I came from Portland Oregon to visit Chicago for m...

I came from Portland Oregon to visit Chicago for my birthday so of course we had to go to Alinea. Service was great, but some waiters were better than others. The non alcoholic drink pairings were fantastic. The food... this is the reason I am giving this 3 stars.

Almost every dish besides 3 of the 10 were too overpowered with certain flavors, especially the savory dishes. I almost wanted the food to stop coming out it was almost too savory. I will say that this is the best tasting menu I have had, but I don't think I will want to go back again after the experience with this menu especially for 600+ dollar dinner for two.

Don't get me wrong the dinner was good, but from all the hype (netflix tv etc) I was expecting to be blown away and I wasn't. If you haven't gone yet I would still go just for the experience.

Cheers!