In September of 2023, George Trois streamlined from an 8-10 course tasting menu to a 4 course prix fixe menu with wine pairings. We jumped a the chance to experience Chef Michael's higher end cuisine under less strenuous conditions, and were very pleased. Our meal consisted of seared sweetbreads for me and goat cheese salad for Kelly, then splitting a dover sole , followed by saddle of venison for me, Tornadoes Rossini for Kelly, and then wrapping up with chocolate souffle. Everything was top notch. The sweetbreads were earthy and delicious and presented on a bed of polenta and adorned with an explosion of crispy fried leeks, which were like exquisite fried onion strings. The dover sole was perfection, firm and buttery. The venison was Chef Michael's classic preparation with chestnut puree and sweet potato gratin, in a huckleberry sauce. This is the best venison I have ever had and a must eat dish, which you can sometimes get at Aboyer, as well. I need to eat it every year. Kelly loved her steak and the chocoate souffle, a bit sized portion, was perfectly executed. Our wine pairings throughout the meal were exceptional, but they do not include the dessert course - at least they didn't that evening. No worries, though, as they have an excellent selection of bourbon. I strongly recommend my Francophiles visiting here as soon as possible, who knows when Chef Michael will go back to a larger format! George Trois is a private dining room inside the Aboyer restaurant. It has only 6-8 tables, depending on the arrangement and size of parties. The room itself is almost uniformly white, and brighter than you might expect or prefer for an elegant evening. It has a subdued vibe to it, but you will hear noise from Aboyer when guests or servers enter or leave the room. But these are minor quibbles and not something that detracts from one of the finest French dining experiences in the Chicago area.
sheila c.
We had an absolutely wonderful time. Abran, from Brittany, Aka Minnesota was our wine, aperitif and cognac expert was so entertaining and fun. He was the dinner and the show! The food was excellent! We will be back soon.
j0hnp234
The 12 course tasting menu amounted to the best meal my wife and I have ever eaten, bar none. Not in America, but everywhere we've been in the world. The creativity, the craft, the technique, the HEART in every course was apparent from the moment the first plate landed on our table. I've included 3 of the 4 desserts we had. Each better than the last, last of which was a tubular chocolate disguised as a cigar in an ashtray plate, complete with "ashes." Portions were perfectly sized to leave us satisfied without feeling bloated. It was our 40th anniversary, and I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather go (with the possible exception of Tuscany, but that's another story). It's definitely a "special occasion" place for us. We've been regulars at Lachowicz' Aboyer, and before that Michael restaurants. His yearly menu tribute to major influence Julia Child will bring tears to your eyes, and at a very affordable price. Plenty of free parking in the neighborhood adds to the appeal.
Michael F
We went on a Saturday night and were surprised there was only one other couple dining, especially given the outstanding menu and artistry. I learned the hard way on the bill. The problem is the surprise mandatory wine prices. The meal itself was $185 per person, and very fair. With tax, mandatory tip and a $5 "order" charge, that came to $497.02 for both of us. A lot, but fair given the excellent quality. But where I got suckered was on the wine, and it was never told to me in advance. The only choices were $195 or $275 tastings per person. That, with tax and tip, more than doubled the total cost for dinner to over $1000 for two. A very unhappy surprise. I figured I could have ordered a bottle or even two of $100 or so wine, or even just a few wines by the glass. But no --the only choices were the two wine tasting menus, The wines were very good, but not worth $40 per pour, nor a mandatory $500+ for two. Given many other fine restaurants, I unfortunately won't be back here. I'm not interested in wine costing more than the meal nor $1000 nights out.
Michael F.
