Kostali - Chicago

That was not good. the ceilings were very low. go somewhere else.

Wonderful place, great food AND there is no live music to disrupt the ambiance.

Awkward service is the best way to describe that part of the experience. The food, however, shone! Pretty atmosphere. We showed up at 7:08 for our 7:15 reservation and were told that we 'd be seated closer to our reservation time . We made our way to the bar, and by 7:45 checked back in with our hostess, who indicated she had forgotten about us. Thankfully, our glass of rose and French 75 held us over. After we were seated, it took quite a while before we were greeted by our server, probably about 5 minutes. A very nice gentleman, but seemed to have his opening lines memorized, and spoke very quickly. It appeared he had been assigned way too many tables; he seemed overwhelmed, and was not very attentive to our table. We watched a group of 4 women be seated, and walk out 15 min later after no one greeted them for service. In all, my dinner date and I were there for nearly 3 hours, which is well beyond the time it should have taken. Good thing we had nothing but time. Cocktails were flowing and conversation was great. The Burrata with cipollini onions, squash, freekah and grapes, pomegranate, mint and greens was delicious and the highlight of our meal! We also had the Bread with taramasalata and my dinner date is still talking about this delicious spread with roe. We shared the Garganelli pasta, which left more to be desired having just 3 clams and two shrimp. I would give this place a second chance and hope for better service experience next time.

The feta cheese whip for the bread was fantastic, and my girlfriend's food came out great. The ribeye was fine tasting, but was very tough in some areas, and the fat was almost impossible to cut through. I would expect more from a 60 dollar steak. But it was still enjoyable. Service was great. But nothing too special about the place

After some initial problems, our party of four seats, we enjoyed all drinks, food and desserts. Three in our party had the cod and reported that it was one of the best seafood dishes they ever had. I had the tagine and while I wasn't especially like chickpeas or couscous, I really enjoyed the court. Beverages were excellent even though I thought $23 for a Martini was a bit high. The breads were delicious as the Burrata. Our waiter was a bit hyper and insulting, but that did not prevent our 75. Birthday party.