The restaurant opened in 1933 during the world s fair.
Cape cod room chicago.
Everything at the cape cod room warrants 5 stars except the food.
Chicago wls the famed cape cod room restaurant in the drake hotel will close on new year s eve after 83 years in business.
But when an iconic restaurant like the cape cod room in chicago s iconic drake hotel closes after 83 years well that s a very emotional experience.
Chicago s people power and politics drake hotel offers up recipe for its famous bookbinder soup bookbinder soup was a staple at the just closed cape cod room in the drake hotel but now you can make it at home too.
The cape cod room the signature seafood restaurant of the drake hotel 140 e.
After 83 years the cape cod room closes some restaurants survive for only a few years.
Out of the entire meal only the soup and the crème brulee warranted 5 stars.
The rest was 4 stars at best.
A real chicago experience since the arrival of our first chicago guests in 1920 on new year s eve the culinary philosophy has remained tried and true simply to place an emphasis on high quality fresh ingredients to produce high taste dishes with a beautifully executed presentation.
They simply can t keep up with the competition especially in chicago.
Even when we like it so much.
Restaurant menu map for cape cod room located in 60611 chicago il 140 e walton pl.
31 a new year about to blossom the lights will dim the kitchen will grow cold and a chicago institution will cease.
After more then 80 years of business inside the iconic the drake hotel management is closing the cape cod room one of chicago s oldest restaurants.
And since the food is the reason to be in a restaurant it s hard to rate a place above its food.
New year s eve will mark the restaurant s final.
It s the final sailing for the cape cod.
The venerable cape cod room where.