Tavern on La Grange

Stuffed Portabello Mushroom

So we went out to dinner near home at a place called Tavern on La Grange.  I think we are kind of wondering why we tried this place - we had seen some deals on their street signs and thought it looked good from the outside.

Stuffed portabello mushroom - stuffed with bread crumbs, garlic butter, and topped with Parmesan cheese.  These were pretty good; they had a bit of a lemony taste them.  It's hard to mess up something drenched in butter.

Italian Beef Sandwich

Italian Beef Sandwich with cheese and giardiniera and a side of chips. We weren't super hungry and some of the other entrees seemed to be more filling larger sized (and pricey). It was a pretty standard Italian Beef; so stick to the classic Italian Beef places to get your fix.

Fish Tacos

Fish tacos - tilapia with rice, really not that exciting. This was a bit disappointing because fish tacos can be really good with some interesting spices and flavor.  The tilapia was dry and the rice was boring. The best part about the dish was the southwest flavored mustard sauce.

Final thoughts on Tavern on La Grange:
Food - nothing too interesting and it seemed pricey; we probably won't be returning.

Service - at the end of the meal it took a really long time for the check to come out to us; even though there weren't too many people in the dining room.

Atmosphere - it was a very large space with lots of TV's.  It is probably better suited as a sports bar.  A while ago we heard that on certain nights there are dueling pianos and we thought they would be there that night - either that wasn't the case or it happened later in the evening.