Service was good. Staff were friendly and helpful. This is an independent soup & sandwich shop. I…read moreordered a meatloaf sandwich & corn chowder. Croutons on soup were homemade. Food tasted good...however I thought the portion would be thicker in size for the meatloaf sandwich. My friend ordered a chicken sandwich and we each shared a half of each sandwich. Both were delicious and not one crumb or crust was left. I would go with the meatloaf again. The only thing missing is a handful of chips or a pickle.

We've used Dave's Specialty Foods for holiday meals for years. Our guests are never disappointed…read moreand we get the yummy leftovers. Great food, or as Dave would say, awesome food. We held a birthday party there for my wife's milestone birthday and the guests were thrilled to get both a cooking demo and outstanding food. Dave worked with me on the budget and steered everything in a good direction. Regarding the recent review about the toilet paper, while I agree that it is better than most places, I wouldn't call it luxurious or anything. And oh yeah, Dave and Maggie are great and toilet paper comments are meant to be funny! :)

What an enjoyable experience! I'm thrilled about the class's social atmosphere, with the instructor…read moresharing lots of amusing jokes and attendees engaging in lively conversation throughout the evening. The class setup was excellent, with ample room and neatly arranged cooking utensils for easy food preparation. I appreciated that the instructor handled some of the more laborious tasks before we started cooking. He prepared ingredients in front of us, sharing interesting facts about the cuisine and demonstrating excellent knife skills to ensure freshness and engagement. The 90 minutes flew by as we learned various techniques and explored different ingredients. The instructor guided us through each step, from managing the cooking flame to perfecting our knife skills, ensuring a well-prepared and delicious final dish. As someone who has no experience in the kitchen and was very scared of cooking, the instructor Alex made sure everyone was at ease and would walk around to help as needed. I'm eager to attend more classes here in the future and bring along some friends to share in the experience.

What a fun experience! I'm really glad that the class is so social, both with the instructor…read morecracking lots of fun jokes and between attendees who had plenty of chances to talk and interact throughout the whole night. The setup of the class was quite nice, with plenty of space in the room and all the cooking utensils neatly laid out for food preparation. I was quite glad that some of the tedious parts of the meal prep like thinly slicing cucumbers, cooking medium grain rice, and filleting the chicken were done by the instructor prior to our cooking. To ensure maximum freshness, he prepared this is front of the class while talking about fun facts that related to the cuisine (and demonstrated excellent knife technique). The 90 minutes went by quite quickly as we were introduced to a variety of techniques and ingredients. The instructor made sure we were guided through every step from managing the cooking flame to following good knife techniques to ensure that the final product would be prepared well and delicious. I'm looking forward to trying some more classes here in the future and bringing along some additional friends with me.

Andres M was our server! He was very attentive and made the night wonderful. He made my "26"…read morebirthday wonderful!

From the owner: Check out the Weber Grill Cooking School! Join us for a class or plan a team building event. From…read moresteaks, seafood, chops and more, the Weber Grill Cooking school has something for everyone. Each session is led by our expert Chefs, who are dedicated to imparting invaluable techniques and insider tips to help you cook and grill like a pro! Our classes give you the hands on experience lead by our Cooking School Executive Chef team. Planning a team-building event? Look no further! Our interactive classes provide the ideal setting for fostering teamwork, communication, and camaraderie among your colleagues.

II had an extremely disappointing experience with the French Finesse Class…read more The class was to feature Grilled Salmon with Caper Sauce, Grilled Vegetables, and Parisian "Gnocchi." We made the grilled salmon and vegetables, but the so-called "gnocchi" was a disaster. This was extremely disappointing because I was the most excited about making the gnocchi. Instead of making a more traditional gnocchi like you would picture (little dumpling pillows), we ended up with a soupy mess of polenta mixed with milk, butter, and French cheeses. The instructor told us that this polenta mixture would typically be baked in a pan and then cut in little squares like gnocchi (or at least that's what I understood), but in class we just let the mixture cool off and ate it as it is. It was basically eating polenta cheese goop - disgusting, and nothing like the gnocchi I pictured. First of all, the class description should have clearly specified what type of gnocchi we'd be making and if the class would not finish the entire recipe (note: writing "Parisian gnocchi" for the class is not sufficient because just by a google search there are different ways of making it). It's misleading not to clarify this in the description. It makes me wonder about the rest of their classes and what else they mislead people on. Secondly, the class was advertised to run from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. However, we finished (and I mean completely finished like by the time we finished eating everything) by 8 PM. It felt like they were rushing us out. They started cleaning up and doing dishes while we were still sitting at the table. It made us feel like they wanted us out as quickly as possible. If the class had actually run the full time as promised, we could have spent that extra hour finishing the gnocchi properly. Or we could have done the gnocchi first and while it was baking, cook the grilled salmon and vegetables. And that definitely could have been possible (I mean, come on). Instead, we were left with a below average dish and a rushed experience. Overall, this class was a huge letdown. The misleading description, poor quality of food, and the rushed environment made for a frustrating experience. I wouldn't recommend this class to anyone. And with the price I paid, I felt robbed. I do not know how they think this can be okay. To be clear, I would give the staff and my experience cooking everything else 5 stars. But the gnocchi and rushed experience really completely destroyed this entire thing for me.

