Room 500

Room 500 is an unusual type of place (at least for anything else I have seen in Chicago):  it isn't really advertised outside Rush University since 't is a "private club" which you have to join with a membership.  For those of us that work there, the place is mainly know for special events: here is where I had a residency interview luncheon, helped host lunches for future recruits, played in hospital talent shows, and this year, our Neurology residents celebrate graduation from here.  They also cater the several conference rooms for the hospital.  While there is a menu, I usually have done the buffet table, which is generally good in quality; the Friday dessert buffet is egregiously excessive!  I don't go out of my way to come here unless there is a meeting or event since it seems mostly a sit down place for people that have the time to eat a long lunch (administrators etc) or wine/dine type events.   The decor is unimpressive with big empty spaces and retro (i.e. old) wall art panels that have a pseudo-cafeteria feel.   The only problem i have with the food is that the selections don't really change all that much with time, particularly the catered meals, which have dulled my palate with their repetitive combinations over several years.