Fine cuisine, but I got sucker-punched on price.We went on a Saturday night and were surprised there was only one other couple dining, especially given the outstanding menu and artistry. I learned the hard way on the bill.The meal itself was $185 per person, and very fair. With tax, mandatory tip and a $5 "order" charge, that came to $497.02 for both of us. A lot, but fair given the excellent quality.But where I got suckered was on the wine, and it was never told to me in advance. If I wanted any wine with this epicurean meal the only choices were $195 or $275 tastings per person. That, with tax and tip, more than doubled the total cost for dinner to over $1000 for two. A very unhappy surprise.I figured I could have ordered a bottle or even two of $100 or so wine, or even just a few wines by the glass. But no --the only choices were the two wine tasting menus,The wines were very good, but not worth $40 per pour, nor a mandatory $500+ for two. Given many other fine restaurants, I unfortunately won't be back here. I'm not interested in wine costing more than the meal nor $1000 nights out.
Dong H.
What can you say about George Trois? It is one of the best French restaurants on the north side of Chicago. This restaurant is the place chef Michael Lachowicz puts his cooking talent on displace and showcases varieties of French cuisine in his own way. What you get from there is a 7-course tasting menu which changes every season. Furthermore, you are in a faire small, intimacy dinning room with only 5 tables and receive top-notch service from staff members. Before each course, chef Michael come out to explain what you are about to get in great detail. This was absolutely one of the best dinning experience I ever had. If french food is your favor, I would recommend everyone to give it a try.
John P.
George Trois is the passion project of chef Michael Lachowicz. We've been customers since his early days at Le Deux Gros with his brother.We decided there was no place we'd rather try for our 45th wedding anniversary dinner than George Trois (The prix fixe menu is out of our range for ordinary date nights. That's Aboyer, where we are happy regulars). And we were NOT disappointed, to say the least. Every one of the 8 courses was both classic and reimagined at the same time, many with a subtle sense of humor; like the dessert that looks just like a half-smoked cigar in an ash tray. Both my wife and I declared each course to be the best we'd ever had. Concept is nothing without execution. G-T is flawless on both counts. How Michelin missed dining here is a mystery. Two star level at the least! Sommelier Brian was more than cordial, and we chatted throughout the meal on many wide-ranging topics. Chef recognized us immediately when he came into the dining room and greeted us like friends. We were made to feel special on a special day. Thank you, chef!
Michael R.
We came to George Trois for a birthday celebration and it was everything we hoped it would be. We had a menu designed around truffles which was fantastic. The caviar and fois gras dishes were my two personal favorites but every plate was delicious. The chef came to our table to explain each dish, which gave us an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the hard work their team puts into each course. He was very friendly and my wife and I really enjoyed talking with him and the wine sommelier, who chose some phenomenal wines to pair with our food. The wine selections were some of the best I have had at any restaurant.We will definitely be back. Highly recommend George Trois to everyone!
Daniel Aregoni
Truly a memorable Birthday for my lovely wife. The 10-course Michelin status service, food quality with Wine-paring was amazing! Located in the charming North Shore of Chicago, Winnetka, Illinois. Alfredo our 1st Class purser and Francis our Wine Sommelier were just perfect and made the event even more special. A must visit and a worth trip out of Chicago!!!!
jswears
This was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. The tasting menu and wine pairing was exceptional, the service was the best (shout out to Francis and Alfredo for their attention and ability to walk through the food and the wine pairing), and the decor was elegant while also comfortable. The quality and impeccable technique of the food simply cannot be described. This easily beats some of the best restaurants I’ve been to in Paris. If you’re in the Chicago area, you simply have to go here.
Incredible experience with delicious, thoughtful and approachable French cuisine. Beautiful decor, amazing and friendly staff that were passionate about the food and wine. I think the best Fois Gras I’ve ever had and a pheasant pastry that changed my life. Highly recommend you do the wine pairing, Francis does amazing work.
Me You
One of the Best French style restaurants I’ve ever eaten at. The chef came out and greeted us. It was an impeccable experience and unforgettable night. Thank you so much George Trois. Absolutely delicious ? 5 stars and higher if I could rate higher. Alinea definitely has competition but also Alinéa is suppose to be airy food so you won’t get full , the other difference is that Alinea is in the city of Chicago and George Trois is in the North Shore.
