Broadway Cellars: User Reviews

An Edgewater gem.
By MegEdge from Edgewater, August 24, 2008

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Despite reviews to the contrary, our service was excellent. We felt welcomed and valued as customers. Our server even brought us complementary glasses of wine with dessert, welcoming us to this neighborhood dining establishment. The food was outstanding and very reasonably priced. We have been Edgewater residents for 5 years now and are kicking ourselves for not going to Broadway Cellars earlier.

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Great place
By Jamster from South Loop, July 30, 2008

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I was in town to visit a friend and attend a seminar. We had dinner here late on a Friday night. The food was great - the short ribs were delicious. The prices were very reasonable. Definitely will come back next time I'm in the city.

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back again
By wanna try it? from andersonnville, July 29, 2008

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Came back a second time a few days later on a different day but with a couple of friends. There was a small wait, but the host remembered me/my name from my first time in and gave us a table really quickly.
We tried the crabcakes and the mussels for appetizers. I've had mussels at Hopleaf befofe but they were'nt as good as these. The mussels were fresh and in a giant broth of coconut broth with spices. We had to ask the busboy to bring us more bread to soak up all that good stuff! Crabcakes get easily over breaded... not here! Came with a red pepper sauce and green salad.
Found out that u can order byo flights (build your own) off the menu. Helps when you want a bottle but not sure what.. We choose a Spanish temprinillo to go with our entrees.
I had the skirt steak with artichoke, my pose had the duck lasagna, a pasta special and ahi tuna w linguine red sauce. We still needed more bread.
Dessert was offered by our server but declined (there was no more room!) but they brought us some after dinner sparking wine (free!). Had to be wheeled out.
So glad I found this place as it is a new favorite among many.

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Just wanted to chill..
By wanna try it? from andersonnville, July 26, 2008

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Living in Andersonville/Edgewater it's easy to find restaurants. I came home on the red line (Thorndale) to grab a bite. Found Broadway Cellars. Couple of friends had said really good things so why not. It looked white table cloth dining so i wasn't sure what to think but took a chance. Food was great. Bartendar was awesome. Definetly going back.

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Combo of bad service with zero remorse
By Jeff Levin from Old Town, July 19, 2008

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We didnt look at our watches when we got the salads, but we had been wondering why they were taking so long. Little did we know that was going to be the best part of the bad service. It took an hour and 5 minutes from the time we ordered until our entree showed up. That was after the waiter came by twice and said it was coming up.

I had the caesar salad and steak. My salad was drowned in dressing. Steak was fine, but nothing to write home about. Best part was dessert.

The only redeeming part of the experience was the wine, dessert and the fact that it was a prefix special for $20.

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Rumors Tend to be True
By Michael C. from Andersonville, July 10, 2008

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I'd heard that Broadway Cellars had good food but not to expect much from the service. The service part is definitely true. Three of us walked in for Sunday brunch a little after 11 a.m. We were the only table in the restaurant and there were just two tables on the patio. After we were seated and given menus, we sat there for another 10-15 minutes while servers and bus staff milled around the room, finished setting up tables near ours and generally going on about their business. Expect waiting on our table. No one had even offered coffee or other drinks. Taking our initial impression as a sign of further bad things to come, we got up and left. The host and our server seemed surprised, which just confirms we made the right decision to dine elsewhere.

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Bad service
By DrG from Uptown, June 18, 2008

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This was our second trip here and our last. After taking our order the server ignored us until he brought the bill. The food is good, the setting noisy. The live music was a plus. For a wine bar the limited number of wines by the glass is a disappointment.

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Yum
By MPW60640 from Edgewater, May 3, 2008

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I almost don't want to say anything nice because this is such a great place, I don't want it ruined by becoming too popular.

Food is excellent. The staff are friendly and responsive. I've dined here on numerous occasions and have not been disappointed. It's got a great feel to it that makes you want to keep coming back. The owners get it and it shows in the dining experience.

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wino greenhorn..
By JamesM17 from Ravenswood, March 22, 2008

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i admit that i don't know much about wine, but on my first visit to broadway cellars i was pleasantly surprised as to how much the restaurant and its employees have to offer in wine knowledge. everything was very approachable and i was allowed to taste a selection of wine before i made a decision on a bottle, and i hadn't even realized that they had a half price special on bottles every tuesday! i was very pleased and will definitely go back for seconds!

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