Thursday, September 11, 2008

White Chocolate Grill Naperville,IL


Yes, it is a part of a chain. Now we will all get over that and look into some details. It is located in a strip mall area ok,that could be a minus. You walk inside and now it becomes a plus. Dark cool wood decor with cozy lighting. The smell of the wood fire oven is not overpowering. I recommend eating in the bar area. The mirrored wall behind the bar has liquor bottles arranged by color on the tiered shelves. It really gives a stained glass effect to the room. The chairs and booth benches are soft leather and most tables give you enough quiet privacy so you can actually hear your conversation. Service is pretty good. Actually, the best service we've had was in the bar area from the bartender. Now about some of the food.
Salads are good and portions are plentiful. My favorite salad here is the:
WCG Bacon Blue Cheese Salad
Mixed greens, Maytag blue cheese, Smoked Bacon, candied nuts and red onion.

Entree fave is:
Perfectly Grilled Atlantic Salmon *
It really is good, perfect seasoning and done just right!
Their burgers are good. I did not care for the Maytag Blue Cheese Burger. There was too much cheese and for me it was overpowering.
WCG has a great wine list. Having written that, there is a phenomenon out in the 'burbs where more and more restaurants are charging way too much for a glass of wine and the pour is not even where it should be. Now WCG is guilty of this and I say to all the restaurants that do this;
SHAME ON YOU, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! Come on folks even Houlihans gets it! Houli's has a great wine list, good pour and the prices are acceptable.
White Chocolate Grill gets 2 1/2 Triangles for food and 3 for ambiance.

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