Armando Zapata
The experience was excellent flavor wise I think is equal to alinea if not better ! I highly recommend it ! Wine pairing be ready to pay 195-245 for the pairings however it will be enough to make you buzz ! Highly recommend to pairing Favorite dish by was was the rabbit. Loin dish ! So good !!!! With micro carrots so good and delicious If I was to pick a restaurant for anniversary it would be this one definitely worth the money The chef himself comes out to explain every dish ! I have never seen that happening and I appreciate it a ton !!! If you wan an experience to never forget come here !
Taylor B
I remember the first time I was introduced to a tasting menu at a three-star Michelin restaurant. Someone later asked me what I liked. "It's a tasting menu so you eat what they serve you, like it or not," I said. Chef Michael Lachowicz has an international reputation for exquisite cooking so the odds are pretty good that you won't be disappointed. In 2019, he received the Jean Bancet Award as "Best of the Year." His George Trois restaurant, located at 64 Green Bay Road in north suburban Winnetka, south of Winnetka Avenue, in the Indian Hill neighborhood, is an elegant 18-seat dining room that offers an avante-garde, nine to 12-course tasting menu with French cuisine. It is open from 6 to 9 Friday, Saturday and Sunday so get your reservations sooner than later. Our experience with a growing number of tasting menus is they are masterminded by Michelin-type chefs who love to experiment in the kitchen, always creating new and delicious items. Chef Michael Lachowicz is one of those Michelin-types. On our visit, we enjoyed such tasty and inventive delights as foie gras and truffle soup, Ora king salmon and golden Kaluga caviar, morel crusted loin of rabbit, roast squab with brown butter bearnaise, blue bacon biscuit with honeyed fig and fried banana crepe with chocolate. Does that sound like something you just made in your kitchen? Chicago once had a few restaurants like this. No longer. Michael Lachowicz is in a class by himself.
Ray
Best dinner in Chicago area if not in the USA. Presentation was spectacular and the waitstaff was attentive without hovering. Three Michelin Stars!!***
In September of 2023, George Trois streamlined from an 8-10 course tasting menu to a 4 course prix fixe menu with wine pairings. We jumped a the chance to experience Chef Michael's higher end cuisine under less strenuous conditions, and were very pleased. Our meal consisted of seared sweetbreads for me and goat cheese salad for Kelly, then splitting a dover sole , followed by saddle of venison for me, Tornadoes Rossini for Kelly, and then wrapping up with chocolate souffle. Everything was top notch. The sweetbreads were earthy and delicious and presented on a bed of polenta and adorned with an explosion of crispy fried leeks, which were like exquisite fried onion strings. The dover sole was perfection, firm and buttery. The venison was Chef Michael's classic preparation with chestnut puree and sweet potato gratin, in a huckleberry sauce. This is the best venison I have ever had and a must eat dish, which you can sometimes get at Aboyer, as well. I need to eat it every year. Kelly loved her steak and the chocoate souffle, a bit sized portion, was perfectly executed. Our wine pairings throughout the meal were exceptional, but they do not include the dessert course - at least they didn't that evening. No worries, though, as they have an excellent selection of bourbon. I strongly recommend my Francophiles visiting here as soon as possible, who knows when Chef Michael will go back to a larger format! George Trois is a private dining room inside the Aboyer restaurant. It has only 6-8 tables, depending on the arrangement and size of parties. The room itself is almost uniformly white, and brighter than you might expect or prefer for an elegant evening. It has a subdued vibe to it, but you will hear noise from Aboyer when guests or servers enter or leave the room. But these are minor quibbles and not something that detracts from one of the finest French dining experiences in the Chicago area.
We had an absolutely wonderful time. Abran, from Brittany, Aka Minnesota was our wine, aperitif and cognac expert was so entertaining and fun. He was the dinner and the show! The food was excellent! We will be back soon.
