is great! The servers are very nice! The food is fantastic and the prices are right. I really didn't expect to find such a good New Orleans style restaurant in downtown Chicago, so I was very positively surprised.
If you're not sure what to get, the sampler is great! It actually has lots of food and gives you a good idea of what the cuisine is all about.
Twice a year my husband's aunt & uncle come into town and take the two of us & my brother- & sister-in-law out to dinner. They nearly always bring us to Heaven on Seven. We always have a nice time and friendly service. The environment is kitschy, New Orleans/ Mardi Gras style.
The foods is okay. Not inspried or amazing, but not bad either. I love the butter they serve with the bread basket, and the variety of  hot sauces (we've tried them all), and according to my husband the brisket & gumbo are both very good. The vegetarian options are limited.
I was meeting a friend for a movie. I was hungry and wanted a snack, so I ordered a small cup of gumbo. I thought it was decent... The spoon, though, WTF? Why is it so big? I didn't understand it.
The server also talked me into ordering a half order of the red beans and rice w/ Andouille sausage. The dish was okay. I wish she hadn't talked me into ordering it because with the gumbo earlier, it was too much rice, and I never thought I'd ever say that.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this place!!!!!!!! THe foods are as good as being in New Orleans itself! From the Gumbo, Jalapeno Cornbread to the Po Boys and Shrimp Etouffe. The food is incredible and I try to go as often as possible!!! The drinks are spectacular from martini's to mojitos to beers! All delicious and the prices are great. The wait staff is always friendly and attentive and I love that the kitchen is open to the dining area so customers are aware of what is happening while the food is getting cooked! The atmosphere pleasant and I enjoy the variety of hot sauces on the wall display and on the tables. My indulgence is the delicious sweet butter and bread offered as you wait for your food!
Review Source:Purgatory on Seven is more like it. Ba-dump-um.
I hadn't been to Heaven for a long time before I stopped in on a whim last week. My recollection was that the food didn't stack up.
This time I decided to really get a feel for the place, so I opted for the $19.99 family style buffet, which gave me the option to receive unlimited servings of about 10 different menu items: gumbo, mashed potatoes, red beans and rice, jambalaya, collard greens, fried chicken strips, fried catfish strips, and a couple of other things that surely involved some combination of rice, beans, and file powder.
First to arrive was the gumbo and I immediately said to myself, "self, you misjudged this place." The gumbo was dynamite, laden with that subtle cajun kick that sneaks up on you and forces you to suppress your coughs lest you look like a schoolgirl in the packed dining room.
Everything after the gumbo seemed pedestrian at best. The chicken and catfish tasted virtually identical. Â That is to say neither had much flavor at all. Bland batter and blander meats. Sprinkling a little cayenne pepper over a plate of chicken strips does not make it cajun. The variety of rice dishes were also beyond mild and lacked love.
I went home and immediately fell asleep--likely out of boredom rather than overeating.
Heaven fills a void in Chicago. But don't expect your eats to be on par with the real deal.
What a strange surprise to find a piece of New Orleans in downtown Chicago! This place not only had good southern style food but a VERY festive atmosphere. The busboys were on the ball with refilling waters and clearing/cleaning tables. The waitstaff were all friendly. I ordered a po' boy with shrimp and it came just the way I remembered it from the south. I ordered key lime pie for dessert and was worried that the meringue would be flavorless but I was pleasantly surprised to find it sweet and tart. Nicely done!
My only complaint would be that the hurricane wasn't as strong as it could have been- although it was served with mardi gras beads and fruit. Perhaps they are strong and I just ate too much bread!
Unfortunately for my digestive system I COULD NOT GET ENOUGH! Typically I'm a fan of simple and clean food, however this place does creamy, fatty and fried better than I've ever had before. The interior is borderline obnoxious (but it's what I would expect of a place that celebrates Mardi Gras everyday).
If you want to die a good yet sudden death get the following:
Fried Green Tomatoes
Louisiana Crab Cakes
Grilled Andouille Sausage on Sweet Potato Polenta
Heaven On Seven On Rush is the Bomb!!
