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| accessdate = 2010-03-15 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Wisby | first = Gary | title = Reeves-Bullock film also will star Cook County house | newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times | pages = | year = 2005| date = April 17, 2005 | url = http://www.fotfp.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf-files/2005/4-17-05.pdf | accessdate = 03/15/2010}}</ref>


The Executive Chef of Park Grill is [[Bernard Laskowski]].<ref name=Glenn>{{Citation | last = Glenn | first = Brandon | title = Restaurant veteran is new GM at Park Grill | newspaper = Crain's Chicago Business | pages = | year = 2007 | date = August 01 | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25883 | accessdate = 03/13/2010}}</ref> The menu consists of some traditional American fare and some with an international flair.<ref name=dummies>{{cite book | last = Tiebert | first = Laura | title = Chicago for Dummies | ISBN = 0470124806 | year = 2007 | edition = 4 | publisher = For Dummies | page = 152 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=ASNAcfsIarwC&lpg=PA152&dq=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&pg=PA152#v=onepage&q=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&f=false | access date = 03/16/2010}}</ref> Plates are divided into small, medium, and large selections.<ref name = butler/> A children's menu is available.<ref name = blackwell>{{cite book | title = Frommer's Portable Chicago | edition = 5 | isbn = 0471763861 | publisher = John Wiley and Sons | year = 2006 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=3OWpVbYr840C&lpg=PA60&dq=%22park%20grill%22%20chicago&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q=%22park%20grill%22%20chicago&f=false}}</ref> The Park Cafe, adjacent to the Park Grill, offers takeout food such as salads and sandwiches.<ref name=freeandcheap>{{cite book | last = Tiebert | first = Laura | publisher = John Wiley and Sons | year = 2010 | title = Frommer's Chicago Free & Dirt Cheap | isbn = 047073650X | page = 101 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=FL0E8lHbK7UC&lpg=PA76&dq=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&pg=PA101#v=onepage&q=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&f=false}}</ref>
The Executive Chef of Park Grill is [[Bernard Laskowski]].<ref name=Glenn>{{Citation | last = Glenn | first = Brandon | title = Restaurant veteran is new GM at Park Grill | newspaper = Crain's Chicago Business | pages = | year = 2007 | date = August 01 | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=25883 | accessdate = 03/13/2010}}</ref> The menu consists of some traditional American fare and some with an international flair.<ref name=dummies>{{cite book | last = Tiebert | first = Laura | title = Chicago for Dummies | ISBN = 0470124806 | year = 2007 | edition = 4 | publisher = For Dummies | page = 152 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=ASNAcfsIarwC&lpg=PA152&dq=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&pg=PA152#v=onepage&q=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&f=false | access date = 03/16/2010}}</ref> Plates are divided into small, medium, and large selections.<ref name = butler/> A children's menu is available.<ref name = blackwell>{{cite book | title = Frommer's Portable Chicago | edition = 5 | isbn = 0471763861 | publisher = John Wiley and Sons | year = 2006 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=3OWpVbYr840C&lpg=PA60&dq=%22park%20grill%22%20chicago&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q=%22park%20grill%22%20chicago&f=false}}</ref> It's Kobe burger was voted Best Kobe Burger in Chicago in ''Chicago Magazine's'' 2008 "Best of" issue.<ref>{{cite | magazine = Chicago Magazine | Title = Best of Chicago | editor = Graham Meyer & Jennifer Tanaka | date = August 2008 | accessdate = 3/16/2009 | url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2008/Best-of-Chicago/Page-2/}}</ref> The Park Cafe, adjacent to the Park Grill, offers takeout food such as salads and sandwiches.<ref name=freeandcheap>{{cite book | last = Tiebert | first = Laura | publisher = John Wiley and Sons | year = 2010 | title = Frommer's Chicago Free & Dirt Cheap | isbn = 047073650X | page = 101 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=FL0E8lHbK7UC&lpg=PA76&dq=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&lr=&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&pg=PA101#v=onepage&q=%22park%20grill%22%20millennium&f=false}}</ref>


