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Archive: April 21, 2007

The Gage range

We just posted our First Look at The Gage, the new gastropub in the Loop, directly across from Millennium Park. (Read the full review here.) Take a look at some of the dishes sampled:

	This fancy fondue is part of The Gage snack menu ($4-13), a collection of nibbles that are great for a light afterwork bite. The N-17 Fondue is made with butterkase (a creamy German country cheese), brie and spinach. Served in a little cassoulet pot, it's a definite crowd-pleaser. The name N-17 is an homage to a higway in owner Billy Lawless's hometown of County Galway, Ireland.
	We also liked the extra effort the kitchen took with the olive and pickles, ($4) served in a tiny Mason jar with a couple of springs of rosemary, plus an aromatic orange peel--nice touch.
	Sorry so blurry (hey, I'm trying to be discreet with this camera; no flash!), but the mussels ($10) were a bit of of a letdown anyway; the menu described the broth as a Vindaloo sauce, but it lacked that characteristic fire.
	For dessert, we loved the peanut butter mousse ($6) because it was served with peanut-buttery, ersatz Kit Kat wafers.