South Water Kitchen

I think this restaurant gets the top spot for quick service.  The apps and meals were out so promptly and were so good.  I had a vegetarian shepard's pie that was really good.  Comfort food at its best.  We also had a cheese plate and a couple of flatbread pizzas and those were good as well.  

We were staying at the hotel and I ordered room service for breakfast which comes from the kitchen of this restaurant as well.  I had a farmer's market frittata that was super tasty and was delivered within 15 minutes of ordering.  Crazy fast for any room service I've ever had.

I came here right before the lunch crowd came around.  My server was really nice.  I had the deviled eggs appetizer, and that was delicious.  Bacony and creamy and delicious.  The house-smoked pulled pork bbq sandwich was AWESOME.  (Don't expect much from the cole slaw that comes with it, it was disappointing and bland.)  The sandwich and fries were GREAT though.  Great.  The lemon pound cake dessert was yummy, but I felt like something was not quite there.  Good service and good food, I'd love to come back!

I know its Chicago, and I know its an area where everything is expensive, but come on, the pricing here is redorkulous.  $11 for a tiny grilled cheese sandwich with a dollop of (room temperature) tomato bisque for dipping?  Plus, I wanted a Daisy Cutter and the bar tender was like, "everyone here has Daisy Cutter, so I have a different Half Acre beer on tap...  Dude, if everyone has it, that means its good and people want it.  You want to mix it up with some variety, then have Daisy Cutter AND another beer, not another beer INSTEAD of the crazy popular one everyone wants.  And, the Revolution IPA they had on tap had clearly past its prime, and despite the fact hat I brought it up with less than three gulps out of it, and just gave it back to him, I was still charged for it.  Finally, this is a restaurant inside a Kimpton hotel, where kids are supposed to be treated like actual people, not horrifying nightmare creatures.  My perfectly behaved (for a six-yer-old) daughter's mere existence was clearly an imposition on the staff.  We ate there for breakfast and that was overpriced too.  I won't be back.