It's earned its own feature on WTTW's Check Please, Chicago public television's long-running dining-review show, which is a real stamp of local-institution status rather than marketing copy. The Prime Rib dinner and Fish Fry aren't seasonal gimmicks, they're the standing staples regulars build their week around, and the patio — genuinely surrounded by tall pine trees — turns into a real scene on weekends with live bands.
A 4.6-star average after five-plus decades is the kind of consistency that doesn't happen by accident.
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