My Romantic Dinner at Citè Restaurant

Chicago’s skyline is probably one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Every time I look at it when I’m driving home from work, it literally takes my breath away. As a result, since I moved here, I’ve been searching for a great restaurant at the top of one of the many sky scrapers. After asking around, a few friends recommended I head over to Citè located on the 70th floor of the famous Lake Point Tower (rumor has it Oprah used to live in that building).

I am headed off to Mexico for a week and then to Florida right after that (tough life), so I thought it would be the perfect time to enjoy a romantic dinner with Dan.

Citè did not disappoint! Not only were the views some of the most incredible I have ever seen, but the ambience, staff and food was simply perfection. The menu is rather large, so here are the 3 things you MUST order:

1) Heirloom Tomato Salad: This insanely delicious salad was one of the most beautifully plated dishes I have ever seen (just look for yourself below). It’s paired with imported burrata and topped with this little puffed pine nuts that totally blew my mind. This is the dish I’ll be thinking about a month from now that will bring be back in!

2) Truffle Risotto: I think I died and went to truffle heaven. This risotto was perfectly cooked and seasoned with the most decadent truffle oil. Normally this type of dish can be risky, but at Citè, they got it just right.

3) French Onion Soup: This simply can’t be missed! If you’re a french onion soup fan, I promise you, this is one for the books. The flavor of the broth is deep and rich and the cheese is overflowing! This is one of the best onion soups in the city. My one complaint…Dan and I shared it (we thought it would be romantic, but in hindsight, it wasn’t since we both wanted to rip the spoon from one another the whole time).

Since the staff at Citè were so friendly, I did a little digging and was able to score 3 really great insider tips for you:

1) Arrive EARLY for your reservation. Since they can’t reserve a particular table, they do it on a first come first serve choice basis. While all the seats are pretty stunning, there are certain views that are better than others.

2) The restaurant does not validate parking (and it’s $24)! If you live within 2 miles of the restaurant, you are better off taking a cab. Round trip it only cost us about $15

3) Every month, Citè does a drawing for a romantic dinner for two valued at $200. To enter, all you have to do is enter your name and email address on their website.

One other thing I was surprised to learn is that you can throw a private party and partition off a section of the restaurant just for you and your guests! You can have a small party of up to 35 guests or even rent the whole restaurant for guest between 100-150 guests. They told me someone even had their wedding up there (I’m totally jealous).

Since the holidays are coming up (and I love my readers so much), I was able to finagle a deal with Citè and they are offering to waive the venue fee/set-up fee for anyone who calls and mentions Erica Eckman from everythingerica.com! That’s $350 in savings! To book, you can contact Mel at [email protected]

Love always,
Erica