The Other Critics

Shouse Calls Hubbard Inn’s Food a ‘Snooze Fest’ ; Ruby Checks Out Some Overlooked Restaurants

Hubbard Inn gets another not so great review.
Hubbard Inn gets another not so great review. Photo: Huge Galdones/Galdones Photography

• Heather Shouse thinks the food at Hubbard Inn “seems to be the last thing on anyone’s mind, owners included.” While the space is “beautiful” and the cocktails are “generally well executed,” the food is “all over the place, aiming to please everyone at once, to ill effect.” The ricotta ravioli is “dense,” the steak tartare is “sinewy,” and the parsnip puree is “simply a snooze fest.” [TOC]

• Jeff Ruby returns to some forgotten gems of the Chicago dining scene, checking out both Crofton on Wells and Takashi. He found the former to have a menu of “forgotten treasures,” even if every dish “probably ought to be 10 percent bigger and/or 10 percent cheaper.” Takashi has entrees that would “fit in at Everest,” and each often has “enough going on for four dishes.” Still, “the irony is that Takashi’s noodle dinners are nearly as satisfying as the regular menu, at a fraction of the cost.” [Chicago Mag]

• Julia Kramer found Prix Fixe to a be a “charming, date-destination of a restaurant” with “principles.” Unfortunately, even though the menu did change completely, she wasn’t “craving” any of the previous dishes. The white fish fillet and the brussels sprouts were “overcooked,” and the risotto was “well executed, but dull.” [TOC]

Shouse Calls Hubbard Inn’s Food a ‘Snooze Fest’ ; Ruby Checks