Some of the best mediterranean food I have ever had. Service and Food delivery was outstanding. They should train other restaurants how to deliver food. Great Music and the perfect volume played throughout our dinner.
Katie
Avec continues to deliver an amazing experience every time we visit. The food was excellent, the service impeccable and the atmosphere welcoming and cozy. It will continue to be our go to in Chicago.
Jay
Great food! Really enjoyed our experience at Avec. Attentive, knowledgeable service along with a very creative menu. Try the chorizo stuffed dates!
Fire Water
Everything was delicious that we tried! Hummus with pita and short ribs were the highlight of the meal. Its prices are a little high and they still charge 3% on top of your bill. I cannot wait to try everything on their menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Layla Willingham
The food was fantastic! The hummus with the short ribs was to die for. I don't think you can go wrong with a single dish.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Matthew
We had a great meal and loved the atmosphere. I would recommend sharing a bunch of meals and apps
Andrew
One of the best restaurants I have ever dined at! My husband and I ordered the endive salad, the steelhead trout, the black cod tagine, and finished it off with the blackberry lillet blanc baba. ALL were spectacular. The flavors in all were incredible: the endive salad had just the perfect amounts of crunchiness and smoothness, with hints of sweet, savory, bitter, and tartness; topped with pistachio on a bed of yogurt (just a bit)- it was mindblowing. The trout was smooth and creamy, with just the right amount of crispy skin, on a bed of baba ganoush and fruit vinaigrette. The black cod tagine was perfect, buttery cod, creamy eggplant chunks, in a smooth balanced curry like sauce; the lightness of the coconut cucumber raita was divine and added the only texture needed. An extra light lavash was provided. Afterwards we had the blackberry lillet-yet another perfectly light and balanced dessert....everything, including our server Mallory could not be better.
Jeremiah Avery
Very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kevin
Really nice overall restaurant. Ambiance was quite nice. Ordered the chickpea short rib hummus (best item on menu imo ), deluxe focaccia (bit heavy), and tagliatelle (pretty salty for me)
Parker Green
I thoroughly enjoyed my brunch experience at Avec River North!
While vacationing in Chicago, we wanted to have a fun Sunday brunch somewhere near our hotel, and Avec looked like a lovely spot to try out. Spoiler alert: I was not disappointed!!
Service was friendly and attentive throughout our dining experience, and I enjoyed the fresh, flavored mimosas - especially the peach & strawberry flavors! They also have a bottomless option for mimosas during weekend brunch, but we arrived towards the tail-end of the brunch period and so just got two mimosas each instead.
As for the food, we decided to try out the Lamb Kefta Burger and the Pita Chip Fatteh. Both dishes were very creative with great textures and flavors. The Fatteh was solid overall, although I personally found the heat in it a tad bit distracting from the other flavors of the dish. But that's mostly a personal thing!
Now, the Lamb Kefta Burger was DEFINITELY the stand-out dish!! Everything on it just went together absolutely PERFECTLY! I loved the fresh crunch of the cucumbers, the saucy/slightly tangy aioli, the egg it's topped with, and the soft/fluffy brioche bun!!
The indoor space was also very expansive, airy, and bright.
Overall, everything about the experience was wonderful, and I would definitely come back again!
What a great birthday. Friendly greeter, great waiter,Todd, nice and efficient support staff, excellent food great drinks and dessert. The images online did not create the image that awaited us. Very pretty. But the food - loved the stuffed dates the endive salad - still don't know why it was just so good, the spinach ravioli, and the branzino- and they did half orders on some of the small plates which was perfect. Just a really nice night.
annie
when we made the reservation online, we thought we were getting their dinner menu but ended up showing up during their lunch hours. while an oversight on our end, we still decided to stay and try the place out. my family and i were happily pleased with our meal. everything came out quick and tasted amazing. i particularly liked the elote bread and deluxe focaccia. would definitely be back to try their dinner menu some day
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Huzaefah
Excellent food and excellent service. The ambience is really beautiful and lively, great for a small or large group. The wait staff are incredibly attentive.
Amanda
Wonderful food, fantastic service, great ambiance -- got amazing seats right next to the open kitchen which was such a treat! I dream about the short rib hummus.
Muneeba
Our server was the sweetest young man and gave us fantastic recommendations... really can't go wrong with anything on the menu! The freshly baked pita bread and fresh pastries were divine! Beautiful, calming space too.
