The Stained Glass Restaurant Review

This use to be my favorite place, but something changed recently. The presentation and the food is just an ordinary, it used to be outstanding.We ordered devils eggs and artichoke for appetizer. I ordered scallops for dinner and could not get any taste of it. Sure enough I was food poisoned. I was very very sick! I called the restaurant the next day and was dismissed. They told me it is impossible, the manager supposed to follow-up but never did. Very rude, I will be sure never to return to that place. It supposed to be a fine dine, the prices still are but the food is not.

Drinks are great, appetizers amazing, food eh.... but the atmosphere for a date nite was amazing. Will definitely return.

I came here for a date after walking around campus with her just before.

1. Crab Cake 10.75
sweet corn arepa, chive oil, crispy boniato
~okay, wasn't as good as last time

2. Free Range Chicken 17.50
sweet corn tamale, red mole, roasted chayote squash
~okay. Thought my salmon was a lot better though

3. Scottish Salmon 25.00
miso glaze, bamboo rice, baby bok choy, lobster-uni emulsion, watermelon radish salad
~not bad, prepared medium rare

4. White Chocolate Panna Cotta 7
Poached peaches, whipped cream, fresh berry gazpacho
~Good, nice palate cleanser

This place WAS great. Unfortunately, it is a casualty of COVID-19 and the business couldn't keep up. Long live The Stained Glass.

Fantastic and flavorful food, I love the vibes the spot has, and the cashiers were friendly. I will definitely come back in the future.

Absolutely blown away by the food and craft cocktails. An absolute gem I was lucky enough to stumble upon, and will be back! Unbelievable value for the quality.

We've visited The Stained Glass for restaurant week and found the restaurant to be kid friendly and vegetarian friendly. Great service! Wonderful ambience! Our omnivore friends loved it as well. Especially the dish with the three different types of tuna. But the steak for adults and children were also a favorite as well as the three different creme brulees. What a gem of a restaurant to have nearby for special occasions! We'll visit again but without the kids!

Fantastic vibes and super amiable service. The food was fresh and enchanting. Will easily recommend this restaurant to anyone. Reasonable prices and big meals. Great job.

Really well done food and service, knowledgeable staff, great ambiance

Nice place for a date, ecxelent service, friendly staff

Delicious food, lovely wines, nice ambiance and friendly servers.

Ordered a $45 steak that was barely edible. Took it home and threw it out. I emailed the General Manager and didn t get a reply.

Always a delicious and creative meal. Great atmosphere, good wine, and our go to for romantic or celebratory dinners. The scallops are divine!

Great food, great ambience, great service. Love the fabric acoustic treatments on the walls - it never gets too loud!

The Stained Glass/The Cellar have been long time favorites of mine. It wasn t until last month when I had the most unprofessional event experience with them that I have decided to not give them my business. After having to search for new wedding venues last minute, My cousin and I were relieved when were able to reserve the venue for her intimate wedding reception 2 weeks before the wedding. After following up with the events manager with a few questions, she responded saying that they decided to book an even smaller party than ours. They gave away our reservation of the space without even the consideration of calling us or giving us options- 1 week from the day of the wedding. When we replied to the very short email, we got no response. We asked for the owner to call us, we have never received a call. We understand that these are uncertain times given COVID, but I feel standards of service remain. It is wrong to give away a reservation of such an important day without explanation or without consideration.

Evanston's finest dining experience! Artichoke appetizer accompanied by a 3 to Tango flight of wine!

Excellent food and cordial service. My fish was perfectly cooked and the accompanying vegetables were lovely. The baby broccoli was great as were the irresistible frites.

Great service, delicious steak, whisky selection is small but exactly what you need.

This restaurant was very nice. I went here with my mom and we had a great time. The food was very fancy and the restaurant was cool. Nice dinner!

Always a solid food experience with rotating menu and you have to live the flights of wine!

Rich, sharp, delicious cheese and breadcrumb stuffed artichoke with nicely burnt tips. The mushroom risotto was a little bland for me. It had a curious maybe cinnamon flavor to it which was fun. Excellent chocolate cake. Creamy layers, deeply chocolatey. The creme brulee sampler was cute. The portions were just a little too small an I didn't care for the consistency of the orange one.

Everything was great. It was a wonderful dining experience!!!

Fillet mignon made to perfection! Oysters were better than other seafood restaurants in Evanston. It didn't have a fishy flavor. Server was also pleasant and knowledge able in helping us choose wine! Intimate ambiance!

Delicious food, great service, incredible wine and cocktails!

Great food, great atmosphere.... remember to make a reservation.

I don't remember exactly what I got, either the short rib or the lamb, but it was amazing. Also the wine samplers are awesome. Food is worth the cost.

This spot is worth trying. They have big portions for affordable rates. Consistently well kept and with good vibes. Will come visit again.