The food there is awesome. I went there this past weekend and had the all you can eat buffett dinner in which cost about $20 per person but it was worth it. They kept bringing out so much food to our table. We where amazed. Also you should try the Cajun Long Island drink in which was great. I hope you can handle it because you will be on cloud 9 afterwards. Â LMAO!!! Enjoy!!! Oh!! And also there is a movie theatre upstairs also.:)
Heaven on Seven has a very strong Mardi Gras theme as well as a large wall of sauces. For a second, I didn't know if I was stepping into a restaurant or sauce showcase room. If this was California, I would not feel secured sitting next to a wall with hundreds of thousands of bottles of hot sauce. But nonetheless, it is a very creative and unique approach to introducing the Creole culture.
We were a party of five and had promptly arrived prior to the dinner rush hour. The menu had a wide selection so it took us a good fifteen minutes to figure out what we wanted. We decided to each order a different entree so we could try a little of everything:
1) Cajun Stir Fry
2) Mardi Gras Jambalaya
3) Southern Fried Chicken Breast
4) Chicken Voodoo Enchilada
5) Pan Seared Diver Caught Sea Scallops
Each entree comes with a complimentary soup or salad. This is when you should choose the gumbo over the greens without a bit of hesitation. It was a bowl of wonder filled with rich ingredients that were oh-so-vibrant and zesty. I wished there were seconds. As for my entree, I had the Mardi Gras jambalaya but after trying a bite of the chicken breast, I wished I could turn back time. The fried chicken breast was flattened out and wrapped within a thin layer of golden brown crust. It had a subtle crisp but the meat was very tender and juicy. It was perfectly complimented by the mashed potato.
We headed into Heaven On Seven completely excited over the prospect of their "all-you-can-eat" deal being available every day for lunch and dinner. Â We sat down at the table, ordered our drinks, and took a look at the menu. Â We found the AYCE section, but were a little dismayed that it only featured fried chicken, fried catfish, gumbo, jambalaya, and a bunch of sides. Â Yes, you could have as much as you want, but how much of those items would we want, after browsing the very exciting rest of the menu?
And that's when we saw it: "Jimmy, Feed Me!" - the chef's selection of Seven Heavenly Courses. Â It's basically paying $35 per person to tell the chef, "My meal is in your hands." Â For us, it was like being a celebrity judge on Iron Chef or any other Food Network judging show. Â We didn't know what we'd be getting, but we knew there would be seven rounds to see what our chef would be offering today.
Our server informed us it was pretty much "an appetizer round, then a soup round, then pretty much a bunch of smaller-portion entrees. Â He also made sure our table had no allergies. Â And while there are foods that we each dislike (I am not a fan of tomatoes; she dislikes sweet potatoes), we decided to throw caution to the wind. Â After all, if the CHEF thinks it's delicious, maybe our preconceptions could be wrong.
Round 1: Fried Green Tomato with a Warm Remoulade Sauce
I took my first bite and thought, "Wow - this doesn't even taste like a tomato!" Â In fact, I likened it to a giant slice of fried zucchini, which meant I rather enjoyed the first course.
Round 2: A Soup Duo - Gumbo and Turtle Soup in little cups, with a Jalapeño Cheddar Corn Muffin
"Would you like some sherry on your turtle soup?" Â We took that to mean, "This is how you eat turtle soup" - so we accepted. Â I found it to be very tasty! Â The gumbo was good, as far as gumbos go. Â The corn muffin was a-mah-zing.
Round 3: Voodoo Enchilada (with chicken and andouille sausage, melted chihuahua cheese and voodoo sauce)
Our first entree, and it's NOT ON THE MENU. Â Buckle up, kiddies - you just entered the Chef's World, and there ain't no goddamned maps to get to this street in Flavortown!
The enchilada was absolutely fantastic - meats perfect inside; gooey cheese and voodoo sauce outside!
Round 4: Scallop with Braised Oxtail
This really made me feel like an Iron Chef judge. Â The scallop was HUGE. Â The braised oxtail elevated it higher, flavor-wise - and the mashed potatoes had the perfect amount of garlic to not overpower, but still give it a real oomph and rise above reg'lar ol' mashed puh-taters.
