1000 W. Fulton, Chicago
Date: 2/27/17
Our meet was highly anticipated as Bloom made a homecoming
trip from his new digs in Colorado.
By word of mouth and written review (it was also Levy’s
choice this time), Swift and Sons was touted as the bona fide challenger to the
more traditional steakhouses of Chicago (Gene and Georgetti, Gibsons, Joes).
The seafood tower (more like a bowl) was skimpy and lacked
presentation. Bloom’s customary New York
strip was not a good cut of meat. To his
credit, he demanded satisfaction and he received a replacement 14 oz. bone-in
filet with a replacement of two sides.
To add insult to injury, Bloom (our most refined but shrewdest of Meets) noticed that he was charged
for the two extra sides he received, which by all accounts, is nickel and
diming. He summoned the front of house
for more richly deserved satisfaction as fellow Red Meets Levy, Adelman and
Goodman chuckled on in the folly of Bloom’s disappointment.
After all, our buddy traveled from Colorado for this?
Blooms vow of “Never again!” was echoed by the others in
agreement.
We can always tell if the establishment is to our
satisfaction on all the ‘S’ fronts:
service, seafood tower, steaks.
But should we stay for sweets (dessert), then that is the deciding
factor.
None of these were present.
Swift and those sons of his failed to deliver.
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