Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants

The experience was not the best. Our table ordered 3 Dana's Parmesan- Crusted chickens. The bottom was burnt on all 3 orders.. Very disappointing that the chef could send out 3 bottom burnt chicken plates. The bottom was hard. I was not able to easily cut to the bottom to slice it. See photo of a piece of the bottom burnt chicken in the pic below. I've had chicken Parmesan numerous times at the Downers Grove location. It's always been served superbly, which is why I highly recommended this dish to my friends.

We had the braised short rib ravioli, filet medallions, Roasted vegetable and goat cheese flatbread, and the S'Mores dessert. Everything was beyond outstanding, the service was excellent, and we paired it all with a bottle of the Super Tuscan wine, which is just divine. Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: No Takeout: Yes Delivery: Yes Curbside pickup: Yes … More

To be fair, my review is a solid 3.5 stars - right between a 3 and a 4. I stopped in after work a couple of weeks ago and ordered the soup & salad combo plus the seasonal summer berry shortcake. First, my server was lovely. However, it took 15 minutes to get my drink - a diet coke. She told me the bar was extremely busy and I get it but 15 minutes for a soft drink with no checking in to let me know, especially for a $30 dinner, isn't great. The soup and salad were good as usual - in fact, the tortilla soup was outstanding! The shortcake, however, was underwhelming. The fruit itself was fine but the shortcake was heavy and bland. I'd recently heard in culinary news that climate change is having a big, negative impact on commercial flour (bakeries having to throw out large batches of menu items that just aren't tasting good, etc.) so I wonder if that had something to do with it. I mean, I ate the fruit and the creme, then took one bite of the shortcake and decided I was done. I'll try an