The dinner was great, but dessert samplers are not really samplers but several standard (uncut) deserts when you order for a company

LOCATION - Great. You can park your car in one of the parking lots around there.
FOOD - Great options and quality.
WINE - Good selection of wines.
STAFF - Very polite and professional.
COST - Fair.

One of best Evanston restaurants! Great food, great service, small but carefully-chosen wine list.

Love this place. Have been coming here for years and will continue to do so.

Outstanding American cuisine fit for foodies, gr8 service and vibe, fine dining experience, pricey so special occasion but affordable pricey, I suspect this establishment could help u host special group events. I don't live in the area but regard this restaurant as a destination worth the travel. Menu not what I'd call meat and potatoes, this is gourmet dining

The food is constantly fresh and flavorful, staff members gives awesome service. I loved how clean it is and atmosphere. Highly recommended.

The food was awesome and the environment was very nice. Great for a date night.

Definitely a spot worth trying, the food is awesome and well prepared, the pricing is convenient and it is constantly well kept in here. Keep up the good work.

Amazing dessert, interesting and delicious appetizers! Haven't tried the entrees but I'm sure excited to go again! It had a great vibe near Northwestern campus.

Wine flight was good but was not overly impressed with the food or service.

Great place love the service foods good. Little snooty but funk em. But I love to eat here and my son loves.

Classy place, great bartender! I go here for meeting "couple" clients for photography

Wonderful experience. Sat at bar and had dinner. Service was exceptional. Gonna love coming to Evanston for the next 5 years.

Food was excellent - tenderloin tartare, Maple breast duck, and pecorino ravioli were all stand outs. Although not huge, they also have a very good whiskey selection. Bar service lively, fun as well.

Had a good experience in this spot with my girlfriend. The food comes quickly and the service is just excellent. Prices are convenient.

Awesome food.
Great wine selections.
Nice decore and comfy atmosphere.

Service was a little slow, but the food was brilliant. Great selection and amazingly prepared food.

It can be hard to innovate at a cousine that is already very popular and The Stained Glass excels in it. A very nice restaurant with very nice people and amazing food. We ordered the Lobster Bisque and the Crab Cake as appetizers. Both were amazing, especially the soup. In entree we had Australian Lamb Rack and another dish with crab. I absolutely loved both the dishes and would definitely recommend this to a friend. On an average the entree size are okey for one person and costs about $30-40 which is about average for a good restaurant in Chicago downtown, however it may seem a bit more for Evanston but I would definitely say the food was worth it.

From San Francisco. Tried Stained Glass for first time. Beautiful experience all around. Unique menu and delicious food. Best of all was the George Shearing Quartet playing on the piped in music. Lovely place.

A bit pricey for the quality. A bit of old-world feel - low lighting, velvet, etc. For a more reasonably priced and modern alternative try "The Cellar" - a sister restaurant around the corner from "The Stained Glass".

Excellent food, and a deep wine menu. I frequented this place as a Northwestern grad student in the early 2000s, and I'm so pleased to see that it's still here!

Classy with wonderful service, but I was expecting more from the food.

I need eat more here! I really love the dishes thanks

I would really like to give this restaurant 3.5 stars, but 3 stars is too harsh, so 4 it is. I had the crab cake appetizer and the scallop entree. Both were cooked correctly, and they tasted good, but they were not particularly memorable, either. The food was a bit pricey for what you got. The service was okay. I was pleased with the wine recommendation. I was surprised, however, that the server never asked how the food was. He seemed to have a lot of tables to cover, so perhaps that was why he wasn't around much.

We were 6 for dinner during new year's eve, the menu was fixed (three courses and dessert).
The food wasn't very good for my taste. Crab Bisque (first course) was avarege and not very seasoned. Pecorino Ravioli (second course) was nice but all of the ingridiants in the dish just didn't added up well to a good bite. Prime new york strip (third course) was very good but again the side dish of beets and crab gratine (felt like potatoes to me) lowered the whole dish experience. The dessert was the biggest disappointment because i realy like lemon tart and white chocolate, but the Key Lime Tart was just a lot of dough with a slight flavor of those two.

The place itself is nice but gives a bit old-fashioned vibes and the service was good except that our waiter spelt (not on purpose of course) my drink on my hand (the cocktail was great).

Elegant space, wonderful service, quality food. Lots of different wine flights available.

The food was good, not outstanding. Our server was really nice

Food was lovely, staff was wonderful! Will go back!

We went for our 24th anniversary. Great atmosphere. Great food with flavors that danced on my palette.

Last week was our first time in this restaurant. But It is obviously not the last time. We had a good time with the good service, with the excellent cooking and booze and with the honest pay. We will no doubt return there in a short time.

Trout well-cooked, but a bit bland. Complimentary bread was flavorless. Extensive wine list.