The operators of Park Grill have a twenty year lease from [[Chicago Park District]] that was criticized by Chicago Mayor [[Richard M. Daley]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8293115_ITM|title=City wants new park restaurant pact|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=Feb 17, 2005|publisher=Knight Ridder/Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8293115_ITM|title=Daley spreads blame over Park Grill lease|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=Feb 17, 2005}}</ref> A controversial aspect of the 20-year operating agreement was the property tax exemption which it bestowed upon Park Grill. <ref name=Gallun>{{Citation | last = Gallun| first = Alby| title = Park Grill sues to block taxes | newspaper = Crain's Chicago Business | pages = | year = 2005| date = November 05, 2005 | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=17371 | accessdate = 03/15/2010}}</ref> After a legal battle between the [[Cook County]] Assessor and the restaurant, the Grill still remains exempt from property taxes after a recent court ruling.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Joravsky | first = Ben|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/still-no-property-tax-bill-for-the-park-grill/Content?oid=1153186|title=Still No Property Tax Bill for the Park Grill: The restaurant under the Bean wins another round in its fight to avoid paying up like everybody else.|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=July 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite |url=http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/AppellateCourt/2009/1stDistrict/June/1073141.pdf|work=Millennium Park Joint Venture v. Houlihan |accessdate=Mar 15, 2010 | date=Feb 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last = Rhodes | first = Steve |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Clout-Cafe-Wins-Again.html|title=Clout Cafe Wins Again|work=nbcchicago.com|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=July 28, 2009}}</ref>
The operators of Park Grill have a twenty year lease from [[Chicago Park District]] that was criticized by Chicago Mayor [[Richard M. Daley]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8293115_ITM|title=City wants new park restaurant pact|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=Feb 17, 2005|publisher=Knight Ridder/Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8293115_ITM|title=Daley spreads blame over Park Grill lease|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=Feb 17, 2005}}</ref> A controversial aspect of the 20-year operating agreement was the property tax exemption which it bestowed upon Park Grill. <ref name=Gallun>{{Citation | last = Gallun| first = Alby| title = Park Grill sues to block taxes | newspaper = Crain's Chicago Business | pages = | year = 2005| date = November 05, 2005 | url = http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=17371 | accessdate = 03/15/2010}}</ref> After a legal battle between the [[Cook County]] Assessor and the restaurant, the Grill still remains exempt from property taxes after a recent court ruling.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Joravsky | first = Ben|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/still-no-property-tax-bill-for-the-park-grill/Content?oid=1153186|title=Still No Property Tax Bill for the Park Grill: The restaurant under the Bean wins another round in its fight to avoid paying up like everybody else.|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=July 16, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite |url=http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/AppellateCourt/2009/1stDistrict/June/1073141.pdf|work=Millennium Park Joint Venture v. Houlihan |accessdate=Mar 15, 2010 | date=Feb 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| last = Rhodes | first = Steve |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/Clout-Cafe-Wins-Again.html|title=Clout Cafe Wins Again|work=nbcchicago.com|accessdate=Mar 15, 2010|date=July 28, 2009}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:25, 16 March 2010

Park Grill
Map
Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 24, 2003
Head chefExecutive Chef Bernard Laskowski[1]
Food typeContemporary American Cuisine
Dress codeCasual
Street address11 North Michigan Avenue
CityChicago
StateIL
Postal/ZIP Code60602
CountryUSA
Seating capacity300
ReservationsYes
Websitewww.parkgrillchicago.com

The Park Grill is a contemporary American cuisine, 300-seat restaurant located at Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois.[2][3][4][5] Bordering Millennium Park along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, the restaurant's outdoor seating becomes McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink in the winter.[6][7][4][8] In the summer, this outdoor seating area is the largest Al fresco dining area in Chicago.[9][10][11] Famous Chicago sculpture Cloud Gate on the AT&T Plaza is located on the roof of Park Grill.[9] Diners at the Grill overlook the skating rink through floor-to-ceiling windows in the Winter.[12]

This view and the location are often cited in tour guidebooks as among the best in the city. The restaurant was noted as one of the "99 Best of Chicago," named as one of three under the category of "Best Restaurants with a View" in Night+Day Chicago.[13]The Unofficial Guide to Chicago points out the "spectacular view of the Chicago skyline, fronted by the ice rink at Millennium Park."[14] Fodor's Chicago 2010 says "a seat on the patio in summer, in full view of Millennium Park, is among the best in the city."[15] The National Geographic's website's Chicago Walking Tour: Millennium and Grant Parks recommends the Park Grill as it "allows you to admire the surrounding architecture passively."[16] Zagat lists Park Grill as one of the "choice outdoor spots in town."[17] The 2004/2005 Zagat survey named the restaurant among the 5 "Top Newcomers" to Chicago.[18]

In 2008 Park Grill was named one of the top 100 highest-grossing independent restaurants in the US, serving approximately 300,000 meals and grossing approximately $(US)12,000,000 in sales, making it the 7th largest independent restaurant in terms of sales in Chicago for the year prior according to Restaurants and Institutions Magazine.[19]

The Lake House (film), starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, filmed scenes from the Park Grill (called Il Mare in the movie) in which Bullock's character (Kate) watches skaters from the windows of the restaurant.[20][21]

The Executive Chef of Park Grill is Bernard Laskowski.[1] The menu consists of some traditional American fare and some with an international flair.[22] Plates are divided into small, medium, and large selections.[15] A children's menu is available.[23] It's Kobe burger was voted Best Kobe Burger in Chicago in Chicago Magazine's 2008 "Best of" issue.[24] The Park Cafe, adjacent to the Park Grill, offers takeout food such as salads and sandwiches.[25]

The operators of Park Grill have a twenty year lease from Chicago Park District that was criticized by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2005.[26][27] A controversial aspect of the 20-year operating agreement was the property tax exemption which it bestowed upon Park Grill. [28] After a legal battle between the Cook County Assessor and the restaurant, the Grill still remains exempt from property taxes after a recent court ruling.[29][30][31]