Round 5: Fried Tilapia on rice with a Louisiana Crab Cake
The fish was very tasty. Â I really enjoyed the crab cake, since it seemed to be almost 100% crab meat inside of that fried crispy shell.
Round 6: Grilled Andouille Sausage (with grilled onions) on Sweet Potato Polenta
We figured that Round 6 would likely bringing on a little bit of heat, and I got enough of a kick from the spices in that sausage. Â But the real star here was the sweet potato polenta. Â I want a BUCKET of that stuff.
We finished that plate off, realizing we only had one course left - no doubt it would be a dessert round. Â So which of the classic desserts would we be served?
Round 7: Beef Tip with Mashed Potatoes and an Onion Ring
What? Â You decided not to end with a dessert, but with a large-sized Beef Tip and mashed potatoes? Â Well - if that's the way you're going to play this game, we'll take your Beef and we'll LIKE IT, see??
Actually, expecting a nice little dessert and then getting a hunk o' steer was kind of a mind-screw. Â I mean it was a perfectly-cooked and tender-as-hell cut of beef. Â The mashed potatoes didn't have that same pizzazz as the Scallop round somehow. Â Maybe the garlic got lost in the beefy juices, but they tasted a little bland/salty in the end. Â Or my tongue was so anticipatory of sweetness that everything else that round tasted salty by comparison.
That was how the chef decided to do the last round, and we finished our fantastic meal and awaited the check so that we could waddle our bloated bodies back home.
Bonus Round (Dessert): Key Lime Ice Box Pie / Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Wait, that's not our check!?! Â Our server brought over a dessert menu and said, "It's not actually stated on the menu, but the Jimmy Feed Me comes with a dessert."
Damn you! Â We weren't prepared for a Bonus Round!
In the end, if it's your first time at Heaven On Seven, maybe just leave it all up to the chef by saying those three magic words:
"JIMMY, FEED ME!"
And, by Jimmy, you will be FED!
(This review has been reduced, thanks to the 5000-word limit.  The full version is on my blog at: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Faaronbsam.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F12%2Fyelp-extended-review-heaven-on-seven.html&s=7c3269e539e31e6a873937fff56b28464f056a4942c99d6c4d9da960653e64ac" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://aaronbsam.blogspo…</a> )
A friend of mine had been dying to try this place, so we stopped in for lunch. Perhaps the fact that there were only two other people in the restaurant should have been warning enough to go somewhere else, but we stayed and tried the Grilled Garlic Bread, Cajun Fried Catfish Bites, Gumbo, Louisiana Crab Cakes, a Shrimp Po' Boy and a Soft Shell Crab Po' Boy.
Unfortunately, we were all unenthused and there wasn't anything that stood out to any of us as being especially delicious. The food was either on the bland side (like the garlic bread) or was way too sweet (like the sauces served with the po' boys and crab cakes). I'd rather wait in line for amazing food than be seated right away for an unmemorable meal.
Went here since Texas De Brasil lost my reservation and thought I would wait 3 hours to be seated.
Got  seated right away and decided on the buffet... from the soup to the bread it was all delicious...coleslaw, black eyed peas, catfish and mashed potatoes were AWESOME!!  I will definitely be back for more. Great sweet tea and server explained everything and was very pleasant and attentive.
you saved the day :)
Heaven on Seven is the cajun version of Caesar's (home of the killer margarita). Â Not really a compliment. Â My Honey and I split one of their appetizer platters. Â There were lots of crabcakes, fried oysters, fried shrimp and fried jalapeno cornbread chunks served on a ginormous platter. Â Unfortunately this is a case of quantity over quality. Â Lots of mediocrity is still mediocrity.
Another thing, how about putting prices on the drink menu? Â I'm sure I know that the hurricane isn't going to be a $6.00 drink, so how about you just let me know up front that it's $10.95.
Heaven on Seven is good  for pre/post movie going, but if your'e looking for a real dining experience, move it along.
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