Mon Ami Gabi occupies the Belden-Stratford building in Lincoln Park, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant designed to work as easily for an intimate dinner as for a lively group gathering. The menu sticks to French brasserie staples — Steak Frites and the Roast Chicken a la Grand-Mère are the two the restaurant leans on, alongside duck confit, trout, a baguette, Caesar salad, goat cheese, and creme brulee among the dishes diners keep coming back for. The wine list draws on French vineyards to go with the food.
Seating runs tight in classic brasserie style, tables packed close together for a room that trades elbow room for energy. Regulars point to the food quality as the consistent draw, though service can swing from warm to indifferent depending on the night.
Seating runs tight in classic brasserie style, tables packed close together for a room that trades elbow room for energy. Regulars point to the food quality as the consistent draw, though service can swing from warm to indifferent depending on the night.