Redstone

We went to dinner at Redstone in Oak Brook Terrace.  We had passed by this restaurant several times and wanted to give it a try.  It is tucked a little out of the way compared to restaurants at the nearby malls.  We also bought some gift cards at the nearby Costco which saved us 20% on our meal.

Buffalo Shrimp

Buffalo Shrimp - with buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing.  Our waitress advised us to order an extra shrimp (for a total of 6 shrimp) so we wouldn't fight over who got the last one and she was right. These were jumbo butterflied shrimp slathered in buffalo sauce and swimming in blue cheese dressing. We were a little doubtful of this combo but we were wrong; the heat in the sauce brought out the sweetness of the shrimp.

Lodge cornbread

Lodge Cornbread with maple butter.  It came served in a large skillet which was cut into 6 pieces. Between this and the shrimp we could have been done for the night.  The cornbread was also tasty but what knocked it out of the park was the maple butter. The cornbread was thick and moist. It was deliciously dense and not grainy. The busboy was a little ambitious and cleared out our bread plates before we got to have seconds and it was just taunting us while we waited for our dinner.  Maybe it was for the best; otherwise we may have filled up on the bread and not had room for the entrees at all.



Halibut with potatoes and asparagus

Parmesan crusted halibut - with garlic mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, tomato marmalade and caper beurre blanc. It was a light and flaky crust nestled on a bed of mashed potatoes.  The sauce made this dish even better than expected.

Braised beef short rib - with garlic mashed potatoes and root vegetables.  The tender fall apart meat soaked up all the favors. The root vegetables were roasted and sweet and filled us up quickly.



Braised short ribs with potatoes and vegetables

Final thoughts on Redstone:
Food - All of the food was good and the portions were huge.  We had to take home cornbread and half of our entrees. The waitress told us their specialty was their rotisserie items.  We're not sure that any of the food we ordered was actually prepared that way.
Service - we had a friendly and helpful waitress. She thoroughly explained the menu to us since it was our first time there.

Atmosphere - the restaurant had a cozy lodge-like setting.  It had a very large bar in the middle. There was dim lighting and dark woods.  For dining in the summer, there is a large patio area that looks like it would be a lot of fun on summer nights.



Wedge of cornbread