Kindling | Downtown Cookout & Cocktails

$$$ • American, Cocktail Bar, New American

Hours:
202 S Franklin St, Chicago
(312) 789-5992

About Kindling | Downtown Cookout & Cocktails

Kindling, a downtown cookout and cocktails restaurant, offers a variety of dishes and a full bar in a beautifully designed interior, making it suitable for both small and large parties. The menu includes options such as the amazing salmon, steak frites, lamb chops, filet mignon, oysters, and a unique pancake cake. The food is phenomenal, showcasing amazing wood fire cooking that gives a great char. The burrata is a favorite, melting in your mouth with its creamy and earthy flavor. The oysters maplefeller and hillbilly riviera oysters are highly praised. This relaxed but classy establishment is a go-to for great food and cocktails.

Recent reviews highlight exceptional food and service, with guests enjoying the lobster roll and spicy chicken wings. The spinach and artichoke dip and brussel sprouts are recommended appetizers. The vodka sauce pasta with added lobster is noted as worth the extra cost, and the caesar salad is described as perfectly dressed. With an attentive service team that treats guests like VIPs, Kindling provides an amazing overall experience, making it a restaurant people are eager to return to.

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4.4
Atmosphere
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Service
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Delicious food & excellent service in a great environment.

The food, the service and the atmosphere is excellent. Give it visit.

Amazing quality. May fall in love with it. One of the special places to dine. Chef Jonathan Sawyer runs this in a way that is fun as well as efficient and exuberant. Most servings are sharable and are not a whisper of food requiring a trip to Superdawg after to feel as if one has dined. Great wings. Fine Poke. Consider room for desert, as they are very good. Coffee from Dark Matter (Chicago's best). Today we tried the Greek town salad. quite stylish, and delicious. Also, a better...read full review

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Hours

Monday 11AM - 9PM
Tuesday 11AM - 9PM
Wednesday 11AM - 9PM
Thursday 11AM - 9PM
Friday 11AM - 10PM
Saturday 4 - 10PM
Sunday Closed
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