References

  1. ^ a b Glenn, Brandon (August 01), "Restaurant veteran is new GM at Park Grill", Crain's Chicago Business, retrieved 03/13/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date=, and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  2. ^ Millennium Park: Dining and Accommodations, retrieved 2010-03-13
  3. ^ Hall, Christopher (June 20, 2004), "TRAVEL ADVISORY; Chicago Adds Bold Touches to Its Lakefront", New York Times, p. 53, retrieved 03/13/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ a b Baty, Chris (2006). Chicago (4 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 131. ISBN 1740597966. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |firstn= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |lastn= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Official Site for Park Grill: Millennium Park, retrieved 2010-03-13
  6. ^ Sherman, Laura (August 29, 2007), "Perfect places to dine solo", USAToday.com, retrieved 03/13/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ Kleaman, Kelly (Sunday, July 11, 2004), "Show Time for the Windy City's New Class Act", The Washington Post, pp. P02, retrieved 03/13/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  8. ^ Quigley, Kelly (November 21, 2003), "Millennium Park eatery to debut", Crain's Chicago Business, retrieved 03/13/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ a b Gilfoyle, Timothy (2006). Millennium Park: Creating a Chicago Landmark. University of Chicago Press. p. 328, 442.
  10. ^ Chicago Magazine Dining Guide: Park Grill, retrieved 2010-03-15
  11. ^ Pratt, M. Kathleen. "City of Big". The Rotarian. 183 (8): 32. doi:2005-02. {{cite journal}}: Check |doi= value (help)
  12. ^ Mink, Randy (12/12/2005), "Chicago's cozy season: Winter is celebrated in the Windy City", Oakland Tribune: insidebayarea.com, retrieved 03/13/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate=, |date=, and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  13. ^ Wollenberg, Wendy (2007). Night+Day Chicago (14 ed.). ASDavis Media Group. p. 39. ISBN 0976601362. Retrieved 03/15/2010. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ Hoekstra, David (2009). The Unofficial Guide to Chicago (8 ed.). Frommer's Group. p. 253. ISBN 0470379995. Retrieved 03/15/2010. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ a b Butler, Stephanie (2009). Fodor's Chicago 2010. ISBN 1400008603. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |Page= ignored (|page= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ travel.nationalgeographic.com's Chicago Walking Tour: Millennium and Grant Parks, retrieved 03/16/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "Zagat Buzz: Chicago Edition. "Do It Outdoors."", zagat.com, 4/24/2009, retrieved 3/16/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  18. ^ Zagat Survey Announces 2004/05 Chicago Restaurants Guide, 6/29/2004, retrieved 3/16/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  19. ^ Staff (April 15, 2008), "Top 100 Independent Restaurants", Restaurants & Institutions, retrieved 3/16/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |name= ignored (help)
  20. ^ "Chick Flicks in Chicago Movie Experience", Explore Chicago: City of Chicago's Official Tourism Site, retrieved 2010-03-15
  21. ^ Wisby, Gary (April 17, 2005), "Reeves-Bullock film also will star Cook County house" (PDF), Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 03/15/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  22. ^ Tiebert, Laura (2007). Chicago for Dummies (4 ed.). For Dummies. p. 152. ISBN 0470124806. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |access date= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ Frommer's Portable Chicago (5 ed.). John Wiley and Sons. 2006. ISBN 0471763861.
  24. ^ Graham Meyer & Jennifer Tanaka, ed. (August 2008), Chicago Magazine http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2008/Best-of-Chicago/Page-2/, retrieved 3/16/2009 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |Title= ignored (|title= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ Tiebert, Laura (2010). Frommer's Chicago Free & Dirt Cheap. John Wiley and Sons. p. 101. ISBN 047073650X.
  26. ^ "City wants new park restaurant pact". Chicago Tribune. Knight Ridder/Tribune. Feb 17, 2005. Retrieved Mar 15, 2010.
  27. ^ "Daley spreads blame over Park Grill lease". Chicago Sun-Times. Feb 17, 2005. Retrieved Mar 15, 2010.
  28. ^ Gallun, Alby (November 05, 2005), "Park Grill sues to block taxes", Crain's Chicago Business, retrieved 03/15/2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  29. ^ Joravsky, Ben (July 16, 2009). "Still No Property Tax Bill for the Park Grill: The restaurant under the Bean wins another round in its fight to avoid paying up like everybody else". Chicago Reader. Retrieved Mar 15, 2010.
  30. ^ Millennium Park Joint Venture v. Houlihan, Feb 29, 2009 http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/AppellateCourt/2009/1stDistrict/June/1073141.pdf, retrieved Mar 15, 2010 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ^ Rhodes, Steve (July 28, 2009). "Clout Cafe Wins Again". nbcchicago.com. Retrieved Mar 15, 2010.

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