Cuisine:

• Others
• French
• Eclectic

Maijean Description:
Nadia Tilkian opened this dramatic Art Nouveau-style dining room in otherwise dull downtown Clarendon Hills, and now a "downtown" restaurant scene is beginning to take shape. Swirls of wood and cobalt colors set a theatrical, romantic tone for fare that varies from bistro mainstays (coq au vin, escargots) to avant-artsy preparations and enough smaller plates to make it perfect for group dining. We suggest the seasonally inspired dishes in particular. The fresh tomato soup is so vivid---in flavor and color---that it seems just-plucked, and the halibut with sweet, yet biting, thyme vinaigrette is a dish that is hard to forget. Steak frites, onion-crisp-topped liver with warm bacon-balsamic vinaigrette and pork tenderloin with a changing sauce are among the other choices. Champagne-poached peaches can be a refreshing finale.


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