3394 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60641
Cook County
Phone: (773) 286-4482
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by Ben G. on Last night was my first time visiting dbar and I have to say I'm quite happy with my experience there. Upon walking in, this place really feels like a cross between an Irish pub (think super dark wood, kind of dark lighting) and a swanky lounge (Take note of the crazy hand-blown pendant lights and custom cocktails.) After grabbing a seat at the bar, I was greeted by the bar tender who promptly took my order. I went with a Sake Green Teatini (8.5$). It was composed of Green Tea Liquor, Sake infused Vodka, and fresh sours. It was a little sweet to have more than one but it was a nice change of pace from my standard drink of choice. My friend had the Raspberry Lime Rickey which she enjoyed very much. It was made from Russian Raspberry elixir with fresh Sours, framboise liqueur, and ginger fizz was also 8.5$. We started our meal off with the beef tenderloin tacos which tasted as if they had been cooking low and slow all day. The rich flavor of the carne asada was cut perfectly with the acidic pico de gallo and then topped off with a little queso. How could you go wrong? The piping hot fresh corn tortilla was the perfect wrapper for this little bundle of joy. We sat and talked for a while, enjoying the atmosphere, then we noticed a giant glass jug with some orange spheres around it. We asked the bar tender what the jug was all about and he informed us that it was a vodka infused with mandarinquat. You guess it, this genetically engineered fruit the mardarinquat was a cross breed of mandrins and kumquats. Intrigued by this new fruit, it was clear that we had to try a beverage made with the aforementioned. So we had a Mandarinquat Mojito. It was composed of Fresh muddled mint & thyme blended together with our house infused mandarinquat vodka and a sugared rim (9$). Oh boy that was tasty. I might have to start infusing my own vodka at home and giving this one a whirl. We placed our orders for our entrée and quickly they came out. She had the Tagliatelle with morels and peas (18$). It was fresh homemade pasta with wild morel mushrooms, asparagus, English peas, fava beans topped with a fried Maine organic aracuana egg. My friend was a little shocked as I don't think she had ever seen a farm fresh egg before, but enjoyed the dish thoroughly. I had the Seared Diver's Scallops (21$). The scallops sat above a bed of cumin-carrot risotto with some pieces of asparagus thrown in there. The risotto was surrounded by a spring green garlic sauce that must have been a take on a béarnaise as it was RICH. So good. I'm going to try to replicate that sauce at home and then take a bath in it. After a few drinks and some tasty food, it was time to depart, however I will be coming back to dbar real soon.
by Guillermina Boulch on I came here for my 30th birthday and it was totally dead. The reviews made me think it would be a cool place, and the idea is great in my opinion. The bar was very mediocre as well. Granted, there wasn't a special event going on the night I went, but it was a Saturday. Maybe off nights just aren't the thing for this place. Pretty disappointed though, unfortunately. The art was OK when I was there, but not great.
