Personal Narrative: Grace In Chicago

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The most fabulous restaurant I’ve been to is Grace in Chicago. Grace is the best restaurant I’ve ever dined at because of the atmosphere. There are no windows in the restaurant. After walking down a long hallway to the dining room, guests are seated at large circular tables with comfortable chairs. My parents and I watched a documentary about the restaurant beforehand, in which the narrator said each chair cost over a thousand dollars. Four different bathrooms were in the restaurant, each lavishly decorated to represent one of the four seasons. The service at Grace puts it at a level above all other restaurants I have visited. Waiters stood around the perimeter of the restaurant, ready to help as soon as someone needed assistance. As soon as I would get up from my chair, there would be a waiter standing next to me to walk me to the restroom. After I came back into the dining room, there was already a new napkin at my place, and a waiter holding my chair out. The staff was also extremely knowledgeable about all the dishes we were served. …show more content…
Curtis Duffy, the executive chef and owner of Grace, ensures that the food served at his establishment surpasses the cuisine at all other restaurants. After earning its third star in the Michelin Dining Guide, the highest award a restaurant can receive, Grace became one of only fourteen restaurants in the country to receive this honor. After a guest sits down to eat, he or she is treated to a tasting menu consisting of ten different dishes. My personal favorite out of the menu that included rabbit, Alaskan king crab, and black truffles, was the perfectly cooked

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