Uptown Grill

"We stay nearby a few times a year and have been to Uptown a few times and we keep coming back because it’s consistently excellent. Atmosphere is welcoming, the servers and bussers are also welcoming and always hustling. It’s obvious they care about giving great service. We had the seared tuna nachos (delicious!), steaks which were perfectly prepared medium rare, baked potatoes that were cooked perfectly as well. Wide variety of wine and several desserts to choose from. Pricier for this area but prices were right for the value. We wish this place were closer to home in the suburbs of Chicago, we’d be there every weekend."

"While the atmosphere lovely the food was lacking. The place has nice soft lighting and fresh roses hanging on the lights and fresh tossed at each table. It was lovely. So we sat and began with an appetizer. We had the shrooms. We were wowed at how good these were. They were like a crab Rangoon that was stuff in a button mushroom. Then I ask Ed if they had a signature drink, they don’t, so he tried the blackberry/Thyme drink. This would have been good but it was heavy in club soda and they crushed a blackberry at the bottom and all I got was seeds. The thyme was dried not fresh and left no flavor in the drink. We then had the buffolo chicken soup and bread. This too was good but nothing to write about. When the salad came out it was to have dressing on the side, this was their house dressing a honey vinaigrette, but it was more oil than dressing and I sent it back as I don’t like my salad drowned in oil or dressing. Our main dish came out which was the salemville blue cheese topped beef tenderloins and faroe island salmon with basil cream. The beef was asked to be medium they came out RARE and almost raw. They weren’t cooked well and the sauce tasted lie can and only had 2 mushrooms in it. It was sent back to be remade and the second one came out cooked but the meat was these thin pieces of garage. Then the salmon came out. The sauce was good but the salmon was still frozen inside!!! Frozen. Sent back and not wanting anything else. Time for dessert. It closing time we got there at 7:30 And it is now 9:30, so we took it to go. Well again a huge disappointment. The very berry moscato tiramisu that is genoise soaked in Italian moscato wine, layered with raspberries, blueberries, and mascarpone mousse. served with chambord raspberry sauce and chantilly cream had no cream or whipped cream. Nothing like its picture. The other dessert was the bruleed new york style cheesecake with fresh strawberries which wasn’t even brûlées!!! This was again a waste of money and time. I am only giving it one star because the waitress was kind. I will be calling to complain about how this place is a major disappointment."

"The most excellent dinning experience. Beautiful restaurant with great ambiance throughout. Wait staff was amazing and the food was outstanding! Oysters, Saganaki, French onion soup."

"Excellent restaurant right in downtown. Great food, good service, nice ambiance. Crab Rangoon Appetizer and fried rainbow trout."

"A bit pricey but very good food. The ambience is great....the background music is upbeat and pleasant. Very clean and great service all around. Tried the blue cheese meddalions and they were tender...even more so that the filet mignon which my wife had and it was just okay for me....needed some A1 for flavor. The blue cheese was definitely one to try. Also had live music when we were there....big plus."