I do not recommend this cooking class. The teacher explained nothing about what we were cooking,…read morenothing about the cuisine, the culture, what ingredients are typically used in the dish, why they're used, etc. We chopped common ingredients and put them together in a pan on an electric stove. The recipe looked like it was printed out from google, there just wasn't any thought put into the class. Nothing unique about the dish nothing out of the ordinary, nothing interesting. The food came out fine, nothing to write home about and certainly something that could be whipped up at home. I thankfully used a gift card otherwise, paying $200 for two people for that experience would have been outrageous. I would say it's a nice night out of an activity with drinking but you pay more for drinks, better off at a nice restaurant. Highly do not recommend this class if you're looking for an actual cooking class and a teacher who actually enjoys what they do/cook.

I prepaid $40.00 for a cooking class with BestChef run by Bill Lavery. Four times classes have been…read morescheduled and cancelled at the last minute. Emails and phone calls asking for a refund or another class have been ignored. My experience with BestChef cooking school / Bill Lavery has been a disappointing disaster. The written policy of BestChef is "no refunds" under any circumstances. I thought that referred to someone not showing up for a class. It isn't fair for Bill Lavery to ask me to book out an evening for a cooking class and have him cancel on short notice time after time after time and not refund my money when it seems he can't deliver on what he sold. I rated BestChef cooking school as one star but wanted to rate it zero stars.

SCAM ALERT!!! I feel a bit silly for not doing any research…read moreand blindly sending a check to purchase a membership. Please learn from my mistake! The website is www.bestchefs.com The founder's name is Bill Lavery and his email is: chef@bestchefs.com. The backstory: I bought two memberships and pre-paid for four classes (two classes per membership) in February of this year totaling $130. Since I took interest in February, classes have been either unconfirmed or cancelled. Not a single class has actually occurred. The site claims to partner with well known restaurants for class locations (currently Cafe Bolero in Chicago and Napolitano's Wine Bar in the West Suburbs) and boasts that a membership also includes discounts to Chicago area merchants. These are are also false claims. There are claims reported against Best Chefs with the BBB and it also seems like they have used addresses in Forest Park and Schaumburg. Chicago seems to be the most recent " office location" and I just filed an additional BBB claim for this location. Don't be fooled.

Bill catered/cooked a hog for our party this past weekend. WOW!!! His experience as a grill…read moremaster and love of BBQ shines through ALL our guests were complimenting us on the food, we kept telling them to go talk to Bill. But the best part is the ease in working with him. We communicated easily via phone and email, and he made sure we had all our bases covered. If you want to add a pig roast to your next party, please call Bill. It will be the best investment you make into your event.

Bill catered for our sons graduation party. The food was outstanding. The brisket and pulled pork…read morewere smoked/cooked for hours with a ton of flavor and VERY moist and tender. As for the chicken, not sure what rub Bill used but it was sweet, savory and delicious - my son said one the best hes had. All our guests commented on the food and asked for Bill's information. Please spare yourself having to look up and call caterers, I did that for hours to 15 caterers, just call Heads Red. You will not be dissatisfied. Bill even set everything up, brought serving utensils and bread. Oh, and Bill's servings are very generous. You WILL have enough food! Sides are incredible too. hank you Heads Red for making my sons party complete!

I finally found a BBQ spot in the suburbs that I absolutely love. Chicago Culinary Kitchen has a…read morecool rock n' roll vibe, and everything we ordered was delicious. For the hand-cut meats, we tried the brisket and pulled pork. Both were incredibly tender, smoky, and practically melted in your mouth. We also ordered the cornbread and mac and cheese, and both were standout sides. The cornbread was huge, dense, and still perfectly moist. I was a little worried the mac and cheese would be too spicy because of the Hot Cheetos, but it actually had just the right amount of kick. The combination of creamy mac and crunchy Cheetos made it extra flavorful. To finish the meal, we shared a burger, and wow , it was juicy, flavorful, and cooked perfectly. You do have to order at the counter, but the staff was super friendly and helpful. They gave us great recommendations on which meats to try, which made the experience even better.

I use to come here often, and even bring people. But it's been a while and MAN did they drop the…read moreball. Idk if it was a bad day or they fall of the face of the earth. And for $60 for a couple to get one meat and one side you can't be dropping the ball The brisket was top 5 worst brisket I've ever had (Soooo dry) 1/10 ... Would never get it again. The rips where decent but not fall of the bone super chewy ... 5/10 Zucchini fries use to be good but now 5/10 And the Mexican street corn was good, like 7/10 Idk if I could ever come back here after this. Couldn't even finish it.