Le Colonial - Chicago

Lecolonial can be found at N Rush St 937. The following is offered: Restaurants. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Chicago there are 2306 other Restaurants. An overview can be found here.

Look Good: Skip the quiet downstairs dining room and scoot to the upstairs lounge, one of the sexiest bars in town. You can order from the full menu and exotic specialty cocktail list, and smoking is allowed.

Skip the quiet downstairs dining room and scoot to the upstairs lounge, one of the sexiest bars in town. You can order from the full menu and exotic specialty cocktail list, and smoking is allowed.

You'll feel like you're "back in the colonial era" at this "upscale" Gold Coast Vietnamese where an "intriguing" French-accented menu is served in a "chic" space with ceiling fans, bamboo and palms; "pleasant" staffers add more appeal, while "original" cocktails and an upstairs lounge and balcony further the "cool."

Step inside the Chicago outpost of this restaurant with New York and San Francisco sibs and you're transported to Saigon in the 1920s (well, almost). Sepia-toned photos, louvered shutters, potted palms and lazily rotating ceiling fans set the stage for exotic meals. Despite somewhat tightly packed, white-clothed tables, there’s something downright romantic at play. It’s important to note that...

Le Colonial has one of the loveliest dining rooms in the city -- and the second-floor lounge is a sultry, seductive destination for cocktails. An escapist's paradise, the restaurant is a cleverly crafted re-creation of 1920s Saigon, with bamboo shutters, rattan chairs, potted palms and banana trees, and ceiling fans. While the ambience certainly merits a visit, the flavorful cuisine is a draw...

Japonais' subdued sister spotlights an updated French-Vietnamese menu populated with simple, yet innovative seafood, vegetable and chicken dishes with a mostly French wine list. Chao Tom, grilled shrimp wrapped around sugar cane with angel hair noodles, lettuce, mint and peanut sauce, is a little dollop of heaven. The space is reminiscent of a French plantation, except populated with Anglos...

A sultry, seductive destination.