Date: 2/16/16
Venue: Gibsons, 1028 N. Rush Street, Chicago
We were seated a very large, spacious
booth. Levy gave in and was ok with it,
as he balked at the idea of booth seating at RPM back in November. Our bespectacled waiter, Mohammed, was immediately
recognized by Adelman, who made it known that a buddy of his specifically told
him to say ‘Hello to Mohammed for me.’
No seafood tower option on the
menu, so we put in orders for Alaskan crab legs, oysters, jumbo shrimp cocktail
and crabmeat avocado. All were of questionable
quality by fellow Meets and consensus bad choice on the oysters, which were not
very substantial in size and thickness.
The only saving grace was the cocktail sauce and horseradish, to which
Bloom found to be a ‘kick-ass’ elixir for his nagging sinuses.
The steaks had flaws for a couple
of us. Levy had his customary 16 oz.
bone-in filet with peppercorn crust, only to find his cut was not ‘peppercorny’
enough, noting a unsymmetrical pattern of seasoning. Bloom had asked for medium, but was tabled
with a borderline raw middle. Goodman’s
16 oz. bone-in was ordered ‘al-forno’ with a lemon mustard undercoating, which
had a nice zing. Double baked potato was
sufficient to be quartered and fed to all four of us. Maple bacon Brussels Sprouts were limited on
both maple and bacon. Spinach and
Mushrooms fit the bill.
The meal was pedestrian
overall. We became less and less
impressed with the meal as the night went on and unanimously decided to forgo dessert. It's a crying shame for we really got the Red Meet
boner for this one.
Goodman's Score: 6 out of 10
Bloom's Score: 6 out of 10