The 12 course tasting menu amounted to the best meal my wife and I have ever eaten, bar none. Not in America, but everywhere we've been in the world. The creativity, the craft, the technique, the HEART in every course was apparent from the moment the first plate landed on our table. I've included 3 of the 4 desserts we had. Each better than the last, last of which was a tubular chocolate disguised as a cigar in an ashtray plate, complete with "ashes." Portions were perfectly sized to leave us satisfied without feeling bloated. It was our 40th anniversary, and I can't imagine anywhere I'd rather go (with the possible exception of Tuscany, but that's another story). It's definitely a "special occasion" place for us. We've been regulars at Lachowicz' Aboyer, and before that Michael restaurants. His yearly menu tribute to major influence Julia Child will bring tears to your eyes, and at a very affordable price. Plenty of free parking in the neighborhood adds to the appeal.
We went on a Saturday night and were surprised there was only one other couple dining, especially given the outstanding menu and artistry. I learned the hard way on the bill. The problem is the surprise mandatory wine prices. The meal itself was $185 per person, and very fair. With tax, mandatory tip and a $5 "order" charge, that came to $497.02 for both of us. A lot, but fair given the excellent quality. But where I got suckered was on the wine, and it was never told to me in advance. The only choices were $195 or $275 tastings per person. That, with tax and tip, more than doubled the total cost for dinner to over $1000 for two. A very unhappy surprise. I figured I could have ordered a bottle or even two of $100 or so wine, or even just a few wines by the glass. But no --the only choices were the two wine tasting menus, The wines were very good, but not worth $40 per pour, nor a mandatory $500+ for two. Given many other fine restaurants, I unfortunately won't be back here. I'm not interested in wine costing more than the meal nor $1000 nights out.
Fine cuisine, but I got sucker-punched on price.We went on a Saturday night and were surprised there was only one other couple dining, especially given the outstanding menu and artistry. I learned the hard way on the bill.The meal itself was $185 per person, and very fair. With tax, mandatory tip and a $5 "order" charge, that came to $497.02 for both of us. A lot, but fair given the excellent quality.But where I got suckered was on the wine, and it was never told to me in advance. If I wanted any wine with this epicurean meal the only choices were $195 or $275 tastings per person. That, with tax and tip, more than doubled the total cost for dinner to over $1000 for two. A very unhappy surprise.I figured I could have ordered a bottle or even two of $100 or so wine, or even just a few wines by the glass. But no --the only choices were the two wine tasting menus,The wines were very good, but not worth $40 per pour, nor a mandatory $500+ for two. Given many other fine restaurants, I unfortunately won't be back here. I'm not interested in wine costing more than the meal nor $1000 nights out.
What can you say about George Trois? It is one of the best French restaurants on the north side of Chicago. This restaurant is the place chef Michael Lachowicz puts his cooking talent on displace and showcases varieties of French cuisine in his own way. What you get from there is a 7-course tasting menu which changes every season. Furthermore, you are in a faire small, intimacy dinning room with only 5 tables and receive top-notch service from staff members. Before each course, chef Michael come out to explain what you are about to get in great detail. This was absolutely one of the best dinning experience I ever had. If french food is your favor, I would recommend everyone to give it a try.
George Trois is the passion project of chef Michael Lachowicz. We've been customers since his early days at Le Deux Gros with his brother.We decided there was no place we'd rather try for our 45th wedding anniversary dinner than George Trois (The prix fixe menu is out of our range for ordinary date nights. That's Aboyer, where we are happy regulars). And we were NOT disappointed, to say the least. Every one of the 8 courses was both classic and reimagined at the same time, many with a subtle sense of humor; like the dessert that looks just like a half-smoked cigar in an ash tray. Both my wife and I declared each course to be the best we'd ever had. Concept is nothing without execution. G-T is flawless on both counts. How Michelin missed dining here is a mystery. Two star level at the least! Sommelier Brian was more than cordial, and we chatted throughout the meal on many wide-ranging topics. Chef recognized us immediately when he came into the dining room and greeted us like friends. We were made to feel special on a special day. Thank you, chef!
