avec River North

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   bhav

   VIP

   New Orleans

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food, great service! Definitely going back.
   

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   Kathryn

   Chicago

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a wonderful lunch we had at avec River North today! Of course the dates were amazing, but we knew that. The calamari was perfectly cooked, and the tabbouleh was full of flavor. The focaccia with taleggio cheese, truffle oil and fresh herbs was so much more delicious than I expected it to be. The service was outstanding! Our server was thoughtful, informed, gracious, and fun. My friends were in town for a wedding, so he even brought us spiced plum sorbet for dessert to finish out the meal. They loved it!
   

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   Jesse

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing birthday evening at Avec. Beautiful ambience on a quiet snowy night. The persimmon negroni was one of a kind. The fried Spanish octopus is a must and the branzino's crisp flaky skin and tender meat topped off the night. Thank you Kate and Nikki for a wonderful night.
   

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   Mary Frances

   VIP

   Chicago

   172 reviews

   4.0

   172 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   First time at this location. Food was flavorful and presented nicely. Service was very pleasant.
   

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   Vicky

   VIP

   Yucatán

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on January 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Super buena experiencia para fin de año, delicioso!
   

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   Delaney

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   My partner and I came to Avec for an anniversary dinner and it did NOT disappoint! We each got a cocktail and then ordered four dishes to share (the endive and apple salad, the short rib hummus, the campanelli, and the lamb kefta calzone). Each was INCREDIBLE, but the short rib hummus was 100% the show stopper (i'd come back just to eat that!) The portion sizes were also good for the value. The restaurant itself was beautiful and had such lovely ambience. I will say that we did not receive any sort of "anniversary" benefit - usually restaurants will throw in like an extra something if it's a special occasion, not sure if that's the case at Avec! But either way, we had an absolutely wonderful time and will be coming back.
   

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   Lauren

   VIP

   Indiana

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a hummus with short rib that was very good, along with a couple of the pastas. The food was decent for the price. The service was a little underwhelming. The water refill and busing staff were more attentive and friendly than our server. We ended up being there for almost two hours because the server only came over every 15-20 minutes to take our order, give us the check, etc.
   

   avec River NorthResponded on January 2, 2025

   Thanks for visiting us, Lauren! We're glad to hear you enjoyed our hummus with short rib and pastas. We're sorry to hear that our service didn't meet your expectations. We will definitely take your feedback into account to improve. We appreciate your patience and hope to serve you again soon!
   

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   Kristi

   New York City

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great New Year’s Eve dinner. Had a reservation for 9:30 and were able to leisurely eat and drink right up to the New Year. Our group order several small plates to share and cocktails. It was the perfect New Years Eve.
   

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   Mark

   Chicago

   19 reviews

   2.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   I like Avec on Randolph much better than the one in River North. The restaurant did absolutely nothing to celebrate the new years. I love their bacon wrapped dates, but the rest of the food was a bit disappointing. Our server was very nice. I think the restaurant looks like an old retired bar, because it was. Also, was a very young crowd. I don’t think I would return to this location.
   

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    Kelly

    Greater Boston

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The food here is imaginative and flavorful. We had the octopus, red cabbage, sweet potato’s, and hummus—all delicious. Those 4 dishes filled the four of us with food to spare. We also had two desserts, very nice. Drinks very well conceived; sweeter than I like. Service terrific.
    

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