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Restaurant PhotosBest Chicago RestaurantLe Colonial has been selected as a best restaurant by a major publication or website:
AOL Cityguide Readers Poll 2006 - Nominated Best Romantic Restaurant
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"If you can pull your eyes from the decor to the menu, expect to find Vietnamese cuisine with French heart. The pho, an oxtail soup with rice noodles, beef tenderloin and aromatic herbs, is a popular starter, as is the spicy beef and lemongrass salad...."
"I've picked Chicago as my vacation spot two years in a rwo (takes some explaining to the cruise-only folks, but oh well). Both trips have included a dinner at Le Colonial- both mid-week events, once with...."
"When my fiancee and I took her parents to Le Colonial, the "what were we thinking" had more to do with "Why haven't we come here more often? In this Gold Coast restaurant prices are a bit higher than what you find in the north side n..."
"Despite our obsession, the chicken isn’t the only excellent dish on Le Colonial’s menu...."
"Despite the Gold Coast location, this striking New York clone -- decorated with bamboo shutters, sepia-toned photos of old Vietnam, and rotating fans suspended from 30-foot ceilings -- conjures a vision of French-occupied Saigon. The second-story dining r..."
"Le Colonial is a fine dining establishment that focuses its culinary talents on French and American dishes...."
"The restaurant evokes 1920s Saigon, with bamboo shutters, rattan chairs, potted palms and banana trees, fringed lampshades and ceiling fans, and evocative period photography. While the ambience certainly merits a visit, the flavorful cuisine is a draw on..."
"Words cannot begin to describe my experience at this restaurant. l am a very difficult customer to please and l must say l haven't felt like a princess since i arrived in chicago 2yrs ago until l dined at Le colonial with a friend of mine,the service was..."
"Virtually any starting course containing grilled shrimp is a good bet. There's chao tom, in which the shrimp are minced and wrapped around a stalk of sugar cane (which you carefully remove) and served with vegetables, noodles, peanut sauce and some lettuc..."
"The atmosphere here will make you feel like one of the characters in "The Quiet American," Graham Greene's novel of Vietnam. Upstairs in the bar, ceiling fans churn the air, and the room is furnished with wicker chairs and potted ferns...."
"I've picked Chicago as my vacation spot two years in a rwo (takes some explaining to the cruise-only folks, but oh well). Both trips have included a dinner at Le Colonial- both mid-week events, once with...."
"This Vietnamese restaurant is dark, yet comfy, and draws a packed house during lunchtime. The décor is strictly authentic, with plain paper table coverings...."
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