Elia Chicago

"My second time here and it was even much better than the last time. Service is absolutely lovely. People are always so kind and caring. Food: was cautious due to the reviews but they must have improved, because everything was top notch, as in the first time when I visited. And I am a choosey eater. We got the potatoes (the herbs and cheese were a supreme combo), the artichoke dip which was perfect, and the dumplings (so light and yummy). Atmosphere: so chill and cozy while being an absolute banger when it comes to interior vibes. I love that the place screams upscale but anyone can afford to dine here. And the food is good which is only a plus. Although, we did come in the middle of the afternoon when the place was empty."

"Absolutely no atmosphere on an awesome summer Friday night. We were seated on a table outside and honestly I have no idea who our server was because every time we needed something a new person was attending our table. Food is bland,portions are small and there is nothing Greek or Mediterranean in it. Plus it’s expensive. The best part of our meal was the desert. The concept of this restaurant is awesome and the restaurant itself is beautiful. However,they have a long way to go and learn so maybe thats way this restaurant itself was empty and the surrounding restaurants were almost full. My suggestion is to start by modifying the menu and training your employees better."

"Food was terrible. Will not return . The spinach artichoke dip had something else in it can’t put my finger on it but it gave the dip a funky taste. Ordered 4 appetizers and two entrees. Prices are decent. But the food was just not what I expected. Atmosphere is was nice . Great location . Service was fine."

"5 ⭐️ for potential after hard opening. Turkish Mediterranean, a lot of vegetable forward dishes, interesting French onion soup presentation, nice wine selection. Private wine room, table, bar and outside seating. Mid Century Modern furnishing vibe. Very friendly/attentive wait & serving staff. Hard opening late July. Accessible."

"The food has potential, but they have a long way to go before this is a good experience for customers. I want to give them some grace on the rating because I dined in on a Friday evening (5/19/23), which was the second day of their soft opening to the general public, but this experience was probably more like 2 stars. The biggest issue was the service - the staff were completely unprepared. 1) Our server was unfamiliar with the menu and had to go back to the kitchen every time we asked a question about an item, so we stopped asking. 2) We received appetizers without any plates and waited for over 5 minutes to receive them. We weren’t the only ones (plates should probably be at the table before any food gets there). 3) We were done with our appetizers by the time our server returned to take our larger plates order. 4) By the time we placed our larger plate order, our server said the kitchen could no longer accommodate any menu item alterations - our requests were for one item without chives and to add a protein to the tagliatelle (which is explicitly stated as an option on the menu!) 5) Our water glasses were frequently empty. 6) We were confused by the hummus - it didn’t clearly come with any bread. The restaurant delivered house bread and oil to our table first, which seemed complimentary. Then our hummus arrived with only 3 small flour tortilla triangles(?). If the bread was meant for the hummus, it was not enough. 6) The whole dining experience took us 2 hours. Positives: Atmosphere is well done. Price point was decent. Food was served quickly once ordered and overall tasted good aside from a couple misses."