Some of the best mediterranean food I have ever had. Service and Food delivery was outstanding. They should train other restaurants how to deliver food. Great Music and the perfect volume played throughout our dinner.
Avec continues to deliver an amazing experience every time we visit. The food was excellent, the service impeccable and the atmosphere welcoming and cozy. It will continue to be our go to in Chicago.
Great food! Really enjoyed our experience at Avec. Attentive, knowledgeable service along with a very creative menu. Try the chorizo stuffed dates!
Everything was delicious that we tried! Hummus with pita and short ribs were the highlight of the meal. Its prices are a little high and they still charge 3% on top of your bill. I cannot wait to try everything on their menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food was fantastic! The hummus with the short ribs was to die for. I don't think you can go wrong with a single dish.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We had a great meal and loved the atmosphere. I would recommend sharing a bunch of meals and apps
One of the best restaurants I have ever dined at! My husband and I ordered the endive salad, the steelhead trout, the black cod tagine, and finished it off with the blackberry lillet blanc baba. ALL were spectacular. The flavors in all were incredible: the endive salad had just the perfect amounts of crunchiness and smoothness, with hints of sweet, savory, bitter, and tartness; topped with pistachio on a bed of yogurt (just a bit)- it was mindblowing. The trout was smooth and creamy, with just the right amount of crispy skin, on a bed of baba ganoush and fruit vinaigrette. The black cod tagine was perfect, buttery cod, creamy eggplant chunks, in a smooth balanced curry like sauce; the lightness of the coconut cucumber raita was divine and added the only texture needed. An extra light lavash was provided. Afterwards we had the blackberry lillet-yet another perfectly light and balanced dessert....everything, including our server Mallory could not be better.
Very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Really nice overall restaurant. Ambiance was quite nice. Ordered the chickpea short rib hummus (best item on menu imo ), deluxe focaccia (bit heavy), and tagliatelle (pretty salty for me)
I thoroughly enjoyed my brunch experience at Avec River North!
While vacationing in Chicago, we wanted to have a fun Sunday brunch somewhere near our hotel, and Avec looked like a lovely spot to try out.
Spoiler alert: I was not disappointed!!
Service was friendly and attentive throughout our dining experience, and I enjoyed the fresh, flavored mimosas - especially the peach & strawberry flavors!
They also have a bottomless option for mimosas during weekend brunch, but we arrived towards the tail-end of the brunch period and so just got two mimosas each instead.
As for the food, we decided to try out the Lamb Kefta Burger and the Pita Chip Fatteh.
Both dishes were very creative with great textures and flavors. The Fatteh was solid overall, although I personally found the heat in it a tad bit distracting from the other flavors of the dish.
But that's mostly a personal thing!
Now, the Lamb Kefta Burger was DEFINITELY the stand-out dish!! Everything on it just went together absolutely PERFECTLY!
I loved the fresh crunch of the cucumbers, the saucy/slightly tangy aioli, the egg it's topped with, and the soft/fluffy brioche bun!!
The indoor space was also very expansive, airy, and bright.
Overall, everything about the experience was wonderful, and I would definitely come back again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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What a great birthday. Friendly greeter, great waiter,Todd, nice and efficient support staff, excellent food great drinks and dessert. The images online did not create the image that awaited us. Very pretty. But the food - loved the stuffed dates the endive salad - still don't know why it was just so good, the spinach ravioli, and the branzino- and they did half orders on some of the small plates which was perfect. Just a really nice night.
when we made the reservation online, we thought we were getting their dinner menu but ended up showing up during their lunch hours. while an oversight on our end, we still decided to stay and try the place out. my family and i were happily pleased with our meal. everything came out quick and tasted amazing. i particularly liked the elote bread and deluxe focaccia. would definitely be back to try their dinner menu some day
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food and excellent service. The ambience is really beautiful and lively, great for a small or large group. The wait staff are incredibly attentive.
Wonderful food, fantastic service, great ambiance -- got amazing seats right next to the open kitchen which was such a treat! I dream about the short rib hummus.
Our server was the sweetest young man and gave us fantastic recommendations... really can't go wrong with anything on the menu! The freshly baked pita bread and fresh pastries were divine! Beautiful, calming space too.
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