Shaw's Crab House

This was my first brunch at this majestic restaurant.  I have always wanted to eat at Shaw's just from the reviews that I have read about this restaurant.

Making reservations was very painless. We were able to obtain a noon reservation for the Sunday brunch.   Upon entering this majestic restaurant, I was greeted by the hostess.  I was offered to be seated, however, my brunch date - Jan, had not arrived yet so I had opted to wait for her.  I was able to observe all of the activities in the lobby area.  The decor' was very "old-school" with the large wooden and mirror bar.  There is a second bar/lounge right off of the main lobby, which seemed to be much lighter.  There is also a complimentary coat check.  The gentleman was very pleasant taking and retrieving your coat.  

As the hostess leading us to our table, we had passed a private area that would fit up to 12 people or so.  The main dining room was very large with various wooden tables and chairs/booths throughout the room.  Again, this room had the "old-school" feeling.  We were seated in the smaller dining room which is right off of the main dining room.  This room also full of the richness of the dark wood with dark red covering for the banquettes.  Even though the tables were close together, you didn't your neighbor's conversation.  

Our server was Nick K, who greeted and explained the bunch's layout.  We started out with the seafood area, and then grazed to the breakfast items, then eventually to the entrees. All items were always stocked and with fresh items.  After a bit, we finally, make it to the dessert area.  Again, plenty of different items to choose from.  Nick was very attentive to our table along with his other tables.  Kudos to him and the dedicated busser to the dining room to make sure the room were always cleaned.

I truly enjoyed the brunch and would consider returning to a dining experience at Shaw's.  Go and enjoy.

Shaw's is one my favorite spots in Chicago for seafood. Great food, ambience and our waiter did a nice job of letting us eat, and discuss a little business.

Oysters on the half shell are amazing at this spot and so is the seafood.  Wait staff is very nice and they have good music.  Kinda pricey but what do you expect for the area?  #1 place for seafood in Chicago hands down.