Cuisine:

• American
• Desserts and Patisserie
• Coffee Houses
• International

Grand Lux Cafe Description:
Grand Lux Cafe's eclectic menu offers variety and selection, with flavor profiles ranging from Thai, Malaysian and Caribbean, to classic American and European specialties. With every item prepared fresh to order in our exhibition-style kitchen, the focus remains on providing guests with the finest, freshest foods available.
Served in generous portions - perfect for sharing - menu selections include Specialty Appetizers, Oven Baked Rustic Pizzas, Burgers and Sandwiches, Salads, Pasta Dishes, Oven, Broiler and Grill Specialties, and Certified Angus Beef Steaks.
Also offered is a selection of unusual and creative Specialty Cocktails and Martinis, as well as an array of Beer, Wine and After Dinner Drinks.
Everything is on a very grand, decadent scale at this bi-level spot (entrance at 111 E. Ontario St.) from the creators of The Cheesecake Factory. Medieval meets Art Nouveau meets Art Deco in the second floor dining areas, which practically explode with Klimt-like curlicues, mosaics, murals, stylized light fixtures, plush booths and banquettes and inlaid-marble floors. The glassed-in rotunda offers spectacular views, and the bar---opposite a retail bakery area that segues into a series of exhibition kitchen stations---is rather charming. The grandiosity extends to the portion sizes (think sharing), partly justifying the prices. Meals start with internationally inspired appetizers like Vietnamese chicken summer rolls and duck pot stickers and move on to entrée salads, sandwiches, pastas and steaks. Plenty of the menu nods to American fare, though, so expect chicken pot pie and braised Yankee pot roast, too. A few of our favorites: the crispy-crusted barbecue chicken pizza, juicy burgers, massive strawberry shortcake and molten chocolate cake twice as big as any other restaurant's. Servers have a hard job and perform it reasonably well---with some lapses.


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