Kindling | Downtown Cookout & Cocktails

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

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Beautiful place! The menu is limited, which is good, they make a few dishes and make them very well. Everything was delicious. The main courses are small portions, you will definitely need an appetizer. I wish there were more options for sides, but the ones they do offer (brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes and mushrooms) are very good. Food presentation is beautiful and the atmosphere is great for business dinners or friends who want to chat.
The service was slow and unfriendly. Hard to tell whether the restaurant is failing its servers by understaffing or if the servers are just bad, but I want to believe it is the former. Most of the food was good, but the medium rare steaks came out medium well. And I say steaks because 4 of us got the same steak, ordered l medium rare, and received medium well. For a less expensive restaurant I would not have complained. But with tip this was $125 per person, so I’d expect...
My wife and I recently visited Chicago while on vacation, and among our destinations was the Willis Tower's Skydeck. We stopped by Kindling for lunch, not just because of the strategic location in the tower but because we love watching Food Network on a regular basis and chef Jonathon Sawyer has become one of our favorites to see on tv.

What caught our attention right from the get go was the modern and relaxing vibe of the restaurant - being able to sit...

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Kindling | Downtown Cookout & Cocktails

202 S Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 789-5992