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When my Dad and I started our monthly Chicago dinner ritual in May of 2008, we started with MK. This contemporary American restaurant has become a Chicago staple. The modern space opened in 2004 has stayed true to its roots by continually introducing unique flavors... without forgetting the importance of the "local farmer." And the quality is just outstanding.
In thinking about the structure of our restaurant exploration, we decided that it may be a good idea to repeat a great dinner ever year or so...so for our December 2009 monthly dinner, it made sense to re-visit MK.
Upon meeting our waitress, my Dad prompted me to share my gluten allergy (which still slightly embarrasses me). The waitress, to my surprise, starting rattling off all the things that she and the Chef would do to insure that I did not have any gluten in any of my dishes in addition to making sure that the food was not cross contaminated as well.
I ended up order
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And, finally, I can't forget to mention dessert #2. MK likes to end everyone's meal with dessert, regardless of if you had just finished your actual dessert 5 minutes before. My meal was successfully gluten free
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Another successful monthly dinner. Great food. Great conversation. Thank you MK...and Dad.
My white fish sounds dull: but it had a hunks of lobster on top and was bathed in a ciantro broth. Great meal!
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