We came to George Trois for a birthday celebration and it was everything we hoped it would be. We had a menu designed around truffles which was fantastic. The caviar and fois gras dishes were my two personal favorites but every plate was delicious. The chef came to our table to explain each dish, which gave us an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the hard work their team puts into each course. He was very friendly and my wife and I really enjoyed talking with him and the wine sommelier, who chose some phenomenal wines to pair with our food. The wine selections were some of the best I have had at any restaurant.We will definitely be back. Highly recommend George Trois to everyone!
Truly a memorable Birthday for my lovely wife. The 10-course Michelin status service, food quality with Wine-paring was amazing! Located in the charming North Shore of Chicago, Winnetka, Illinois. Alfredo our 1st Class purser and Francis our Wine Sommelier were just perfect and made the event even more special. A must visit and a worth trip out of Chicago!!!!
This was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. The tasting menu and wine pairing was exceptional, the service was the best (shout out to Francis and Alfredo for their attention and ability to walk through the food and the wine pairing), and the decor was elegant while also comfortable. The quality and impeccable technique of the food simply cannot be described. This easily beats some of the best restaurants I’ve been to in Paris. If you’re in the Chicago area, you simply have to go here.
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Incredible experience with delicious, thoughtful and approachable French cuisine. Beautiful decor, amazing and friendly staff that were passionate about the food and wine. I think the best Fois Gras I’ve ever had and a pheasant pastry that changed my life. Highly recommend you do the wine pairing, Francis does amazing work.
One of the Best French style restaurants I’ve ever eaten at. The chef came out and greeted us. It was an impeccable experience and unforgettable night. Thank you so much George Trois. Absolutely delicious ? 5 stars and higher if I could rate higher. Alinea definitely has competition but also Alinéa is suppose to be airy food so you won’t get full , the other difference is that Alinea is in the city of Chicago and George Trois is in the North Shore.
The experience was excellent flavor wise I think is equal to alinea if not better ! I highly recommend it ! Wine pairing be ready to pay 195-245 for the pairings however it will be enough to make you buzz ! Highly recommend to pairing Favorite dish by was was the rabbit. Loin dish ! So good !!!! With micro carrots so good and delicious If I was to pick a restaurant for anniversary it would be this one definitely worth the money The chef himself comes out to explain every dish ! I have never seen that happening and I appreciate it a ton !!! If you wan an experience to never forget come here !
I remember the first time I was introduced to a tasting menu at a three-star Michelin restaurant. Someone later asked me what I liked. "It's a tasting menu so you eat what they serve you, like it or not," I said. Chef Michael Lachowicz has an international reputation for exquisite cooking so the odds are pretty good that you won't be disappointed. In 2019, he received the Jean Bancet Award as "Best of the Year." His George Trois restaurant, located at 64 Green Bay Road in north suburban Winnetka, south of Winnetka Avenue, in the Indian Hill neighborhood, is an elegant 18-seat dining room that offers an avante-garde, nine to 12-course tasting menu with French cuisine. It is open from 6 to 9 Friday, Saturday and Sunday so get your reservations sooner than later. Our experience with a growing number of tasting menus is they are masterminded by Michelin-type chefs who love to experiment in the kitchen, always creating new and delicious items. Chef Michael Lachowicz is one of those Michelin-types. On our visit, we enjoyed such tasty and inventive delights as foie gras and truffle soup, Ora king salmon and golden Kaluga caviar, morel crusted loin of rabbit, roast squab with brown butter bearnaise, blue bacon biscuit with honeyed fig and fried banana crepe with chocolate. Does that sound like something you just made in your kitchen? Chicago once had a few restaurants like this. No longer. Michael Lachowicz is in a class by himself.
Best dinner in Chicago area if not in the USA. Presentation was spectacular and the waitstaff was attentive without hovering. Three Michelin Stars!!***